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WorksheetsRecent News: 9/26/2025
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Charlie Kirk was killed on Sept. 10 by a single gunshot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Mr. Kirk was best known as what?
A conservative activist
A musician
A politician
A protest movement in Nepal forced out the country’s prime minister and left many buildings in the capital, Kathmandu, in ruins. The demonstrations began after the government banned what?
Buddhism
Elections
Major social media platforms
Which television show won big at the 77th Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, taking home 13 statuettes, including best comedy?
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“The Studio”
What did new federal testing data reveal about American high school students?
Their math scores are higher than ever.
Their reading scores are the worst they have been in three decades.
Their writing scores have remained the same since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Why are iPods and cassette players making a comeback with some teenagers this fall?
More schools are requiring students to listen to music while they work.
Students have been bringing them to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans.
These vintage devices provide better-quality sound than current technology.
NASA’s rover Perseverance has found a rock on Mars containing minerals that scientists describe as what?
An entirely new type of mineral never before seen on Earth
The clearest signs yet of life on Mars
The key to time travel
A viral TikTok trend, inspired by which Broadway musical, features users comically sneaking away while lip-syncing the line, “I have an early meeting out of town”?
“Aladdin”
“Hamilton”
“Wicked”
Which late-night talk show did ABC pull off the air last week over comments the host made after the assassination of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk?
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”
After nearly two years of war, Israel launched another ground offensive this week targeting what city?
Beirut
Gaza City
Tehran
The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a point on Sept. 17, its first cut in nine months. What are interest rates?
The cost of borrowing, or the gain from lending
The ratio of imported versus exported goods and services
The total amount of outstanding debt accumulated by a country
One of Hollywood’s greatest leading men, who starred in movies such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “The Sting,” died this week at 89. Who was he?
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Sidney Poitier
President Trump and his wife Melania made an official state visit to which country last week?
Australia
France
Great Britain
Which international organization, gathering this week in New York City, is observing its 80th anniversary?
Amnesty International
The International Committee of the Red Cross
The United Nations
Why have braces been in the news recently?
A new dental technology has eliminated the need for braces.
Metal braces are now seen by many tweens and teens as cool.
The average price of dental braces has quadrupled in the past year.
Monday, Sept. 22, at 2:19 p.m. was the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. What is the autumnal equinox?
The moment when leaves begin to fall
The moment when day and night are equal in length
The moment when the weather turns chilly
