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April 2024 Current Events
April 2024 Current Events
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1
Donald Trump recently became the official Republican nominee for president. Who did he defeat to win this?
Nikki Haley
Mike Johnson
Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
2
True or False: Recently, 16 states have voted to weaken child labor laws. Illinois is one of them.
True
False
3
True or False: TikTok will be banned from the US starting in May 2024.
True
False
4
Billions of
Neotibicen linnei
will soon start appearing in Illinois. These are more commonly known as
Eastern fireflies
Cicadas
Monarch butterflies
Aliens
5
True or False: The Cubs and Sox both won their opening games of the 2024 MLB season.
True
False
6
Recently, scientists successfully transplanted an organ from a pig into a human. Which organ was it?
A heart
A kidney
A lung
7
Gang violence recently broke out in which Caribbean country, resulting in hundreds of deaths?
Haiti
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
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Which US state recently raised its minimum wage to $20 per hour, the highest in the country?
Texas
Illinois
New York
California
9
Which important scientific event will happen next Monday, April 8?
A tropical monsoon
An underwater earthquake
A total eclipse of the sun
A gravitational explosion of the moon
10
Which Iowa basketball player recently became the all-time top NCAA basketball scorer?
DJ Burns Jr.
Caitlin Clark
Angel Reese
Zach Edey
11
Alexei Navalny died in a Russian prison in February. What was he known for?
Leading a revolution in Afghanistan
Scoring the most goals in an NHL game
Discovering the COVID vaccine
Protesting corruption and Vladimir Putin
12
Which superstar released a new record-breaking album called 'Cowboy Carter'?
Ariana Grande
Beyonce
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
13
Last week, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship. Where did this occur?
Baltimore, MD
Birmingham, AL
Biloxi, MS
Burlington, VT
14
Which blockbuster film won only one Academy Award, despite being a box office hit?
Barbie
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Black Panther 2
15
Which two members of the British royal family recently announced they have cancer?
King Charles III
Meghan Markle
Queen Elizabeth II
Kate Middleton
16
On Groundhog Day 2024, Punxatawny Phil did not see his shadow.
False
True