Current events: Sept. 8, 2020

Question 1

Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer at age 24. Which of the following icons did he NOT portray in a film?

Accepted Answer

Ray Charles

Question 2

14 people went on trial for their alleged involvement in the terrorist attack on the magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2015?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 3

What did Joe Biden condemn in a new campaign ad?

Accepted Answer

Rioting and looting

Question 4

After more than seven decades of absence, jaguars are being reintroduced into the wetlands of which country?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 5

This retailer announced that it will pay employees for eight hours who serve as poll workers for the 2020 election.

Accepted Answer

Old Navy

Question 6

A cyberattack disrupted 350k students last week in which city as they attempted to log in to online classes?

Accepted Answer

Miami

Question 7

What Virginia-based university switched to online learning after hundreds of students tested positive for COVID-19?

Accepted Answer

JMU

Question 8

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, signed a deal to produce multiple projects with which streaming platform?

Accepted Answer

Netflix

Question 9

Who has been criticized for visiting a San Francisco hair salon despite coronavirus restrictions?

Accepted Answer

Nancy Pelosi

Question 10

Why did Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan, resign from office?

Accepted Answer

Illness

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