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Current events questions covering newsworthy events. (4th Quarter 2018)
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1
____ has become the first K-pop band to top the US music charts.
Arctic Monkeys
BTS
Post Malone
Imagine Dragons
2
In a ___ school last week, a 7th grader opened fire. Teacher Ryan Seaman disarmed the student.
Fishers
Shelbyville
Westfield
Noblesville
3
PUBG is suing ____ for allegedly copying its intellectual property.
Paragon
Sea of Thieves
Fortnite
State of Decay
4
___ retired from racing following this weekend's Indy 500 in which Will Power earned the win.
Helio Castroneves
Danica Patrick
Marco Andretti
Ed Carpenter
5
Hawaii continues to deal with a lava flow from ____. 41 homes and 82 have been destroyed.
Mauna Loa
St. Helens
Rainier
Kilauea
6
Two masked attackers detonated a bomb at an Indian restaurant in __, injuring 15 people.
Toronto
Paris
Montreal
London
7
Though ___ earned the most money this past weekend, the film brought in less projected.
Avengers: Infinity War
Deadpool 2
Book Club
Solo: A Star Wars Movie
8
McDonald’s declined to stop using ____, despite an online petition with 500 million signatures.
factory-farmed meat
plastic straws
trans fats
artificial dyes
9
Disgraced Hollywood producer _ turned himself in to police in NYC on charges of sexual assault.
Bill Cosby
Matt Lauer
Harvey Weinstein
Morgan Freeman
10
President Trump nixed his highly anticipated meeting with ___ planned for June 12 in Singapore.
Vladimir Putin
Kim Jong Un
Bashar al-Assad
Xi Jinping
11
President Trump granted a pardon to __, the first black world heavyweight boxing champion.
Joe Louis
Sam Langford
Sonny Liston
Jack Johnson
12
NFL Commissioner __ stated a new policy requiring players on the field to stand for the anthem.
Adam Silver
Rob Manfred
Robert Kraft
Roger Goodell
13
In ___, Stacey Abrams became the 1st black woman to win a major party nomination for governor.
Georgia
Alabama
Illinois
Minnesota
14
This week, 8,000 ___ closed so employees could undergo "racial bias and sensitivity training."
Chick-fil-A
Starbucks
Panera
McDonald's
15
Well-known, 80-year old actor, is facing sexual assault allegations from multiple women.
Morgan Freeman
Samuel L. Jackson
Robert De Niro
Jack Nicholson
16
Police in _ apologized to NBA player Sterling Brown for tasering him after a parking violation.
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago
Atlanta
17
Sacramento, California is testing out ______ on its cars.
rubber free tire technology
ignition-less technology
digital road navigation technology
digital license plate technology
18
The White House has announced they will indeed move forward with a 25% tariff on goods from __.
Mexico
China
Russia
Japan
19
Hazardous weather from subtropical storm ___, is to blame for the death of 2 journalists.
Emily
Irma
Alberto
Sandy
20
The NHL's Stanley Cup Finals are underway, with the Washington Capitals playing against the __.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Winnipeg Jets
Vegas Golden Knights
Boston Bruins