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WorksheetsABC NEWS for OCT 23/24
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was the primary focus of the breaking news story involving the FBI arrests of current and former NBA players and coaches?
Drug trafficking and money laundering
A massive NBA and Mafia gambling scandal
Match-fixing in the NBA finals
Illegal international sports betting rings
What high-tech device was allegedly used by the Mafia to rig poker games, according to investigators?
Infrared camera glasses
A modified roulette wheel
An x-ray poker table that could read cards face down
A microchip implanted in the poker chips
Chauncey Billups, head coach of the Portland Trailblazers, was accused of which action in the gambling scandal?
Manufacturing the high-tech devices
Luring unsuspecting victims (referred to as "fish") to fixed high-stakes poker games
Faking an injury to influence sports bets
Refusing to cooperate with the FBI investigation
Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups and former Cleveland Cavaliers player Damon Jones were allegedly paid by the Mafia to lure victims into fixed poker games. In the mobsters' internal vernacular, how were these celebrity athletes and their victims respectively referred to?
'Jacks' and 'Marks'
'Aces' and 'Suckers'
'Face cards' and 'Fish'
'Kingpins' and 'Pigeons'
The alleged actions of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, who was charged in a separate indictment involving illegal sports betting, were likened by the FBI to what type of financial crime?
Fraudulent conveyance
Insider trading
Market manipulation
Embezzlement
Why did the White House face "growing outrage" and questions from ABC News correspondent Mary Bruce?
For using private donations to fund the new ballroom.
Because the entire East Wing of the White House was being demolished for a new ballroom without fully informing the public.
For the high cost of the $300 million ballroom project.
Over changes made to the Rose Garden
The demolition at the White House is occurring amid which significant ongoing national event?
A. A major national security crisis
B. The start of the NBA season
C. A severe tropical storm threat
D. The government shutdown now on day 23
According to the report on the White House demolition, which two organizations expressed concern that the planned 90,000 square foot ballroom would 'overwhelm the White House itself'?
The Commission of Fine Arts and the U.S. Park Service
The Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress
The National Capital Planning Commission and the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Department of the Interior and the General Services Administration
Who did President Trump pardon, leading to questions about connections to his family's crypto business?
The former NBA star arrested in the gambling scandal.
The founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, named Changpeng Zhao (CZ).
The truck driver charged in the deadly California crash.
Former Governor Andrew Cuomo.
What new development has placed the deadly chain reaction crash on a California interstate "at the center of a new battle over illegal immigration"?
The truck driver, who was charged with DUI, was allegedly in the U.S. illegally.
The driver had an invalid California commercial license.
All the victims were high school basketball coaches.
The crash was intentionally caused by the driver.
What medical diagnosis did celebrity and businesswoman Kim Kardashian reveal she had?
A. A heart arrhythmia
B. High blood pressure
C. A brain aneurysm
D. A severe concussion
Misty Copeland, the subject of the final segment, made history as the first black female principal dancer for what company?
New York City Ballet
The Dance Theatre of Harlem
American Ballet Theatre
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
President Trump's pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was defended by his press secretary using which constitutional justification?
The power of executive order
The constitutional authority to grant reprieves and pardons
The constitutional right to freedom of association
The authority over foreign commerce
The segment on the government shutdown mentions that over 40 million Americans rely on a federal food assistance program. What is the common acronym used for this program mentioned in the broadcast?
WIC
SNAP
FMLA
TANF
Florida's Attorney General is taking legal action by asking the Supreme Court to prevent states like California from issuing commercial driver's licenses to people in the U.S. illegally, citing it as a matter of:
Economic stability
Border enforcement
Public safety
Interstate commerce
In the New York City mayoral debate, Democratic nominee Zoran Mamdani repeatedly challenged Andrew Cuomo's qualifications based on Cuomo's previous role and its impact on the city, as evidenced by Mamdani’s question:
A. "Why did you send seniors to their death in nursing homes?"
B. "Who was leading the state?" when a former governor said the city had been getting "screwed" by the state.
C. "There's no reason to believe you have any merit or qualification for eight and a half million lives."
D. "Why would New Yorkers turn back to the governor who paved over the Rose Garden?"
In the segment on the New York mayoral race, which technique did the reporter use to summarize the history of the relationship between former Governor Cuomo and outgoing Mayor Adams?
They showed a historical timeline of their political careers.
They played a past clip where Adams called Cuomo a "snake and a liar".
They relied solely on current polls showing Mamdani in the lead.
They used anonymous sources to describe their falling out.
The news about the plane crash onto a California soccer field included a detail about the victim on the ground that explained why she did not hear the plane approaching. What was that detail?
She was listening to loud music on headphones.
She was visually impaired.
She was deaf.
She was distracted by her dog.
Misty Copeland, the trailblazing ballerina, began her dance career late at age 13. Which activity did she initially participate in on a basketball court that led to her talent being discovered?
A. Cheerleading
B. Competitive hip-hop
C. General physical training
D. Her first dance class
The $102 million heist at the Louvre in Paris was investigated using new video that showed the suspects descending from the gallery. What were the suspects disguised as?
Museum guards
Tourists
Construction workers
Art handlers
The report on Kim Kardashian's brain aneurysm diagnosis serves primarily as which journalistic element within the broadcast?
A. A serious investigative health report.
B. A human interest/celebrity story placed late in the broadcast to maintain viewer engagement.
C. An exclusive political exposé on celebrity influence.
D. An ethical piece warning against the dangers of stress.
