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Current Events News Quiz: June 2021
Current Events News Quiz: June 2021
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1
What nation, with which NASA is prohibited from cooperating in space, recently landed its own rover on Mars?
India
China
Japan
South Korea
2
In an interview this week, a 111 year old Australian man credited doing this for his longevity.
Sleeping on bed of nails
Listening to opera
Eating chicken brains
Daily mud bath
3
Pressure is increasing this week on Pres. Biden to forgive federal student loans up to this amount of money.
$30,000
$50,000
$20,000
$40,000
4
In what African nation did Mount Nyiragongo recently erupt, prompting thousands of people to flee to neighboring Rwanda?
Kenya
Burundi
Congo
Uganda
5
What animal is not found in Africa?
Gazelles
Zebras
Penguins
Tigers
6
An early stage study in the UK suggested that what kind of animal could detect Covid-19 with a 94 percent accuracy rate?
Goats
Sheep
Dogs
Cats
7
What was the original name of the U.S. holiday Memorial Day?
Remembrance Day
Armed Forces Day
Decoration Day
Honoring Soldiers Day
8
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives reached a deal this week to create a panel investigating this.
Origins of COVID-19
Election Fraud
Trump's business deals
The Capitol Riot
9
Voices across the country this week called for a cease-fire in the 2 week old conflict between these two groups.
Sudan and South Sudan
Israelis and Palestinians
North and South Korea
Russia and Ukraine
10
The author of a "Very Hungry Caterpillar" died last week. What was his name?
Frank Baum
E.B. White
Roal Dahl
Eric Carle
11
What nation, with an Arctic archipelago named Franz Josef Land, is trying to expand its claims to the Arctic?
Canada
Finland
Norway
Russia
12
What continent has the most nations?
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
13
A Florida high school offered yearbook refunds because
Half of the pages were blank
Photos were altered to make them more modest
Many of the names were misspelled
The non-white students were edited out of the yearbook
14
What animals did Jane Goodall study when she went to Africa at 26?
Chimpanzees
Gorillas
Lions
Giraffes
15
A total lunar eclipse that gave the moon a reddish hue and occurred this month resulted in a "super flower _____ moon"?
blooming
blue
orange
blood
16
This TV host announced that 2022 would be the final year of her show.
Joy Behar
Hoda Kobt
Kelly Ripa
Ellen Degeneres
17
What does Jane Goodall new organization called to help young people in their communities?
Roots and Shoots
Boots and Hoots
Dogs and Cats
Don't and Dos
18
This former Celtics player was inducted this week into the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
Ray Allen
Rajon Rondo
Kevin Garnett
Paul Pierce
19
On Monday, the U.S. State Department issued a Level 4 "do not travel" advisory for what Asian country?
South Korea
China
Vietnam
Japan
20
Matching the US achievement, this country landed a space craft on Mars this week.
Russia
Japan
China
UK
21
What is the the city in Missouri that recently marked 10 years since a massive tornado destroyed 30 percent of town?
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Columbia
Joplin
22
Health investigators plan to look at "lab leak theory," that Covid might have escaped from a lab in what Chinese city?
Xian
Shanghai
Wuhan
Beijing
23
Returning to a tradition stopped during the Trump years, Biden and Harris released these publicly this week.
College transcripts
Medical records
Tax Returns
Stock portfolios
24
What country has a new skywalk or hanging bridge over a deep canyon?
Spain
Italy
Greece
Portugal
25
This state is offering a "vax-a-million" lottery, a $1 million drawing in exchange for vaccination for COVID-19.
Tennessee
Florida
Ohio
Virginia
26
What is the name of the new BTS song?
Sushi
Shutter
Butter
Honey
27
New2You current issues, which we read last week, featured what individual?
Diane Fosse
Hanna Barbarra
Jane Goodall
Emily Blunt
28
What African nation is conducting a $2.3 million wildlife census, improved conditions for some animals?
Uganda
Tanzania
Kenya
Rwanda
