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Current Events 2017
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1
Who won the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor?
Floyd Mayweather
Conor McGregor
2
Which celebrity couple called it quits this summer and are getting a divorce?
Will Smith and Jada Smith
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
Dax Sheppard and Kristen Bell
3
Who won the 2017 Tour de France?
Chris Froome
Alberto Contador
Romain Bardet
Rigoberto Uran
4
The U.S. Senate failed to replace what Obama era legislation in July?
Affordable Care Act
Brady Bill
Immigration Amnesty Executive Order 2812
Transgender Military Bill
5
What natural phenomena were people able to witness on August 21, 2017?
Solar Storm
Solar Eclipse
Meteor Shower
Comet Sighting
6
Who did President Trump appoint to the Supreme Court that was confirmed by the Senate?
Justin Trudeau
Woody Johnson
James Comey
Neil Gorsuch
7
What is the name of the hurricane that recently wreaked havoc across Texas & her border states?
Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Genevieve
Hurricane Mckayla
Hurricane Blake
8
Which country is making vaccines mandatory for children by 2018?
Germany
Switzerland
US
France
9
Which country is the second largest by land size?
United States
Canada
Russia
Brazil
10
What VA city experienced violent protests and riots in August 2017?
Charlottesville
Alexandria
Harrisonburg
Blacksburg
11
The current governor of Virginia is
Douglas Wilder
Terry McAuliffe
Bob McDonnell
Tim Kaine
12
Betsy DeVos was nominated to what position in the presidential cabinet?
Secretary of Education
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
13
What Iraqi city was reconquered from Isis terrorists?
Kabul
Amman
Mosul
Islamabad
14
Manchester, England suffered a terrorist attack back in May at a ___ concert.
Taylor Swift
Katy Perry
Kehlani
Ariana Grande
15
One year ago this June, the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to
adopt a new system of government
go to war with Syria
leave the European Union
separate from Scotland
16
Verizon bought this major company for a small fee of $4.48 billion dollars?
Yahoo
Macy's
Amazon
Sprint
17
Name our 2 current US senators from Virginia
Tim Kaine and Mark Warner
George Allen and Jim Gilmore
Harry Byrd and Jim Webb
Chuck Robb and Eric Canter
18
This country's civil war has created the worst humanitarian crisis of our time.
Israel
Syria
Yemen
Jordan
19
What country has been pushing forward nuclear missile tests despite sanctions and warnings?
Germany
Suriname
Angola
North Korea
20
The Trump administration is under investigation for collusion with what foreign government?
Russia
Germany
North Korea
China
21
What former athlete was paroled from a Nevada prison this summer?
Barry Bonds
James Damore
OJ Simpson
Lance Armstrong
22
Roughly how many flowers does a beehive have to harvest to make 1 pound of honey?
10,500
305
2,000,000
700,000
23
President Trump pulled the US out of what international agreement in June?
Paris Climate Accord
NAFTA
Oslo Accord
NATO
24
What famous global athlete decided to race a great white shark during shark week?
Michael Phelps
Katie Ledecky
Ian Thorpe
Caeleb Dressel
25
What famous athlete retired from his sport with a 3rd place finish and loss to Justin Gatlin?
Mo Farah
Alberto Contador
Neymar
Usain Bolt
26
What sports figure is currently out of a job for taking a knee during the national anthem?
Isiah Thomas
Rafael Nadal
Colin Kaepernick
Michael Bradley
27
Who drops the chili in Mr. Wingo's warm up slide?
Kevin Malone
Gabe Lewis
Stanley Hudson
Toby Flenderson
28
What VA school won the 2016 NCAA DI National Football Championship over Youngstown State?
James Madison University
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Old Dominion
