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WorksheetsCurrent Events Quiz, January 19, 2024
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
According to the current results, how many of the state’s 99 counties did Donald Trump win in the Iowa caucuses?
45
77
98
23
99
Which Republican presidential candidate finished fourth in the Iowa caucuses and subsequently dropped out of the race?
Chris Christie
Asa Hutchinson
Ron DeSantis
Ryan Binkley
Vivek Ramaswamy
Donald Trump spent part of his week in a New York courtroom, taking part in a trial to determine his penalty for defaming whom?
The former prosecutor Preet Bharara
The producer Mark Burnett
The writer E. Jean Carroll
The entrepreneur Mark Cuban
The comedian Kathy Griffin
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?
To expand Yemen’s civil war
To deter illegal fishing vessels
To end Israel’s siege on Gaza
To divert ships toward Yemen
To loot ships carrying weapons
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?
Iraq
Israel
Syria
Pakistan
Yemen
Taiwan recently picked a new president, in an election shaped in part by the island’s relationship with China. Who won?
Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang, who favored closer ties with China
Ko Wen-ji of the Taiwan People's Party, a third-party candidate
Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party, who pledged to defend Taiwan's identity
Tsai Ing-wen, of the Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan's current president
Xi Jinping, the president of China
At the Emmy Awards this week, who won the best actress in a comedy award for her work on the sitcom “Abbott Elementary”?
Ayo Edebiri
Quinta Brunson
Aubrey Plaza
Bella Ramsey
Sarah Snook
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 ban on surrogacy
A policy limiting families to one child
A ban on abortions after six weeks
A strict ban on immigration
A policy outlawing overseas adoptions
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a proposed $3.8 billion merger between which two companies?
Amazon and Hulu
Comcast and Mint Mobile
Ford and Rivian Motors
JetBlue and Spirit Airlines
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard
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?
41 years old
35 years old
31 years old
29 years old
50 years old
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?
Shell equation
Esso agreement
Chevron deference
Mobil balancing
Siinclair complaisance
