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Current Events October 2019
Current Events October 2019
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1
Traditionally conservative Northern Ireland _______ , a head-snapping about-face.
legalized abortion and same-sex marriage
abolished the death penalty
banned firearm sales
decriminalized prostitution and marijuana
2
Which presidential library is being threatened by wildfires in California?
Andrew Jackson
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
William Clinton
3
A ban went into effect on climbing Uluru a famous national park attraction in ____.
Australia
Nevada
Tunisia
Arizona
4
Republicans ground the impeachment inquiry to a halt for hours by ___, sowing chaos and delaying a crucial deposition.
staging a protest at the Capitol
demanding that Democrats hold a congressional vote to authorize the process
filing a federal injunction to halt the proceedings
vowing to fight all congressional subpoenas
5
Teachers in Chicago, the ..?..-largest district in the country, ended their strike after the city agreed to a pay raise.
fourth
second
fifth
third
6
Anti-government protests in ..?.. have so far resulted in more than 40 deaths over the last two months.
Azerbaijan
Coliombia
Haiti
Peru
7
Social media company ..?.. announced it would ban all political advertising starting this month.
Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Instagram
8
. ..?.., the leader of the Labour Party in the UK, formally announced that he will challenge Prime Minister Johnson.
Gordon Brown
Jeremy Corbyn
Ed Milliband
Nigel Farage
9
The Washington Nationals won the World Series, becoming the first D.C. team to do so since the 1924 ..?...
Wizards
Capitals
Senators
Diplomats
10
A new study found that, by 2050, 3 times more people than previously thought could be affected by ____.
Rising sea levels
Wildfires
Drought
Hurricanes
11
Google said it achieved a breakthrough called “ ________ supremacy,” which could let computers do fast calculations.
kinematic
quantum
thermodynamic
atomic
12
The U.S. House voted along partisan lines to formalize the ..?...
resolution to keep troops in Syria
investigation into Hunter Biden’s business in Ukraine
investigation into Russian interference in elections
impeachment inquiry into President Trump
13
Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer ..?.. will receive the 22nd Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Dave Chapelle
Kevin Hart
Chris Rock
Tracy Morgan
14
The number of California residents ____ climbed to 180,000 as the state battled wildfires driven by dry conditions.
treated for smoke inhalation
drafted into firefighting duties
under mandatory evacuation orders
filing property insurance claims
15
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was reelected after an ugly campaign that became a referendum on his ___.
age
foreign policy
religious beliefs
character
16
39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in England were believed to be Chinese citizens, showing an example of ___.
human trafficking
hate crimes
terrorism
drug smuggling
17
Which headline from the NYT is a fake news story from the Onion?
“Alex Bregman’s Hitting Returns for Astros, Along With His Swagger”
“Researchers Discover Referees Evolved Stripes to Warn Predators Against Pa
“Do the Celtics Spark Joy? Early On, Yes”
“‘Let the Viejos Play’: In the World Series, Age Is an Asset”
18
Donald and Melania Trump changed their official residence from New York to ..?...
Florida
Connecticut
New Jersey
Arizona
19
Due to ongoing protests, Chile will not host the COP25 climate summit as planned. The summit will now be held in ..?...
Bolivia
Spain
France
Uruguay
20
The President announced that a commando raid in Syria killing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the founder of ___.
Hezbollah
Al Quaeda
Islamic State
Boko Haram
21
A summit of Roman Catholic bishops recommended that Pope Francis, pictured above, allow what?
The use of birth control
Same-sex marriage
The ordination of married men
The ordination of women
22
The New York City Council approved a ban on what?
Plastic straws
Foie gras
Airbnb
Electric scooters
23
Former ..?.. congressman Beto O’Rourke dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Arizona
Georgia
Texas
Illinois
24
US federal budget deficit jumped 26 percent in the 2019 fiscal year to nearly ______ , reaching its highest point ever.
$10 billion
$1 billion
$1 trillion
$100 billion