wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

CNN10 Questions - April 30, 2025

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Canadians headed to the polls for their big federal election, which is similar to the big election days in which country?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Australia

2.

Canadians vote to choose members for their parliament, which is similar to the ________.

a)

US Congress

b)

British Monarchy

c)

Supreme Court

d)

United Nations

3.

Who becomes the head of the Canadian government after the federal election?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Governor General

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Chief Justice

4.

A major theme in the election was Canada's relationship with which country?

a)

the United States

b)

France

c)

China

d)

Mexico

5.

According to the passage, what sentiment did Carney ride a wave of during his campaign?

a)

Pro-Trump sentiment

b)

Anti-Trump sentiment

c)

Neutral sentiment

d)

No sentiment mentioned

6.

Who stepped down as Prime Minister before the landslide mentioned in the passage?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Mark Carney

c)

Justin Trudeau

d)

Joe Biden

7.

Fill in the blank: We are fighting unjustified US _______.

a)

tariffs

b)

treaties

c)

alliances

d)

loans

8.

According to the passage, what did Trump's tariffs target?

a)

Imports from Mexico

b)

Imports from Canada

c)

Exports to Europe

d)

Exports to Asia

9.

Fill in the blank: Continued threats to annex the country as the ___st state only helped him ride that wave to victory.

a)

51

b)

49

c)

53

d)

55

10.

What is the oldest university in the United States?

a)

Yale

b)

Harvard University

c)

College of William and Mary

d)

St. John's

11.

Harvard University was established in ____ when Massachusetts was still a British colony.

a)

1636

b)

1776

c)

1600

d)

1701

12.

Harvard University was originally named _____

a)

New College

b)

King's College

c)

Yale College

d)

Cambridge College

13.

Harvard University changed its name to honor its first financial donor, _____

a)

John Harvard

b)

James Smith

c)

William Clark

d)

Edward Johnson

14.

Who declared a unilateral 3-day ceasefire in Ukraine beginning on May 8th?

a)

President Vladimir Putin

b)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

c)

President Joe Biden

d)

Chancellor Olaf Scholz

15.

According to the text, all military actions will be ______ during the temporary ceasefire declared by the Kremlin.

a)

suspended

b)

intensified

c)

ignored

d)

celebrated

16.

Which university is mentioned in relation to inclusion programs and campus protests?

a)

Harvard

b)

Stanford

c)

Yale

d)

Princeton

17.

When will the White House begin their arguments, according to the text?

(a)  

18.

On which date does Russia's World War II victory day holiday fall?

a)

May 9th

b)

June 12th

c)

April 23rd

d)

November 7th

19.

Who proposed a longer, more permanent truce according to the passage?

a)

Russia

b)

Ukraine

c)

The United States

d)

Germany

20.

According to the passage, what did the Navy recently lose?

a)

a fighter jet

b)

a submarine

c)

a battleship

d)

a helicopter

21.

What type of fighter jet was involved in the mishap?

a)

FA18 Super Hornet

b)

F-16 Fighting Falcon

c)

F-22 Raptor

d)

F-35 Lightning II

22.

Where was the FA18 Super Hornet fighter jet being towed?

a)

aboard the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier

b)

at an air force base in Nevada

c)

to a hangar at Los Angeles International Airport

d)

on a runway in Paris, France

23.

Who were targeting cargo ships in the area according to the passage?

a)

Houthi rebels were targeting cargo ships in the area.

b)

Somali pirates were targeting cargo ships in the area.

c)

Local fishermen were targeting cargo ships in the area.

d)

International navies were targeting cargo ships in the area.

24.

According to the passage, what event caused students to evacuate Marquez Charter Elementary School on January 7th?

a)

Flames hurdled toward their school.

b)

A water pipe burst in the cafeteria.

c)

A scheduled fire drill took place.

d)

A power outage occurred in the area.

25.

What destroyed the robots built by the students?

a)

The Palisades fire

b)

A flood in the lab

c)

A power outage

d)

A computer virus