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Current Events Jan 6
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This branch of government debates and passes laws
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
2
The actress who played the original Princess Leia in Star Wars was:
Natalie Portman
Jodie Foster
Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
3
According to a recent CNN Money article, what is the best job in America today?
database analyst
veterinarian
mobile app developer
surgeon
4
A type of economy without government intervention
mixed
market
unionized
planned
5
The vaccine for which deadly diseased showed a 100% positive result and will be released soon?
Ebola
Cholera
AIDS
Malaria
6
Facebook Live encountered controversy over the break because someone ___ while on it
was selling drugs
was recruiting for ISIS
was using it for hate speech
died
7
Yesterday, this company stopped plans to build a new factory in Mexico to instead build in USA
Toyota
Chrysler
Ford
Tesla
8
The CIA has accused this country of hacking the American election:
Russia
China
Saudi Arabia
India
9
The new Secretary General of the UN started in his role on Jan 1st. He is from this country
Portugal
Spain
South Korea
Japan
10
A Trump tweet stopped Republicans in the US from getting rid of:
the Environmental Protection Agency
the Office of Congressional Ethics
Obamacare
the CIA
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For youth - YCJA, for adults:
Criminal Adult Code
ACJA
YCJS
Criminal Code of Canada
12
A deadly New Year's attack at a nightclub by ISIS took place in this
city
killing 39 people
Istanbul
Nice
Bagdad
Paris
13
Apple took down this app in China this week:
Minecraft
Heads Up
Monopoly
NY Times
14
When workers unite to discuss wages and conditions with their employers, this is:
collective bargaining
striking
collective dealing
lobbying
15
The Official Opposition of Canada is now the
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Wild Rose Party
NDP
16
This is a photo of:
nanotechnology
rash from Ebola
a rare type of galaxy
your retina
17
In our current electoral system, it is harder for these types of parties to win seats
parties with small, but widespread national support
parties with a long historical based of power
parties with a lot of local regional support
parties who are left wing
18
In the first days of January, flights were cancelled and schools closed in China because of
massive snowfall
bomb threats to Beijing by ISIS
smog
mass protests
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This country was #1 on NY Times list of 2017 travel destinations:
Australia
United Kingdom
Canada
Ecuador
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The largest category of immigrants
family class
refugees
other
economic
