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NYTImes 2019 Current Events Review
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1
Astronomers announced on April 10 that they had at last captured an image of one of __________.
a black hole
dark matter
the most distant object in the Milky Way galaxy
the sun
2
Speaking at the UN climate summit, ____delivered a speech criticizing world leaders of not protecting the environment
Emma Gonzalez
Greta Thunberg
Mari Copeny
3
_______ revealed the scope of a historic Russian campaign to sabotage the 2016 presidential election
Robert S. Mueller III
Donald Trump
Senator Mitch McConnell
Kenneth W. Starr
4
President Trump on June 30 became the first sitting American commander in chief to set foot in _____
North Korea
Russia
outer space
Vietnam
5
___ continued to spread in the United States, federal health officials said on April 29, surpassing 700 cases this year
The flu
EbolaZ
Zika
Measles
6
From Sydney to Seoul, Cape Town to New York, children skipped school en masse on March 15 to demand action on ___.
racism
income inequality
climate change
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_______ plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction, posing a dire threat to ecosystems
62
5,000
1 million
300,000
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Medical experts on Sept. 6 warned the public about the dangers of ____ as the number of people getting sick doubled
doing the "cinnamon challenge"
vaping
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______ arrived as the No. 1 movie in at least 54 countries the weekend of April 27, collecting $1.2 billion worldwide
“Toy Story 4”
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Captain Marvel”
"Elf"
10
Jussie Smollett, the “___” actor, staged a fake assault in Chicago.
60 Minutes
Empire
The Walking Dead
Stranger Things
11
In a major college admissions scandal, federal prosecutors charged 50 people on March 12 in a scheme to ___ universities
blackmail officials into letting their children into
use political connections to get into
buy spots in the freshman classes at
12
On July 28, Lil Nas X’s “” notched a 17th week at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100
Old Town Road
Ransom
Señorita
13
The __ ended a 52-year drought and won their first N.H.L. Stanley Cup, and the __ won their first N.B.A championship
St. Louis Blues; Toronto Raptors
Boston Bruins; Golden State Warriors
Dallas Stars; Milwaukee Bucks
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El Chapo was convicted on Feb. 12 of shipping ______ into the United States from Mexico.
animals
drugs
weapons
money
15
___________ won for song of the year at the 61st annual Grammy Awards
Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”
Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next”
Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode”
16
____ won best drama at the Emmys.
This is Us
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
17
Billionaire Robert Smith, said his family would ___ the entire graduating class of 396 students of Morehouse college.
pay off the student debt
arrest
buy cars for
hire
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The US women's ____ team claimed its 4th World Cup in July.
gymnastics
ping pong
soccer
basketball