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Current Events - 2015 (2nd Semester)
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Middle School Current Events for 2nd Semester of 2015
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1
A young woman called "Cassandra C." did not want cancer treatments, but Connecticut forced her.
True
False
2
Who had a battle with a squirrel on a penny board?
Brian Koehl
Mr. Krall
Mr. Koeh
Mr. Lindsey
3
The world mourned the victims of a horrific shooting at a newspaper office in what country?
London
France
Isreal
Kuwait
4
This year marked the 45th anniversary of the environmental holiday known as what?
Kickboxing Day
Coral Day
History Day
Earth Day
5
What Green Bay Packer quarterback was on Celebrity Jeopardy recently?
Joe Montana
Bart Starr
Brett Farve
Aaron Rodgers
6
A new book by author Theodor Geisel, who is known as who, will be published this summer?
Dr. Rose
Dr. Phil
Dr. Suess
Dr. Oz
7
This year marked the 150th anniv. of the assassination of which president?
Johnson
Lincoln
Kennedy
Carter
8
A new treatment for people who are allergic to peanuts involves taking what?
antibiotics
probiatics
9
What is the name of the scale that measures tornadoes?
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Earnest Fuemer Scale
Extra Falling Sky Scale
Extreme Forecast Scale
10
Who will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill?
Wilma Mankiller
Rosa Parks
Eleanor Roosevelt
Harriet Tubman
11
What was the nickname of of Mary Mallon?
Daisy Rabies
Susy Swizelstick
Molly Mumps
Typhoid Mary
12
A major earthquake hit what country in late April.
Nepal
Brazil
Cuba
California
13
Who has the most tornadoes in the world?
U.S.A.
Brazil
Candada
Texas
14
The march that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 started in what U.S. City?
Jefferson
Montgomery
Baton Rouge
Selma
15
U.S. and what country opened up relations for the first time in more than 50 years?
Cuba
France
Italy
Russia
16
What is the name of the man that invented the scale to measure earthquakes?
Rumsworth
Richter
Razorback
Farnsworth
17
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was re-elected to a fourth term of what country?
Jordan
Isreal
Egypt
Syria