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2019 End of the Year Wrap Up
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1
2019 began on what day of the week?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
2
On Aug. 4, 24 people were killed by a 21 year old gunman at a Walmart in
El Paso, Texas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Denver, Colorado
Dayton, Ohio
3
On July 24, he became Britain’s prime minister, a position he held onto in Decembers election
Boris Johnson
John Curtice
Jeremy Corbyn
Boris Yeltsin
4
The 2019 Federal Government Shutdown became the longest in in history, it lasted how many days?
40 Days
53 Days
35 Days
25 Days
5
On Oct. 8th, the White House announced it would not cooperate in anyway with
the current conflict between Russia and the Ukraine
the impeachment inquiry
The United Nations
NATO
6
After a March 10th plane crash, this company was forced to ground all of its 737 Max 8 planes
Airbus
Lockhead and Martin
Gulfstream Aerospace
Boeing
7
On December 9th over 16 people died when a volcano erupted in
Hawaii
Mexico
New Zealand
Japan
8
On June 7, Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain said she would step down after failing to
implement a climate change proposal
resolve the Brexit Issue
achieve a trade deal with the United States
implement Universal Healthcare
9
On Oct. 8, N.B.A. commissioner Adam Silver defended its employees’ right to speak out in regards to a tweet dealing with
pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
President Trump
Taiwan's independence movement
Muslim Uighurs in China
10
His report on the Russian campaign to sabotage the 2016 presidential election was released on April 18th
Senator Mitch McConnell
James Comey
Michael Horowitz
Robert S. Mueller III
11
On April 30, this Japanese emperor abdicated their throne
Akihito
Naruhito
Masako
Hirohito
12
On July 28, this song by Lil Nas X’s became Billboards longest-running No. 1 song.
Señorita
Seoul Town Road
Old Town Road
Ransom
13
On Oct. 30, this team won the 2019 World Series
The Nationals
The Red Socks
The Rockies
The Astros
14
This country launched an assault on Oct. 9 against a Kurdish-led militia in Syria
Russia
Iran
Turkey
Syria
15
This congress person chaired the Intelligence Committee during the impeachment inquiry
Lindsey Graham
Jerry Nadler
Nancy Pelosi
Adam B. Schiff
16
This congress person chaired the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment inquiry
Adam B. Schiff
Jerry Nadler
Doug Collins
Lindsey Graham
17
On April 10,Astronomers announced that they captured an image of
a monolith on Europa
Water on Mars
A Black Hole
UFO
18
From Sydney to Seoul, Cape Town to New York, children skipped school on March 15 to demand action on
Gun Control
Climate Change
Income Inequality
College Tuition
19
In July, this hurricane devastated Louisiana
Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Allen
Hurricane Roberto
Hurricane Barry
20
On April 29, US officials stated over 700 cases of this disease was reported for the first time in decades
Bird Flu
Zika
Measles
Ebola
21
This Empire star staged a fake assault a week after writing himself a threatening letter, the Chicago police said Feb.
Bryshere Y. Gray
Trai byers
Jussie Smollett
Terrence Howard
22
on Aug. 23, the president of this country mobilized the armed forces to stop a massive fire in the Amazon
Bolivia
Peru
Guyana
Brazil
23
On March 12 federal prosecutors charged 50 people with
hacking the DNC server
selling human organs on the black market
attempting to by admissions into various colleges
stealing personal information from college applications
24
President Trump agreed on Jan. 25 to reopen the federal government even after failing to receive funding for his
Border Wall
Ukraine Investigation
Trade war with China
Investigation into Russian Election interference
25
This movie broke numerous records when released on the weekend of April 27-2
Frozen II
Toy Story IV
Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
26
On on May 7, this Georgia Governor signed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation
Brian Kemp
Andy Beshear
Matt Bevin
Jim Hood
27
This movie one the Academy Award for best picture in 2019
Avengers: Endgame
A Star is Born
Roma
Green Book
28
On May 19 commencement speaker and billionaire Robert Smith stated he would pay off all debt from graduates of
M.I.T
Howard University
Harvard University
Morehouse College
29
In September, this actress got 14 days in a federal prison for her involvement in the admissions scandal
Felicity Huffman
Sofia Vergara
Kaley Cuoco
Reese Witherspoon
30
How many House Democrats crossed party lines to vote to oppose both articles of impeachment against President Trump
3
4
2
6
31
A federal judge on Oct. 1 rejected claims that Harvard had intentionally discriminated against these applicants
Blacks
Hispanics
Asians
Whites
32
On January 10th, he declared himself the provisional president of Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Juan Guaidó
Nicolás Maduro
Ramón José Velásquez
33
President Trump on June 30 became the first sitting American commander in chief to set foot in
Iran
Cuba
the Vatican
North Korea
34
On February 3rd, Pope Francis became the first pope to visit
North Korea
Russia
The Arabian Peninsula
Iran
35
On Oct. 27, this ISIS leader was killed by a US led operation in Syria
Mullah Fazlullah
Qasm al-Rimi
Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhunzada
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
36
On Sept. 22, this showed tied for the most best drama Emmy awards in TV history
The Walking Dead
This is Us
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
37
On July 7th, the US won the Women's World Cup by defeating
Germany
the Netherlands
Britain
France
38
This team end ended a 52-year drought and won their first N.H.L. Stanley Cup in franchise history
New York Rangers
New York Islanders
St. Louis Blues
New Jersey Devils
39
In June, this team won their first N.B.A championship, becoming the first Canadian team to do so
the Huskies
the Rainmen
the Grizzlies
the Raptors
40
On September 1st, this hurricane devastated the Bahamas
Hurricane Barry
Hurricane Allen
Hurricane Carter
Hurricane Dorian
41
On January 28th, the US Justice Department charged this Chinese tech firm with multiple counts of fraud
Alibaba
Huawei
Tencent
Xiaomi
42
How many Friday the 13ths took place in 2019?
2
3
1
4
43
On March 15, at least 50 people were killed at two mosques in
London, United Kingdom
Sydney, Australia
Christchurch, New Zealand
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
44
On April 15, this iconic building burned down
Westminster Abbey; London
St. Patrick's Cathedral; New York
Saint Mark’s Basilica; Venice
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame; Paris
45
After seven years in Ecuador's embassy in London, he was arrested on April 11th
Gavin MacFadyen
Julian Assange
Kristinn Hrafnsson
Joseph Farrell
46
A 4 year military operation against this group ended on March 23, when Baghuz, Syria was liberated
Hamas
ISIS
Al Queda
Ansar al-Sharia
47
This team won the 2019 Super Bowl
New York Giants
New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
48
This Mexican crime lord was convicted on Feb. 12 after a three-month trial in New York
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
Roberto Suárez Gómez
Manuel Noriega
Pablo Escobar
49
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Sept. 24 that the House would
Impeach President Trump
Remove President Trump from Office
censure President Trump
Launch an impeachment inquiry
50
On Aug. 5, this Nobel laureate writer died in the Bronx
Alice Walker
Nalo Hopkinson
Toni Morrison
Maya Angelou
51
This individual won this year's Time Magazine Person of the Year
Emma Gonzalez
Donald Trump
Greta Thunberg
William Barr
52
What was the 2019 song of the year at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.
Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next”
Tyler, the Creator "Igor"
Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode”
Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”