stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Current Events - 11/27 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Current Events - 11/27
Current Events - 11/27
26 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
59 plays
Current Events for 11/27
Flashcards
26 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
26
Answers
1
What country recently lost a submarine and has not yet discovered it's whereabouts?
China
Russia
Argentina
Brazil
2
In Nov, ISIS claimed responsibility for attacking a mosque in __, killing more than 300 people.
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Egypt
the West Bank
3
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora recently limited
the sale of rosewood for musical instruments.
the use of water for cleaning industrial equipment
the use of Rabbits for good luck charms
the sale of oysters as a testosterone booster
4
What is the significance of November 19th?
It is world trade day
It is international river day
It is world toilet day
It is international well water day
5
What word did Pope Francis not use when he visited Myanmar?
Rohingya
Jesus
peace
God
6
What did the Faroe Islands use to obtain images for Google Street View?
Drones
Sheep
Helicopters
Camels
7
What country has recently been promoting "Halal" tourism, catering to Muslim travelers?
India
U.A.E.
Indonesia
Qatar
8
What did Japanese Lawmaker, Yuka Ogata, bring to work that resulted in her being sent home?
Her baby
The flu
Her 3 pet llamas
A gun
9
What nobel peace prize winner has been criticized for not stopping ethnic cleansing in Myanmar?
Xi Jinping
Shinzo Abe
Moon Jae-in
Aung San Suu Kyi
10
CNN recently reported that migrants were being auctioned & sold into slavery in what country?
Libya
France
Italy
Egypt
11
What political group in Yemen does Saudi Arabia claim is behind recent tensions
Kurds
ISIS
Houthi
Hezbollah
12
Who is the one, and only, president that Kazakhstan has ever had?
Jovenel Moïse
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Petro Poroshenko
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
13
Who is the successor of Janet Yellen, as Chairman of the Federal Reserve?
Ben Bernanke
Jerome Powell
Jeff Sessions
Colin Powell
14
The city of Salzgitter is the first German City to successfully _____
ban refugees from moving in
outlaw the use of cell phones while driving
exclude members of the Nazi party for running for office
legalize the use of Medical Marijuana
15
What is the world's only elected non-hereditary absolute monarchy?
Vatican City
Brunei
Swaziland
Saudi Arabia
16
What company operates the Keystone, Keystone XL, & Dakota Access pipelines?
Trans-Continental
Americana
Trans-Canada
Alaska-Texas Pipeline (ATP)
17
Whose flag is this?
Qatar
Bahrain
Turkey
Iran
18
What is DACA also known as?
The "dreamers" law
The "sanctuary city" law
The "border security" law
The "modern Monroe Doctrine"
19
Which sentator does Trump mockingly call "Pocahontas?"
Nancy Pelosi
Llama loving Lucy Lavender
Diane Fienstein
Elizabeth Warren
20
Why was Iranian wrestler Ali Reza Karimi ordered, by his coach, to lose to his Russian opponent
It was a symbolic gesture to show Iran's support for Russia
He breath smelled like llama fur
If he won, his next opponent was an Israeli
The Russian was going to be disqualified for substance abuse
21
The World Food Programme delivered 25000 tonnes of wheat to __ , avoiding a possible famine.
Yemen
Ethiopia
Sudan
Saudi Arabia
22
Limousine driver "Mad Mike" Hughes is planning on rocketing himself to about 18000 ft to prove
Rocket propulsion is not expensive
trash can be rocketed into space
the world is flat
Personal rockets are the way of the future
23
Who was recently sworn in as Zimbabwe's new leader?
Uhuru Kenyatta
Robert Mugabe
Paul Kagame
Emmerson Mnangagwa
24
What did Slobodan Praljak do after being convicted of war crimes?
He pretended to have dementia.
He drank poison and killed himself
He immediately filed an appeal and was released
He escaped through a secret passage in the Hague
25
In November, Tesla revealed their new prototype for a ___
new hybrid sedan
Race car
Self-driving Semi-Truck
Solar powered airplane
26
Which of the following is a region in Georgia that wants independence?
Dahgistan
Kurdistan
South Ossetia
Chechnya
