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The Week That Was: 11/4-12

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Arts & Entertainment: This artist received 11 Grammy nominations, bringing her career total to 99 & making her the most nominated artist in the awards show's history.

a)

Beyonce

b)

Taylor Swift

c)

Karen Carpenter

d)

Jennifer Lopez

2.

News: 43 of these creatures escaped from a research lab in South Carolina last week; authorities say they pose no danger to the public.

a)

Monkeys

b)

Rats

c)

Gerbils

d)

Snakes

3.

News: Australia banned social media use for people under the age of:

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

25

4.

News: Republican Donald Trump won the US Presidential election on Nov. 5. How many electoral votes are need to win the Presidential Election?

a)

460

b)

330

c)

270

d)

125

5.

Arts & Entertainment: Since 1994, this song has signaled the beginning of Holiday music season in early November.

a)

"All I Want for Christmas is You"

b)

"Underneath the Tree"

c)

"Last Christmas"

d)

"Mistletoe"

6.

Arts & Entertainment: Legendary music producer Quincy Jones died last week. Which of these pop artists is he most known for producing?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Justin Timberlake

c)

Mariah Carey

d)

Tina Turner

7.

News: Nov. 3 was the beginning of Standard Time in the US. What was the 1st year the US set clocks back an hour to end Daylight Time?

a)

1776

b)

1894

c)

1918

d)

2000

8.

Arts & Entertainment: On Nov. 1, Hello Kitty turned this many years old.

a)

100

b)

75

c)

50

d)

25

9.

News: Cases of H5N1 have been detected in 6 US states. What is H5N1?

a)

Bird Flu

b)

Swine Flu

c)

COVID-19 variant

d)

Measles

10.

News: On Nov. 12, President-Elect Trump nominated Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense. What is Hegseth's main job?

a)

Fox News Co-host

b)

5 star Army General

c)

Naval Admiral

d)

Former Governor of California