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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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Class
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1.

 In what nation, where Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D., are excavations at a nearby villa revealing frescoes that haven’t been seen by human eyes in almost 2,000 years?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

2.

 

 What is the name of the cape in Florida where rockets have been launched since 1958 and which now ranks as the world’s busiest spaceport?

a)

Cape John

b)

Cape Canaveral

3.

In what year did a U.S. presidential election result in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, leading to the House selection of Jefferson and the ratification of the 12th Amendment?

 

a)

1800

b)

1846

4.

In what West African nation, which has made headlines for violence in recent months, was a peaceful fishing festival recently held that attracted thousands from across the country?

 

a)

Nigeria

b)

Kenya

5.

 Name the U.S. civil rights leader, activist, protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., and two-time presidential candidate who passed away this week at age 84.

a)

Martin Luther King, JR

b)

Jesse Jackson

6.

A Central American court recently declared it unconstitutional for a Chinese company to control two ports at what shipping location, angering China but pleasing the U.S.?

 

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Panama Canal

7.

In what ocean were researchers surprised by an undersea recording of a sleeper shark because they previously didn’t believe that sharks lived so far south?

a)

Antarctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

8.

In what Caribbean country, which has been a U.S. rival for decades, is an American block on oil shipments deepening fuel shortages across the nation?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

9.

New research involving a bonobo named Kanzi led researchers to believe that apes may have the ability to do what?

a)

fly a plane

b)

use their imagination

10.

What Winter Olympic event, which involves ornate and often hand-sewn costumes, was initially part of the Summer Games in 1908?

 

a)

figure skating

b)

hockey