Current Events Quiz, November 20-26, 2017

Question 1

After 8 women alleged sexual harassment, this TV journalist was suspended from CBS and PBS.

Accepted Answer

Charlie Rose

Question 2

The Herald featured a brother and sister who play varsity football for Randolph High School.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The Globe and Herald both ran front page stories on shopping.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

A fire at this nightclub took the lives of 492 people 75 years ago.

Accepted Answer

The Cocoanut Grove

Question 5

The Globe featured a commentary about how men need to learn from this message.

Accepted Answer

#MeToo

Question 6

College admits past wrongs & names president mansion for Samuel Osborne, a slave then janitor.

Accepted Answer

Colby

Question 7

A Globe lead DID NOT give this reason for foreign exchange student numbers dropping in U.S.

Accepted Answer

Canada is more welcoming than the U.S.

Question 8

This racial group gets hit hardest by student loans.

Accepted Answer

African American

Question 9

To Native Americans, Thanksgiving is known as The National Day of Mourning.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Boston Public Schools (BPS) handed out turkeys to people who fled a natural disaster here.

Accepted Answer

Puerto Rico

Question 11

Roy Moore, accused by 9 women of sexual misconduct, was endorsed by President Trump this week.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Harvard University is being investigated for capping admissions for this racial group.

Accepted Answer

Asian-American

Question 13

The Trump administration ended a humanitarian program for 59,000 who fled an earthquake in

Accepted Answer

Haiti

Question 14

After pressure from his country, 93-year-old Robert Mugabe resigned as leader of

Accepted Answer

Zimbabwe

Question 15

Age of pilot who crashed his one-engine Cessna on the way to celebrate Thanksgiving in Vermont.

Accepted Answer

89

Question 16

Islamist militants killed 235 people & wounded 109 worshiping in a mosque here.

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 17

The Sunday Globe series "Disrupted America" was on President Trump's immigration policies in

Accepted Answer

York, Pennsylvania

Question 18

Several stories ran about the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority), EXCEPT for this.

Accepted Answer

The MBTA is extending a track from Foxboro to New Bedford.

Question 19

Violating regulations, some Mass. fishermen can't leave port, including Carlos Rafael, known as

Accepted Answer

The Codfather

Question 20

Police from this city helped a woman deliver her baby on Thanksgiving.

Accepted Answer

Stoneham

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