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Current Events Jan 2025 + Advisory 10/31/24 + Current Events Club The Year in Review Part 2
Current Events Jan 2025 + Advisory 10/31/24 + Current Events Club The Year in Review Part 2
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1
Which elective sounds MOST interesting to study?
Art/Music/Band
STEM/Computer Science/Project Innovation
PE/Health
Library/Media/Current Events
2
Which leader of an Asian country recently declared martial law and was detained in a criminal investigation this week?
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korera
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan
Xi Jinping, China
Kim Jong Un, North Korea
3
Tech company IQAir has reported that which city has the worst air quality on the planet?
Hanaoi, Vietnam
Lagos, Nigeria
Beijing, China
Dehli, India
4
Kids in the United States
must
be in school.
True
False
5
On what day will President-elect Donald Trump be inaugurated as the next President of the United States?
February 20th
January 31st
January 20th
February 14th
6
If I am struggling with a problem, I have to solve it alone.
True
False
7
Brazil announced on Jan 6 that which country has been admitted to the BRICS trade block as a full member?
Turkey
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mexico
8
Wildfires have wreaked havoc across Los Angeles, destroying homes and businesses. What was the largest fire?
Lydia Fire
Palisades Fire
Eaton Fire
Hurst Fire
9
Adults at school are members of my community that can help me solve problems.
False
True
10
As TikTok faces a potential ban in the US, American users are flocking to which other popular Chinese social media app?
Douyin
QQ
TaoBao
Red Note
11
What percentage of the world's diamonds come from Botswana
30
40
10
20
12
Who is the current President of Ukraine?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Oleksandr Turchynov
Viktor Yanukovych
Petro Poroshenko
13
Meta announced that it was making what change to its popular social media apps, Facebook, Instagram and Threads?
Political posts are now banned
Those under 16 cannot have accounts
No more fact checkers
$10 a month fees
14
This country's New Year celebration featured fireworks over a famous harbor and Opera house.
London
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Sydney
15
A weather phenomenon known as a _______ has recently affected solar and wind production in northern Europe.
Schoneswetter
Niederschlag
Dunkelflaute
Gefrierpunkt
16
Heman Bekele came up with a soap that could potentially cure
leprosy
Psoriasis
skin cancer
gangrene
17
The Food and Drug Administration banned the use of which additive in foods?
Cultured Dextrose
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Yellow Dye #5
Red Dye #3
18
Houthi pirates have been taking carrier ships captive and sending rockets at ships in the waters off the coast of...
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Egypt
South Africa
19
Which US businessman did British prime minister, Keir Starmer, criticize for intervening in British politics?
Jeff Bezos
Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk
Bill Gates
20
This city hosting a 9 PM New Year's fireworks show for families with young children was
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Sydney
London
21
Select
all
the high schools located in Providence.
Classical High School
Mount Pleasant High School
PCTA
Hope High School
22
On Friday, Rep. Mike Johnson won re-election as this important title in House of Representatives.
President Pro Tempore
Vice President
Secretary of State
Speaker of the House
23
Justin Trudeau said he would soon step down as prime minister of Canada. Since what year has he been in power?
2015
2010
2018
2005
24
Luke Littler, at 17 years old, became the youngest world champion when he won title of which sport January 3?
Bowling
Diving
Darts
Archery
25
Which movie took home awards for best drama, best actor in a drama and best director at the Golden Globes on Sunday?
The Brutalist
Conclave
Anora
Wicked
26
Nepal just increased its fee to climb Mt. Everest. How much is it now?
$20,000
$10,000
$15,000
$5000
27
The Lucara diamond was discovered in
Madagascar
Zambia
Botswana
South Africa
28
A man drove a pickup truck through a crowd in New Orleans, killing 14 people. Whose flag was flag was in his truck?
Russia
ISIS
United States
Al Qaeda
29
The bats migrate to Zambia to mate for the upcoming year
True
False
30
The terrorist group Hamas launched an attack on what country on October 7 2023?
Yemen
Israel
Palestine
Jordan
31
As part of the attack, Hamas took ________ from Israel.
Weapons
Food
Hostages
Aid
32
The "Symphony of Happiness" was the theme of this city's New Years fireworks.
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Sydney
London
33
This is the warmest year on record (for the entire globe).
2009
2023
2018
2011
34
Last year, this nation began sending both weapons and troops to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine.
Venezuela
China
Iran
North Korea
35
Which core class is MOST interesting?
Math
Social Studies
ELA (English Language Arts)
Science
36
The War in Ukraine is still going on today in 2025.
