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Current Events - August 9, 2024
Current Events - August 9, 2024
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Meanwhile, Harris and Walz are sticking to an adjective to describe Trump and Vance. What is that word?
Corporate
Fascist
Weird
Nationalist
2
A man named Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an intentionally detonated bomb in Iran. Who was he?
A top-level Hamas leader
A pro-peace protestor
An Iranian politician running for office
An Israeli spy
3
VP Harris selected her VP running mate Tim Walz. Which state is he the governor of currently?
California
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Minnesota
4
Walz served in the Army National Guard for 24 years. Republicans are attacking his service because ... ?
None of the above
They are saying the national guard isn't "real" service
They claim he only served for a fraction of 24 years.
They claim he retired to avoid serving in Iraq War.
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Who is the womens' Olympic swimmer who continued to dominate all competition in Paris?
Katie Ledecky
Jenny Thompson
Amy Van Dyken
Dara Torres
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True or False: Harris and Trump have agreed to a debate in early September on ABC.
True
False
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What new Olympic sport will be featured tonight?
surfing
breakdancing
skateboarding
3x3 basketball
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An athlete named Luzar Dukic drowned in what swimming competition this week?
A Crossfit competition called "Fittest on Earth"
A 'swim with the dolphins' event in south Florida
The Olympic 1500m individual medley
A college crew/rowing competition
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Who was the most streamed Spotify artist this week?
Billie Eilish
Post Malone
Chappell Roan
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
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Olympic track athlete Noah Lyles won the bronze medal in the 200m dash last night. What was noteworthy about this?
He had never lost a race before
He had never won a medal before
He threatened to quit 4 hours earlier
He tested positive for COVID Tuesday
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3 teens in Austria were arrested in a bomb plot at a Taylor Swift concert. Authorities believe they are part of ... ?
Hamas
An anti-TayTay cult
Al-Qaeda
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)
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Under questionable circumstances, who won the Venezuelan presidential election?
María Corina Machado
Taylor Swift
Edmundo Gonzalez
Nicolás Maduro
