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Current Events - 1/29/24
Current Events - 1/29/24
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Current events happening in the weeks before January 29, 2024.
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What did the Supreme Court rule regarding the razor wire Texas installed at the border with Mexico?
Texas must remove the razor wire immediately.
The federal government has no authority to remove the razor wire.
The federal government may cut the wire to allow Border Patrol through.
Texas has the right to defend the razor wire from federal interference.
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What did Greg Abbott announce he will do regarding the razor wire?
He will comply with orders to remove the barbed wire.
He will keep adding barbed wire.
He will defy SCOTUS and prevent Border Patrol from cutting it.
3
Who did South Carolina Senator Tim Scott endorse for President?
Former President Donald Trump
Himself
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
4
Sitting presidents are immune from prosecution for actions taken in their official capacity as president.
True
False
5
Federal law requires Border Patrol to process illegal migrants to decide if they should be deported, detained, etc.
True
False
6
Whose disappearance caused an outbreak of violence in Ecuador?
The wife of the mayor of Quito disappeared, leading to a police crackdown.
A prominent gang member escaped from prison; gang violence ensued.
An indigenous rights leader cannot be found and is feared dead.
A socialist party leader was abducted, possibly by the police.
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Why did the NYPD arrest 9 Hassidic Jews?
The police were antisemitic.
They were disrupting a Pro-Palestine event.
They built an illegal tunnel under their synagogue.
They sold meat that wasn't Kosher but claimed it was to scam customers.
8
After a terrorist attack killed dozens in its borders, which nation launched missiles at Pakistan, Syria, and Iraq?
Iran
Israel
Lebanon
Yemen
9
Which is not true of the Houthi's status as a terrorist organization?
Biden gave them a label that doesn't recognize them as fully terrorist
Biden fully declared them a terrorist organization under U.S. law
Trump designated them a terrorist organization; Biden removed the label
10
Why do the Houthi say they are attacking ships in the Red Sea?
To combat illegal fishing and illegal dumping
End Israel's siege in Gaza
Obtain weapons that may be on the ships
To expand Yemen's civil war
11
Who toured the Auschwitz concentration camp with Ben Shapiro to promote understanding of the events of the Holocaust?
Jeff Bezos
Joe Biden
Elon Musk
Gavin Newsom
12
January: Turkey voted to allow Sweden to enter NATO after refusing for some time. What other nation has refused Sweden?
France
Hungary
United States
Poland
13
Which hypothetical did a federal court give in a hearing to determine if former presidents are immune from prosecution?
What if a president strangled his wife in the White House?
What if a president ordered Navy Seals to kill political opponents?
What if a president embezzled money from the Treasury?
14
Which is not true?
Sweden applied for NATO membership after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Russia does not want Sweden to join NATO.
Sweden has wanted to be part of NATO for decades.
Traditionally Sweden has tried to be non-aligned / neutral.
15
China announced its birthrate had fallen for 7 years in a row despite ending what policy in 2015?
Ban on abortions after 6 weeks
Ban on foreign adoptions
Families may only have one child
16
Republican Party official Jeff DeWit was secretly recorded attempting to bribe which candidate to not run for Senate?
Kari Lake
Dan Patrick
Nancy Mace
Beto O'Rourke
17
In the lead-up to the New Hampshire primary, who were the two remaining Republican candidates?
Trump & DeSantis
Trump & Christi
Trump & Ramaswamy
Trump & Haley
18
A lower court issued an injunction preventing the federal government from removing razor wire at the border.
True
False
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What did Trump's attorney say regarding the Navy Seal hypothetical?
The president must be impeached & removed from office to be prosecuted.
That's an absurd hypothetical. Of course he wouldn't be immune.
Yes, a former president had absolute immunity, even in that case.
20
Who won Taiwan's recent presidential election?
Hou Yu-ih who favored closer ties with China
Lai Ching-te who pledged to defend Taiwan's independence from China
Xi Jinping, president of China
21
What actor who starred in
Roots
(classic movie about slavery) discovered he is descended from a Confederate General?
Whoopie Goldberg
Oprah Winfrey
Morgan Freeman
LeVar Burton
22
Which is not a reason the Biden administration is upset with Texas's actions at a park in Eagle Pass?
Texas strung razor wire across the border there.
Texas isn't letting Border Patrol access migrants there.
Texas is not doing its part to secure the border at Eagle Pass.
Texas National Guard won't let Border Patrol access the park.
23
Donald Trump is claiming former presidents are also immune from prosecution for actions they took as president.
False
True
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Why does the federal government object to Texas's use of razor wire at the border?
It prevents them from processing migrants.
The federal government is supposed to control the border, not states.
All of these.
They can't reach migrants who may be sick, injured, etc.
25
E. Jean Carroll won a civil case against Trump for sexual assault and is suing again for $10 million for defamation.
True
False
26
What did Amazon announce regarding its Ring doorbell?
Amazon will no longer let police get access to Ring video without a warrant
Amazon will cooperate with police to make Ring video available to police
Amazon is spinning Ring off to become an independent company.
27
Which two nations launched strikes in Yemen against the Houthi for disrupting trade via the Red Sea?
Britain and U.S.
Egypt and Britain
Saudi Arabia and Egypt
U.S. and France
28
Which is not true of Kari Lake?
Unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022
Former news anchor
Republican from Arizona
Strong opponent of Donald Trump
29
Winter storms impacted turnout for the first Republican primary-season contest in what state?
Maine
South Carolina
Iowa
Virginia
30
After withdrawing from the Republican presidential race, who did Ron DeSantis endorse?
Nikki Haley
Donald Trump
31
Who won the Republican New Hampshire Primary?
Donald Trump
Nikki Haley
32
One of Trump's legal cases in New York involves defamation. Who is he accused of defaming?
Marla Maples, Trump's 2nd wife, said he defamed her in rude tweets.
Writer E. Jean Carroll accused him of sexual assault & says he defamed her.
Mayor Eric Adams accused him of defamation over how he handled immigration.
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Which state is the first to hold a primary (as opposed to a caucus) for the presidential nominations?
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Iowa
California
34
Mark Zuckerberg announced he would begin focusing on AGI. What is this?
Artificial General Intelligence - AI with human-level intelligence
Adjusted Gross Income - Trying to reduce income inequality
Actuarial Global Index - Trying to increase life expectancy worldwide
35
How many of Iowa's 99 counties were won by Trump in the Iowa Caucus?
99
15
52
98
