Current Events Invitational A Test

US Fish & Wildlife Service plans to allow trophy hunter Chris Peyerk to import the body of what endangered species?

McDonald's fired CEO Steve Esterbrook, giving him 675k, insurance, and stock options. Why was he fired?

Security was tightened across the university campus in Nov after a white supremacist manifesto was posted. Where?

What is the Flores Agreement?

Although, Visa, Mastercard, and eBay pulled out, what company still said it planned to create a cryptocurrency, Libra?

A plane crash in W. Tx, a pipe bomb exploding, the Sawmill Fire in Arizona. All these events occurred due as a result of

Hong Kong's protesters have five demands. Which of the following is not one.

Excessive monsoon rainfall damaged production of which crop in India, usually one of the top producers of it?

Trump's administration formally notified the UN on 11/4 that it would withdraw from what climate agreement

After being confirmed by the Senate, who replaced Alex Acosta of secretary of labor?

Some 800k people were without power in N. CA when Pacific Gas and Electric turned the power off in October. Why?

Who has not served as Trump's national security adviser?

A Catholic priest in TN banned what books over the fear of "conjuring evil spirits"?

In September, the US pulled out of peace talks that might have led to withdrawal of troops in what country?

Twitter made 3 mil dollars from what in 2018, leading to a clash Facebook over a decision made by Facebook execs?

"The Amazon in vast parts of S. America is literally on fire," wrote Forbes magazine. Why do these fires matter?

Actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to two weeks in jail, fine 30k, & required to do community service. Why?

OK sued 3 manufacturers related to the opiod crisis. Two settled. A judge ordered which one to pay 572 mil to the state?

Who ended their presidential campaign by stating "We spoke with pride about El Paso and communities of immigrants..."

The Congressional Budget Office said the federal budget deficit could reach what next fiscal year?

A 50 year low, the September unemployment rate fell to what?

What resulted in "the biggest peacetime repatriation in UK history," stranded 150k travelers & forced a massive airlift?

A suspension of US ads & increasing # of deaths linked to this e-cig company's product led to the CEO resigning. Who?

Despite tough gun laws, LA police say a HS teen who killed two students & himself in Santa Clarita was armed with what?

Walmart requested shoppers no longer openly carry guns in Walmart. What other actions did they take?

Brazil and Israel backed the US when the UN voted for a resolution condemning the US embargo on what country?

College sports became a 14 bil industry last year. Under a CA measure signed in Sept, thousands of student athletes can

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced he would retire at 29 & was booed off the field. Why did he retire?

Google's new 54QB processor performed a target computation in 200 seconds, leading physicist to announce the discover of

The FBI reported an all time high in what type of crime in 2018, largely due to rising violence against Latinos.

"The attack is like 9/11 for Saudi Arabia; it is a game changer" said a Saudi security analyst regarding what attack

According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, US air pollution made what trend, and at what cost, in 2 yrs?

The NY Times ran a story about FedEx cutting it's tax bill to $0 in 2017. What action did the CEO of FedEx suggest?

By allowing oil/gas company's to police their own emissions, the EPA said it plans to loosen federal rules on what gas?

Don Blankenship, the former CEO of what company, is attempting to become the first ex-con occupant of the White House.

Flooding caused by the highest tide in 50 yrs and the second highest on record swamped which historic city in Nov?

This city's board or supervisors unanimously approved labeling the NRA a domestic terrorist organization.

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) was...

Lebron James unsuccessfully attempted to trademark which phrase that was already trademarked by a Wyoming company

Police used tear gas to disperse protesters in Hong Kong in September as China's Communist Party recognized what?