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Current Events Week of December 9, 2022
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1
What animated special premiered on this date (12/9) in 1965, quickly becoming a holiday classic?
Violent Night
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
A Charlie Brown Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2
Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker in a runoff election for Senate in what state?
Missouri
New Jersey
Florida
Georgia
3
Weather fordcasts predict that what might happen Sunday night?
Hurricane
Snow
Tornado
Armageddon
4
How many Twitter accounts is Elon Musk going to delete in the next few weeks?
five hundred thousand
One million
One and a half billion
One hundred thousand
5
Which virus is not included in the “tripledemic” that remains a problem in many places?
RSV
The Flu
Strep Throat
Covid
6
Aaron Judge decided to sign a 9 year contract with which baseball team?
Pirates
Yankees
Mets
Red Sox
7
The first Gen Z member of Congress was denied a D.C. apartment for what reason?
Bad credit
His race
His poltical views
His age
8
Which celebrity and star of the TV show Cheers passed away at the age of 71 this week?
Shelly Long
Ted Danson
Woody Harrelson
Kristie Alley
9
Which country recently scrapped some of its most controversial Covid-19 rules that prompted protests across the country?
Germany
China
United States
Iran
10
More than a 1,100 journalists and other staffers went on strike at which major newspaper this week?
New York Times
Daily News
Weekly World News
Bergen Record
11
Rob Glass is the 1st football strength coach to get an salary of $1 million at a public school. Where does he coach?
Oklahoma State
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
12
Russia released American basketball star Brittney Griner from prison in return for what?
NATO must refuse Ukraine's membership
$2 million dollar fine
The US must release a convicted Russian arms dealer
US must withdraw all support for the Ukraine
13
In the College Football Playoff matchups for New Year's Eve, No. 1 Georgia will face No. 4 Ohio State in what bowl game?
Cereal Bowl
Rose Bowl
Peach Bowl
Cotton Bowl
14
What country was hit by tornado and hailstones ahead of World Cup quarter-finals?
Iran
Spain
Germany
Qatar
15
What song is still at #1 this week on the Billboard Top 100?
Bad Habit by Steve Lacy
Anti Hero by Taylor Swift
Rich Flex by Drake and 21 Savage
All I want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
16
Elon Musk revealed that Twitter tried to suppress a story concerning what?
Donald Trump's phone
Facebook's algorithm
Hunter Biden's laptop
Joe Biden's health report
17
The president of Peru planned to dissolve Congress but instead, was impeached by Congress,ousted from office,& arrested?
Pedro Castillo
Dina Boluarte
Pablo Hernandez
Donald Trump
18
What percentage of Americans thought the country was not doing well in a CNN poll?
65%
35%
50%
10%
19
Officials in Germany arrested 25 people who were planning on doing what?
Counterfeiting millions of euros
Overthrowing the government
Flooding the national museum in environmental protest
Reselling expired Oktoberfest beer
20
What song is at #2 this week on the Billboard Top 100?
Bad Habit by Steve Lacy
All I want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
Anti Hero by Taylor Swift
Rich Flex by Drake and 21 Savage
21
Donald Trump suggested what be eliminated in the government in order to return himself to the Presidency?
Supreme Court
Constitution
Presidency
Congress
22
Which company recently cut ties with basketball star Kyrie Irving?
Adidas
Nike
Pepsi
Jiffypop
23
What movie was #1 in the box office the past weekend?
Violent Night
The Menu
Black Panther
Strange World
24
Dina Boluarte took office Wednesday to become the first female president of which country?
United States
Qatar
Brazil
Peru
25
Which NFL team is accused of covering up sexual misconduct?
Miami Dolphins
NY Giants
Washington Commanders
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
26
Who was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year?
Joe Biden
Mr. Guy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Elon Musk
27
Why were tens of thousands of people without power in North Carolina this week
Old equipment broke down
Tornados knocked down powerlines
Gunfire damaged two substations
A winter freeze limited service
28
The Trump Organization was convicted on Tuesday of what financial crime?
Tax Fraud
Money laundering
Perjury
Bribery
29
Ukranian drones struck two Russian military bases on Monday. Where did they strike?
Deep in Russian territory
Russian bases inside the Ukraine
This did not happen
On the border between the countries
30
The Oxford Dictionary chose what as its word of the year?
Goblin Mode
Artificial Intelligence
Multiverse
Tinder Swindler
31
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that looks like which bird?
Dodo
Duck
Pigeon
Flamingo
32
Citing security concerns, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott instituted a ban on the use of which by state employees?
Facebook
Wireless headsets
Tik Toks
Cell Phones
33
A new law in this country will eliminate three different birth years used, making some citizens a year or two younger.
Ukraine
South Korea
United States
Belgium
34
Jonathan the tortoise has been named the oldest tortoise ever at what age this year?
98
50
190
150