False
True
37
Who is the Vice President elect?
JD Vance
Vivek Ramaswamy
Nikki Haley
Mike Pence
38
Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from which global organization?
International Monetary Fund
International Court of Justice
World Health Org
World Trade Org
39
After graduating the Naval academy Carter returned to Plains Georgia to be a ________ farmer
Tobacco
Cotton
Soy
Peanut
40
Which country has Trump not said he wanted, in order to increase American territory?
Mexico
Panama
Canada
Greenland
41
Which Italian city completely banned smoking starting January 1?
Venice
Rome
Florence
Milan
42
The 14 tallest mountains in the world are called
The Eight thousanders
The Grand Tetons
The Gauntlet
The Himalaya's
43
Who is the current leader of Russia?
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Lenin
44
Washington Capitals goalie Logan Thompson allowed a goal after he said he was distracted by what?
The laces on his skate were undone
Someone in the crowd with a laser pointer
Someone in the crowd threw nachos at him
Blood on the ice from an injury
45
How many presidents, current and former, attended Jimmy Carter’s state funeral at Washington National Cathedral?
Three
Six
Four
Five
46
The Lucara diamond (identify which of the following statements is NOT a true way to finish the statement) _______
weighs 2,492 carats
was found in botswana
Is named for the company that discovered it.
Is the largest natural diamond ever discovered
47
As of today, there are still _______ hostages in Gaza unaccounted for.
23
96
151
78
48
Providence is the capital city of Rhode Island.
True
False
49
The worlds largest bat migration happens in
Botswana
Zambia
Madagascar
Nigeria
50
World Chess champion Magnus Carlson was kicked out of a tournament for what reason?
Insulting his opponent
Eating during a match
Dress code violation
Arguing with officials
51
Who is the current dictator of North Korea?
Kim Il Sung
Mao Zedong
Xi Jinping
Kim Jong Un
52
Joker: Folie a Deux received multiple nominations for which award?
Oscar
Golden Globe
BAFTA
Razzie
53
Russia launched a full scale invasion of what country in February of 2022?
Ukraine
Moldova
Iraq
France
54
Heman created a soap that contained the medicine inside super tiny “nanoparticles” to prevent it from washing off
True
False
55
Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease fire that would halt fighting and free hostages. How long is it set to last?
six days
6 months
6 weeks
6 years
56
This nation has it's eyes set on taking over the small island nation of Taiwan in the near future.
China
Iran
Vietnam
North Korea
57
Where in Asia did a 7.1-magnitude earthquake strike last week?
Myanmar
Philippines
Tibet
Tawian
58
Heman Bekel was born in
Ethiopia
Egypt
Botswana
Uganda
59
Carter's presidency was from ______ to _______
1976
1981
1972
1974
1977
1984
60
What is today's date?
October 31, 2010
October 31, 2025
October 31, 2024
October 31, 2023
61
A corruption scandal and possible impeachment has plagued the news in this country.
Vietnam
South Korea
The Philippines
Japan
62
This former President died at the age of 100 last week.
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Bill Clinton
63
Which two countries recently joined the European Schengen Area lifting border passport controls?
Poland and Hungary
Croatia and Serbia
Bulgaria and Romania
Latvia and Lithuania
64
Europe's largest New Year's fireworks display is in
Barcelona
Rome
Paris
London
65
Space X is collaborating with NASA on the _________
Artemis Project
The Gemini Project
Apollo Mission
Project Boomerang
66
The rocket booster that was recently successfully caught by Space X was _____ stories tall.
20
10
30
5
67
Which 2 statements are true about Jimmy Carter?
He served 2 terms as president
He graduated from the Naval Academy
He was the 40th president
He died at age 100
68
This bat migration includes around _____ fruit bats
12 million
1 million
1.2 million
120 million
69
Which island was almost entirely without power at the start of New Year’s celebrations?
Puerta Rico
Cuba
Japan
Iceland
70
A half-ton piece of space debris fell on a Kenyan village last week. What was the debris shaped like?
A ring
A ball
A block
A cone
71
The terrorist group Hamas launched an attack on what country on October 7 2023?
Jordan
Israel
Yemen
Palestine
72
Which airline crashed in S Korea killing all but 2 passengers in the country's deadliest crash in decades?
Asiana Airlines
Korean Air
Jeju Air
Seoul Air
73
The annual World Economic Forum where leading economic figures meet to discuss the global economy is meeting where?
Luxembourg
Davos, Switzerland
Monaco
Stockholm, Sweden
74
Sherpas are mountain guides from
India
Afghanistan
China
Nepal
