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Current Events August 15

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

U.S. The national debt breaks the record by surpassing $37 ________________.

a)

thousand

b)

million

c)

billion

d)

trillion

2.

This past Wednesday afternoon in Austin, Texas, a ____________ carrying 42 kids and 1 adult crashed over an embankment leaving 12 injured including two with life threatening injuries on the first day of school.

a)

semi-truck

b)

passenger van

c)

school bus

d)

train

3.

__________ has finally announced her long awaited 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl".

a)

Beyonce

b)

Taylor Swift

c)

Rhianna

d)

Ella Langley

4.

The Los Angeles Angels made history in the game over the Dodgers when Zach Neto, the shortstop for the Angels, made a ______________________ on a grounder by superstar Shohei Otani. The shortstop said he has never seen that happen in a game.

a)

foul ball

b)

steal

c)

triple play with an assist

d)

homerun

5.

Why did the Lions-Falcons NFl preseason game stop after a serious injury?

a)

A dog attacked a player

b)

A Detroit safety got a concussion

c)

A player fell off the bench

d)

A lion got on the field

6.

Who was the suspected bus stop shooter in Louisville?

a)

A teen in a red hoodie

b)

An escaped Monkey from the zoo

c)

The Mayor

d)

The butler

7.

Which member who recently just passed away was apart of the infamous Apollo 13 space mission that nearly faced death as an oxygen tank exploded 200,000 miles away from the Earth?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Sally Ride

c)

James 'Jim' Lovell

d)

Gus Grissom

8.

The Lee Fire, which grew over the weekend to more than 113,000 acres, now stands as the 5th largest wildfire in what state?

a)

Montana

b)

Texas

c)

Canada

d)

Colorado

9.

Who was accused of fatally stabbing an Arkansas couple while they were hiking with two of their daughters?

a)

Military official

b)

A crazy uncle

c)

An elementary school teacher

d)

The daughters boyfriend

10.

Local Charlestown boy completes _____________ challenge, defeating "The Dairy".

a)

Mini Marathon

b)

The Milk Mile

c)

Debate Team

d)

The Cinnamon Challenge

11.

BONUS + 5: Rabbits with _______________ are being sighted in Colorado, attracting attention and earning them the nickname "Frankenstein bunnies."

a)

horns

b)

six ears

c)

two eyes

d)

duck feet