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CURRENT EVENTS 5/10/2021
CURRENT EVENTS 5/10/2021
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Over 100 Republicans sign a letter threatening to form 3rd party because so many Republicans in office support ___.
immigration reform
Donald Trump
going without a mask
getting a Covid-19 vaccine
2
The __Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., was forced to shut down due to a ransomware attack.
Aurora
Cochin
Colonial
Keystone XL
3
Debris from an uncontrolled Chinese rocket re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and crashed into the__ on May 8th.
Amazon Rain Forest
South China Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Indian Ocean
4
___ suspected of killing 18 Asiatic elephants in India.
lightning
Covid-19
poachers
Ebola
5
Madame Tussaud's wax museum moved __&__'s wax figures away from his family.
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Donald and Melania Trump
Prince Harry and Meghan
6
A 28-yr-old woman who wanted to promote her__ attempted to blend in with students at a Miami high school, police said.
college
prom dresses
Instagram page
new business
7
Petition with 350,000 signatures wants __ canceled.
Tokyo games
Wimbledon
U.S. Open
NBA finals
8
At least 9 dead, 21 injured in school shooting in __.
Boulder, Colorado
Baltimore, Maryland
Seattle, Washington
Kazan, Russia
9
A German court has declared billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub dead, more than __ years after he went missing in the Alps.
2
3
10
5
10
Israelis attacked Palestinians at _ Mosque, amid anger over threatened evictions of 40 Palestinians from E. Jerusalem.
Blue
Al-Aqsa
Hagia Sophia
Masjid al-Haram
11
House GOP members elected __ to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican during a party conference Friday.
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Rep.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Rep. Katherine Porter
12
A Chicago__ fleeing fire survives five story jump, walks off.
woman
cat
ferret
firefighter
13
__ jubilant as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are to be lifted next week.
Laos
U.K.
Brazil
India
14
___ health service hit by 'significant' ransomware attack.
U.S.
Ireland's
Canada's
France's
15
Meghan Markle’s first children’s book, “The ___” is scheduled for release in June.
father
bench
tree
boy
16
It's impossible to know how many Republicans voted to oust Liz Cheney from her GOP leadership spot because they used __.
hand signals
secret ballots
voting machines from the 1980s
voice votes
17
__ ___ Americans can return to life without masks, CDC says.
fully vaccinated
none of these
well informed
often tested
18
Family of Ashli Babbitt, woman shot by officer during __, says it was murder and plans to sue for wrongful death.
none of these
during an anti-mask demonstration
Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
a traffic stop
19
A controversial audit of votes from the 2020 presidential election is taking place in __ County, Arizona.
Chester
Maricopa
Yavapai
Pima
20
The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by__.
hackers (likely Russian)
evironmental protestors
high school kids
a government agency
21
__ became the first state in the country to reach 50% of adults fully vaccinated against COVID.
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Connecticut
New York
22
A 6.0 magnitude quake was recorded off the south coast of __.
South Africa
Chile
Panama
Sri Lanka
23
__ will give 5 people $1 million each in a type of COVID-19 vaccine lottery.
Ohio
Florida
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
24
Pres. Biden raised the cap on refugees coming to the U.S. to__ a year, after being criticized for keeping Trump levels.
100,000
62,500
50,000
175,000
25
At least 60 people, mostly young girls, were killed in a bomb attack at a girl’s school in __ the capital of Afghanistan
Kabul
Tehran
Beirut
Baghdad
26
Illegal drag racing has become very popular across the__ since the pandemic began, with sometimes deadly consequences.
U.S.
France
Spain
South Africa
27
440 defendants were arrested in the federal investigation of the __, & 403 cases were unsealed. 172 were indicted.
Miami Riot
Los Angeles Riot
Jan.6 Capitol Riot
Watts Riot
28
Dealing with a COVID catastrophe, India is now reporting __ as an issue due to the use of steroids as treatment.
loss of motor skills
memory loss
black fungus
extreme bloating
29
Leader, __'s office says an outstanding court order against him over allegedly unpaid debt, is “totally without merit.”
Benjamin Netanyahu
Justin Trudeau
Gavin Newsome
Boris Johnson
30
A vote on ousting U.S. Rep.__from her position as House Republican Conference Chair was held on Wednesday & succeeded.
Virginia Foxx
Liz Cheney
Susan Brooks
Elizabeth Krenshaw