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Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the current US Treasury Secretary

a)

Mr Seibert

b)

Jerome Powell

c)

Janet Yellen

d)

Anna Maddison

2.

What is the limit the US government can spend called

a)

Debt limit

b)

Debt ceiling

c)

Treasury limit

d)

SEC

3.

The Debt ceiling was created in 1918

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The first limit was

a)

millions

b)

billions

c)

trillions

d)

100,000

5.

What is the government's biggest expense?

a)
Education funding
b)
Social welfare programs
c)
Infrastructure projects
d)
Defense spending
6.

How much debt does the government have

a)

they have no debt

b)

29.5 trillion

c)

43.9 trillion

d)

31.46 trillion

7.

How much are the artifacts found by the Manhattan Districts Office worth?

a)

Over 20 million

b)

Under 20 million

c)

Over 21 Million

d)

Under 21 Million

8.

Who killed Julius Caesar

a)
Mark Antony and Cleopatra
b)
Pompey and Crassus
c)

Brutus

d)
Octavian and Lepidus
9.

What day was Caesar killed in March?

(a)  

10.

What made chess more popular?

a)
Decreased popularity of other board games
b)
Multiple factors
c)
Introduction of online platforms
d)

Covid 19

11.

Which two famous people recreated a game of chess in 2022?

a)

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles

b)

Jay-Z and Beyonce

c)

Donald Trump and Joe Biden

d)

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

12.

When did the Hollywood writers strike mark it's 100th day

a)

August 9th

b)

August 10th

c)

August 7th

d)

August 1st

13.

Who found the Black Hole leaving a trail of stars

a)

Pieter Dokkum

b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Isaac Newton
14.

200,000 light years is how many times the diameter of the milky Way

a)

4 times

b)

3 times

c)

1.5 times

d)

2 times

e)

5 times

15.

What does DOJ mean

a)
Department of Judicial
b)
Department of Justification
c)
Department of Jurisdiction
d)
Department of Justice
16.

Livestock production is responsible for how much of the global greehouse

a)
8%
b)
2%
c)
25%
d)

14.6%

17.

what is Juneteenth

a)
A holiday that celebrates the beginning of slavery in the United States.
b)
A holiday that commemorates the end of the Civil War.
c)
A holiday that honors the founding of the United States.
d)
A holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
18.

What were the first states to celebrate juneteenth

a)
California and New York
b)
Florida and Georgia
c)
Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Ohio and Michigan
19.

How many people were killed in 9/11

a)
10,000
b)
5,678
c)
2,977
d)
1,234
20.

how many terrorists took part in 9/11

a)
7
b)
23
c)
13
d)
19
21.

When did Hamas attack in 2023

a)
In January 2023
b)

October 7th 2023

c)
In March 2023
d)
In July 2023
22.

when did the Maui fire start

a)

The Maui fire started August 8th 2023

b)
The Maui fire started on January 1st
c)
The Maui fire started on July 4th
d)
The Maui fire started on December 25th
23.

When did the first plane crash into the tower

a)

9:01 am EST

b)

9:02 am EST

c)

9:03 am EST

d)

9:04 am EST

24.

What time did the plane hit the Pentagon

a)
12:00 PM
b)
3:45 PM
c)
6:20 AM
d)
9:37 AM
25.

What is another name for the One World trade center

a)
Global Tower
b)
Liberty Tower
c)
Freedom Tower
d)
Unity Tower
26.

The tower is 1776 feet what does this reference

a)
The number of steps in the tower
b)

The year of the war of independence ended

c)
The number of floors in the tower
d)

The reference is to the year the US gained independence

27.

How long did the war in Afghanistan last

a)
20 years
b)
25 years
c)
15 years
d)
10 years
28.

When did the war in Afghanistan end

a)

August 31, 2021

b)

September 11, 2021

c)

July 4, 2021

d)

January 1, 2021

29.

How many US Soldiers lost there lives in Afghanistan

a)

Approximately 7,00

US soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan

b)
Approximately 10,000 US soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan.
c)
Approximately 5,000 US soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan.
d)
Approximately 1,000 US soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan.
30.

How much did the war in Afghanistan cost taxpayers

a)

$2.132 trillion

b)

$3.313 trillion

c)

$999.23 billion

d)

$2.313 trillion

31.

How many Hollywood actors are in the SAG-AFRA uinion

a)
Less than 1,000
b)
Around 50,000
c)
Over 1 million
d)
Over 160,000
32.

How much will the actors strike cost the CA economy per day

a)

$30 million

b)
$3 million
c)
$12 million
d)
$5 million
33.

When does day light saving time end

a)

June 8th

b)

November 7th

c)

November 6th

d)

November 5th

34.

Does France do day light savings time

a)
Yes
b)
They do it twice a year
c)
Only in certain regions
d)
No
35.

When did the Hamas war start

a)

September 2023

b)

April 2023

c)

June 2023

d)

october 2023

36.

How old is the game chess

a)

1,800 years

b)

1,700 years

c)

1,500 years

d)

1,400 years

37.

Global CO2 emissons are going up because of

a)

oil, gas, and coal

b)
reduction in global population
c)
decrease in industrialization
d)
increased use of renewable energy sources
38.

What does EL Nino mean

a)

little woman

b)

little man

c)

little girl

d)

little boy

39.

What is Korea's thanksgiving called

a)
Hanukkah
b)
Diwali
c)
Chuseok
d)
Cinco de Mayo
40.

Where is Heman Bekele from

a)

Niger

b)
Nigeria
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Kenya
41.

How much does the CDC say it spent on fighting skin cancer

a)

$1 billion

b)

$100 million

c)

$8 billion

d)

$500 million

42.

How many gold medals did Simone Biles take home in 2023

a)
5 gold medals
b)

4 gold medals

c)
3 gold medals
d)
10 gold medals
43.

What month is Native American heritage month

a)
April
b)
June
c)
November
d)
September
44.

What month does National Hispanic Heritage Month start

a)
July
b)
January
c)
September
d)
November
45.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is from

a)
September 15th to October 15th
b)

September 1st to October 1st

c)

September 16th to October 16th

d)

September 4th to October 4th

46.

When is Mexico's independence day

a)
July 4th
b)
December 25th
c)
October 31st
d)
September 16th
47.

How much money did Coco Gauff take home

a)

$5.475 million

b)

$3.323 million

c)

$3 million

d)

$7 million

48.

How many Montana young environmentalists sued the state

a)
15
b)
30
c)

16

d)
10
49.

Why did the young environmentalists sue Montana

a)

Held v. Montana alleged that the state violated the residents' constitutional right to clean parks

b)

Held v. Montana alleged that the state violated the residents' constitutional right to health care

c)

Held v. Montana alleged that the state violated the residents' constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment.

d)

Held v. Montana alleged that the state violated the residents' constitutional right to clean cities

50.

When did India successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon's surface

a)

August 23, 2022

b)

August 23, 2023

c)

August 24, 2023

d)

August 24, 2022

51.

What does the SEC stand for

a)
Stocks and Exchange Commission
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Security and Exchange Committee
d)
Securities and Equity Commission
52.

What does the DOD mean

a)
Division of Development
b)
Department of Design
c)
Dogs of Denmark
d)
Department of Defense

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