Current Events 3/25/22

Question 1

An Omicron subvariant is fueling a rise in coronavirus cases across Europe. What’s it called?

Accepted Answer

BA.2

Question 2

Who said the following?

Accepted Answer

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

Question 3

Which company manufactured China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735, which crashed in China with 132 people on board?

Accepted Answer

Boeing

Question 4

Which women's tennis player — who was ranked No. 1 in the world - announced her retirement this week?

Accepted Answer

Ashleigh Barty

Question 5

Uber users in New York City will soon be able to choose to ride in which vehicle?

Accepted Answer

Yellow cab

Question 6

The Oscars cut eight award categories from its prime-time telecast. Which category below remains part of the show?

Accepted Answer

Adapted screenplay

Question 7

Disney employees staged walkouts this week. What were they protesting?

Accepted Answer

A FL bill restricting teaching about sexual orientation & gender identity

Question 8

Two tornadoes tore through which city this week?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 9

More than three million Ukrainians have fled their country. How many refugees has the U.S. said it would take in?

Accepted Answer

100,000

Question 10

President Biden traveled to Europe this week for meetings with NATO allies. What did he say in a speech on Thursday?

Accepted Answer

He wants to remove Russia from the G20

Question 11

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, died this week at 84. In which city was she born?

Accepted Answer

Prague

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