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Current Events Jan. 19
Current Events Jan. 19
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Current events quiz for the week of January 19.
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1
What speech did President Obama give to Congress and the American people Tuesday night?
Public Address
Statement of Concern
State of Affairs
State of the Union
2
What country’s presidential residence and palace were shelled this week by rebel militia?
Yemen
Iraq
Turkey
Israel
3
What did the AirAsia plane do right before it crashed (last month) that wasn’t normal?
The pilots ejected.
climbed really fast (6,000 ft/minute, like a fighter jet)
The plane caught fire.
They made a may-day call.
4
How much ransom was demanded in exchange for the Japanese hostages?
$200 Million
$300 Million
$550 Million
$1 Billion
5
What was the term Fox used that upset both the mayor of Paris and the British Prime Minister?
Muslim friendly zones
No-go American zones
Muslim-free zones
Muslim only "no-go zones"
6
What U.S. news outlet upset those in Great Britain and Europe for false claims about Muslims?
Fox
MSNBC
CNN
ACN
7
In that speech what is the president proposing should be free for everyone?
Healthcare
Immigration
Community College
Marijuana
8
Name one of the two teams in the Super Bowl Feb. 1?.
Baltimore Ravens
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys
San Diego Chargers
9
What country’s prime minister is facing a threat from the Islamic State?
Korea
China
Taiwan
Japan
10
Why was Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston in the headlines Tuesday?
A woman is suing the hospital.
A man shot a doctor then killed himself.
A three-headed baby was born.
The cured a major disease.
