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Current Events Quiz, January 19, 2024

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the current results, how many of the state’s 99 counties did Donald Trump win in the Iowa caucuses?

a)

45

b)

77

c)

98

d)

23

e)

99

2.

Which Republican presidential candidate finished fourth in the Iowa caucuses and subsequently dropped out of the race?

a)

Chris Christie

b)

Asa Hutchinson

c)

Ron DeSantis

d)

Ryan Binkley

e)

Vivek Ramaswamy

3.

Donald Trump spent part of his week in a New York courtroom, taking part in a trial to determine his penalty for defaming whom?

a)

The former prosecutor Preet Bharara

b)

The producer Mark Burnett

c)

The writer E. Jean Carroll

d)

The entrepreneur Mark Cuban

e)

The comedian Kathy Griffin

4.

The U.S. and Britain recently launched strikes on military sites in Yemen, which officials said were in retaliation for the Houthi militia’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea. What does the militia say it wants?

a)

To expand Yemen’s civil war

b)

To deter illegal fishing vessels

c)

To end Israel’s siege on Gaza

d)

To divert ships toward Yemen

e)

To loot ships carrying weapons

5.

Iran fired missiles this week on nearby countries, after a terrorist attack killed dozens within its borders. Which three of the following countries did Iran hit?

a)

Iraq

b)

Israel

c)

Syria

d)

Pakistan

e)

Yemen

6.

Taiwan recently picked a new president, in an election shaped in part by the island’s relationship with China. Who won?

a)

Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang, who favored closer ties with China

b)

Ko Wen-ji of the Taiwan People's Party, a third-party candidate

c)

Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party, who pledged to defend Taiwan's identity

d)

Tsai Ing-wen, of the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan's current president

e)

Xi Jinping, the president of China

7.

At the Emmy Awards this week, who won the best actress in a comedy award for her work on the sitcom “Abbott Elementary”?

a)

Ayo Edebiri

b)

Quinta Brunson

c)

Aubrey Plaza

d)

Bella Ramsey

e)

Sarah Snook

8.

China released new population data this week. It showed that the number of births in the country has fallen for seven straight years, despite the end of which policy in 2015?

a)

A ban on surrogacy

b)

A policy limiting families to one child

c)

A ban on abortions after six weeks

d)

A strict ban on immigration

e)

A policy outlawing overseas adoptions

9.

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a proposed $3.8 billion merger between which two companies?

a)

Amazon and Hulu

b)

Comcast and Mint Mobile

c)

Ford and Rivian Motors

d)

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines

e)

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

10.

Bobi, a Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo, was named as the world’s oldest dog last year, but his title was put on hold this week amid widespread doubts. How old did Bobi’s owners claim him to be?

a)

41 years old

b)

35 years old

c)

31 years old

d)

29 years old

e)

50 years old

11.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to overturn a key legal precedent, one of the most cited in American law. What is the precedent called?

a)

Shell equation

b)

Esso agreement

c)

Chevron deference

d)

Mobil balancing

e)

Siinclair complaisance