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Current Events of Summer 2017
Current Events of Summer 2017
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1
Which White House communications director lasted only 11 days on the job?
Anthony (The Mooch) Scaramucci
Sarah Huckabee-Sanders
Rex Tillerson
Sean Spicer
2
What major phenomenon excited North Americans on August 21?
Flash flood
Hurricane
Total solar eclipse
Total lunar eclipse
3
In August, the world remembered this famous person on the 20th anniversary of their death.
Muhammed Ali
Princess Diana
Michael Jackson
Steve Jobs
4
This U.S. senator was diagnosed with brain cancer in July:
Chuck Schumer
John McCain
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
5
This hurricane paralyzed the city of Houston, Texas in with massive winds and flooding:
Hurrican Humphrey
Hurricane Hal
Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harold
6
What region of B.C. had the majority of wildfires this summer?
Cariboo
Kootenays
Okanagan
Whistler
7
What notorious U.S. criminal was granted bail after spending 9 years in prison?
Warren Jeffs
Bill Cosby
Aaron Fernandez
O.J. Simpson
8
Florida is bracing for this hurricane which is expected to reach land this week:
Hurricane Isabella
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Iris
Hurricane Ingrid
9
How old did Canada turn on July 1, 2017?
150
50
100
250
10
What US island did North Korea threaten to attack with a missile?
Hawaii
Cozumel
Vancouver Island
Guam
11
Who won the largely-hyped boxing match in Nevada on August 26?
Floyd Mayweather
Connor McGregor
Mike Tyson
Manny Pacquiao
12
Chester Bennington, lead singer of this band, died on July 20.
Foo Fighters
Soundgarden
Metallica
Linkin Park
13
In which U.S. city did the "alt-right" rally in the street, that led to a woman's death?
Dallas, Texas
New York, NY
Charlottesville, Virginia
Phoenix, Arizona
14
Hackers who demanded ransom threatened to leak online the new season of this popular TV show:
House of Cards
13 Reasons Why
Orange is the New Black
Game of Thrones
15
In the North Atlantic, what kind of whales have been found dead in alarming numbers?
Right whales
Beluga whales
Blue whales
Killer whales
16
Which country threatened to launch a missile against the United States?
Russia
Mexico
North Korea
South Korea