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Current Events - January 2020
Current Events - January 2020
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1
Julian Castro suspended his campaign for president but endorsed this other hopeful as his preferred candidate?
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren
Andrew Yang
2
Michael Bloomberg is trying a different strategy to win the Democratic primary. What is it?
He is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising
He is only campaigning in Iowa
He said he's only going to campaign on the Internet
He has already chosen his running mate to be vice-president if he wins
3
This comedian came under fire for some of the jokes he used while hosting the Golden Globes awards show this week?
Kevin Hart
David Letterman
Ricky Gervais
Jay Leno
4
At a meeting of world leaders in London, President Trump called Justin Trudeau, the leader of this country, "two-faced"?
Britain
France
Germany
Canada
5
This year's Super Bowl will be held on February 2nd in this city?
Arizona
Dallas
Detroit
Miami
6
Season 39 of Survivor wrapped up in December with this castaway as the sole survivor?
Janet
Dean
Tommy
Noura
7
What line comes next in this song?
I've been in a daze ever since the day that we met
You took the words out of my mouth without even trying
You took the breath out of my lung can't even fight it
After all this time I'm just as nervous
8
What line comes next in this song?
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
I was gonna be that one in a million
All tied up, no more love
Be something greater, go make a legacy
9
This reality show began its 24th season this week with Peter Weber as the new contestant?
Project Runway
The Bachelor
Big Brother
The Apprentice
10
Which of these past presidents was
not
born in January?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
George Washington
William McKinley
11
She was named
Time's Entertainer of the Year
?
Nicki Minaj
Keke Palmer
Lizzo
Cardi B
12
Which country was banned from next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo?
Iran
Russia
China
Turkey
13
Nearly 18 million acres have been destroyed by a raging wildfire on this continent?
Australia
South America
Asia
Europe
14
A passenger plane crashed after taking off from this country Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board?
Ukraine
Syria
Iran
Turkey
15
17-year-old Greta Thunberg of this country earned
Time's
Person of the Year award for her work on climate change?
Norway
Germany
Switzerland
Sweden
16
For the third time in American history, the House voted to impeach the president. Which president was not impeached?
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
17
A law legalizing recreational marijuana went into effect here, making it the 11th U.S. state to have such a law?
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
18
The Trump administration is taking active measures to try to stop teenage _________.
Drinking
Drug use
Vaping
Social media use
19
This was the song of the year in 2019. What line comes next?
You can go and ask her
Cheated on my baby
Cowboy hat from Gucci
Riding on a tractor
20
Tom Brady may have played his last game in the NFL after the Patriots lost to this team in the Wild Card game last week?
Titans
Vikings
Seahawks
Texans
21
Andrew Yang & the other Democratic candidates are campaigning hard as this state kicks off the primary on February 3rd?
South Carolina
Iowa
Nevada
New Hampshire
22
Major League Baseball is investigating this 2017 World Series championship team for allegedly stealing signs?
Washington Nationals
Houston Astros
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
23
Which NFL quarterback broke the league’s record for most career touchdown passes in December?
Drew Brees
Aaron Rodgers
Eli Manning
Tom Brady
24
Shakira and this star will headline this year's Super Bowl halftime show?
Ed Sheeran
Ariana Grande
Justin Timberlake
Jennifer Lopez
25
What color is Iran on this map?
Green
Purple
Red
Peach
26
This wrestler made his surprise WWE return Monday after undergoing 5 hip surgeries?
Randy Orton
John Cena
The Undertaker
The Big Show
27
1917
, a movie about this war, was named the Best Drama Film of 2020?
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
World War II
World War I
28
An artwork that initially sold for $120,000 involved duct tape and what object?
A toilet
A banana
A pipe
A can of soup
29
Tension with this country escalated over the past week after the U.S. killed its top military leader?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Syria
Iran
30
Now that President Trump has been impeached, all eyes are on this Republican Senate leader who will oversee the trial?
Bernie Sanders
Mitch McConnell
Mike Pence
Chuck Schumer