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Current Events Summer 2020
Current Events Summer 2020
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A review of top news during the summer of 2020.
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The Conservative Party of Canada just elected a new leader - he would become PM if they win the next election
Erin O'Toole
Jason Kenney
Andrew Sheer
Peter Mackay
2
Approximately how many deaths have officially been linked to Covid-19 world wide
850,000
650,000
550,000
750,000
3
Approximately how many cases of Covid-19 have been recorded worldwide
25 Million
35 Million
45 Million
15 Million
4
Chadwick Boseman just lost his 4 year battle agains colon cancer, which superhero did he play?
The Hulk
Black Panther
Black Widow
Iron Man
5
Which NBA team was the first to boycott a game in response to the BLM movement
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Clippers
Toronto Raptors
Milwaukee Bucks
6
Which government agency has been criticized recently by President Trump?
U.S. Postal Service
Internal Revenue Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Reserve
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Major league sports took a pause late last week in response to:
The conditions inside their bubbles
The shooting of Jacob Blake
Show support for front line workers fighting the pandemic
Sexual injustices
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Which company built the rocket that launched the first manned mission from American soil since 2011
SpaceX
Lockheed Martin
NASA
Space Force
9
Which high ranking member of our Federal government just stepped down?
Health Minister Hadju
Finance Minister Morneau
PM Trudeau
Chief Public Health Officer Tam
10
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's vice president running mate is
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Kamala Harris
Barack Obama
11
How long had the highly explosive substance been kept in a central location in Beirut?
7 months
7 weeks
7 days
7 years
12
Which item has President Trump said is a cure for COVID-19?
hydroxychloroquine
Tylenol
Blood plasma
Lysol
13
Which company became the first US company to be worth 2 TRILLION dollars?
Microsoft
Google
Facebook
Apple
14
Which US city has been the site of nearly 100 nights of protests over 'social injustices'
Los Angeles
New York
Seattle
Portland
15
Death Valley recorded the highest temperature ever measured on Earth. How hot did it get?
34 Celcius
64 Celcius
56 Celcius
44 Celcius
16
China officially has 85,000 cases, Russia 1 million, and 2nd highest Brazil 3.8 million, how many does the USA have?
4 million
6 million
7 million
5 million
17
Why are some iPhones being sold online for thousands of dollars?
They were previously owned by celebrities
The Apple logo is missing
They have Fortnite installed
There is a misprint on the back
18
Which of these apps is President Trump attempting to ban in the U.S.?
Twitter
Tumblr
Facebook
TikTok
19
A Florida teen was charged for hacking into accounts of celebrities & politicians on which social media platform?
Facebook Stories
Twitter
Instagram Reels
20
Where are the two NHL bubbles?
Disney World and Disneyland
Las Vegas and Phoenix
Las Vegas and Toronto
Edmonton and Toronto
21
Which professional sports league continued playing at the Disney World bubble during the pandemic
NHL
NFL
MLB
NBA
22
A large explosion rocked which city on Aug. 4, killing more than 135 people?
Kabul
Chicago
Beirut
23
In August, two SpaceX astronauts returned to earth. Where did they spend two months?
Mars
International Space Station
the Moon
24
How many times an hour does the average human touch their face?
52
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36
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