SUMMER REVIEW 2023

Why was the Russian mercenary military leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in the news for the second time in late August?

The Supreme Court rejected _________ at colleges and universities around the nation on June 29

Hip-Hop turns 50 this year. Some consider its birthday to be Aug. 11, 1973. Why?

On June 9, four children who had survived a plane crash were found alive after 40 days in _______.

In which countries did the 2023 Women’s World Cup (the 32-team festival of soccer) take place?

Why was the Russian mercenary military leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in the news in June?

This Hollywood strike was due to claims for better pay and fears of a tech-dominated future.

Hollywood had the biggest opening press review weekend since the beginning of the pandemics thanks to which two movies?

A _____ in eastern India on June 3 was the country’s worst _____ disaster in two decades, killing more than 270 people.

Elon Musk made one of the most visible changes to Twitter by replacing its widely recognized bird logo with the name ___

Who is Ishowspeed's favorite football player?

In June,noxious smoke enveloped much of the eastern U.S.,turning the sky over New York City orange. What was the source?

Linda Caicedo of Colombia, an 18-year-old woman who plays for Real Madrid, has been the World Cup’s breakout star

Which career milestone(= tournant, étape majeure) did Taylor Swift reach with the release of “Speak Now” this summer?

Devastating wildfires spread across the ______ island of Maui killing at least 36 people and forcing others to evacuate

Under new energy-efficiency rules , shoppers in the United States will no longer be able to purchase (=buy) most ______

The Hollywood __ union (syndicat) approved a strike for the 1st time in 43 years, stopping the US movie and tv business

A submersible watercraft went missing with 5 people on board. The group wanted to see the wreckage of which ship?