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Current Events - January 2020
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1
Major League Baseball is investigating this 2017 World Series championship team for allegedly stealing signs?
Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Houston Astros
2
At a meeting of world leaders in London, President Trump called Justin Trudeau, the leader of this country, "two-faced"?
France
Britain
Canada
Germany
3
A passenger plane crashed after taking off from this country Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board?
Iran
Ukraine
Syria
Turkey
4
Tom Brady may have played his last game in the NFL after the Patriots lost to this team in the Wild Card game last week?
Titans
Vikings
Texans
Seahawks
5
Which of these past presidents was
not
born in January?
Richard Nixon
William McKinley
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
6
Season 39 of Survivor wrapped up in December with this castaway as the sole survivor?
Dean
Tommy
Noura
Janet
7
17-year-old Greta Thunberg of this country earned
Time's
Person of the Year award for her work on climate change?
Switzerland
Sweden
Norway
Germany
8
This was the song of the year in 2019. What line comes next?
Cheated on my baby
Cowboy hat from Gucci
You can go and ask her
Riding on a tractor
9
The Trump administration is taking active measures to try to stop teenage _________.
Vaping
Social media use
Drug use
Drinking
10
What line comes next in this song?
After all this time I'm just as nervous
You took the breath out of my lung can't even fight it
You took the words out of my mouth without even trying
I've been in a daze ever since the day that we met
11
This comedian came under fire for some of the jokes he used while hosting the Golden Globes awards show this week?
Ricky Gervais
Kevin Hart
David Letterman
Jay Leno
12
This year's Super Bowl will be held on February 2nd in this city?
Detroit
Arizona
Dallas
Miami
13
This reality show began its 24th season this week with Peter Weber as the new contestant?
Project Runway
Big Brother
The Apprentice
The Bachelor
14
A law legalizing recreational marijuana went into effect here, making it the 11th U.S. state to have such a law?
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
15
Michael Bloomberg is trying a different strategy to win the Democratic primary. What is it?
He has already chosen his running mate to be vice-president if he wins
He is only campaigning in Iowa
He is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising
He said he's only going to campaign on the Internet
16
Tension with this country escalated over the past week after the U.S. killed its top military leader?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Syria
17
Julian Castro suspended his campaign for president but endorsed this other hopeful as his preferred candidate?
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Andrew Yang
18
Nearly 18 million acres have been destroyed by a raging wildfire on this continent?
Europe
Australia
Asia
South America
19
1917
, a movie about this war, was named the Best Drama Film of 2020?
World War I
The Vietnam War
World War II
The Korean War
20
She was named
Time's Entertainer of the Year
?
Nicki Minaj
Cardi B
Lizzo
Keke Palmer
21
An artwork that initially sold for $120,000 involved duct tape and what object?
A can of soup
A toilet
A pipe
A banana
22
Which country was banned from next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo?
Turkey
Russia
China
Iran
23
Now that President Trump has been impeached, all eyes are on this Republican Senate leader who will oversee the trial?
Chuck Schumer
Mike Pence
Mitch McConnell
Bernie Sanders
24
What line comes next in this song?
I was gonna be that one in a million
All tied up, no more love
Be something greater, go make a legacy
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
25
What color is Iran on this map?
Peach
Green
Red
Purple
26
Shakira and this star will headline this year's Super Bowl halftime show?
Ariana Grande
Jennifer Lopez
Ed Sheeran
Justin Timberlake
27
For the third time in American history, the House voted to impeach the president. Which president was not impeached?
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
Donald Trump
28
This wrestler made his surprise WWE return Monday after undergoing 5 hip surgeries?
Randy Orton
John Cena
The Big Show
The Undertaker
29
Which NFL quarterback broke the league’s record for most career touchdown passes in December?
Eli Manning
Drew Brees
Aaron Rodgers
Tom Brady
30
Andrew Yang & the other Democratic candidates are campaigning hard as this state kicks off the primary on February 3rd?
Nevada
Iowa
South Carolina
New Hampshire