Current Events Quiz May 5, 2023

Which player won the N.B.A.’s Most Valuable Player Award?

According to new released test scores, approximately what % of 8th graders fell below “basic” standard of U.S. history?

A seventh grader killed several classmates in a school shooting this week in which European capital?

To deter car thefts, police in NYC are handing out 500 of what to city residents?

The Writers Guild of America began a strike, the first for the unions in 15 years. What is one reason for the strike?

Members of the far-right group Proud Boys, including leader Enrique Tarrio, were found guilty of...

Jared Leto, above, wore a cat costume to this year’s Met Gala. The event was a tribute to which fashion designer?

First Republic Bank was seized by the U.S. government overnight on Monday and sold to which major bank?

Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot died at 84. One of his most famous songs was a ballad for which sunken ship?

The F.D.A. approved a new vaccine this week for adults 60 and older. What illness is it meant to protect against?

The Federal Reserve, facing pressures from inflation and the recent bank collapses, made what change to interest rates?

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said this week that the U.S. could default on its debt as soon as what date?

In happier celeb news, which 'Star Wars' actor finally got a Hollywood Walk of Fame star?

Which nation is set to ban e-cigarettes after a steep rise in teen use?

A Michigan senior center plans to auction 88,500 of what collectible, which were donated by a local family?