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Current Events- 8-17-20
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Following outbreaks in the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, the _________ sent out new revised protocols to teams.
NHL
NAACP
NBA
MLB
2
Last week, presumtive democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden chose ______ as his running mate for the 2020 election.
Barack Obama
Kamala Harris
Elizabeth Warren
Donald Trump
3
Earlier this month, the White House announced it had no plans to delay the
NBA season
Upcoming congressional session
Release of relief checks
Election
4
This month, the National Park Service advised that you shouldn't _________ if confronted by a bear.
Hide
Pretend to be dead
Push your friend down to save yourself.
Run
5
In response to recent trends, an Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world’s most expensive
hospital bracelet
webcam background
wedding ring
mask
6
This week, the leaders of the ________ were called to testify at an emergency oversight hearing on mail delays.
USPS
FedEx couriers
UPS
White House
7
Earlier this month, for the first time ever, ______ removed a post by President Trump citing coronavirus misinformation.
Twitter
TikTok
Instagram
Facebook
8
Earlier this month, a woman in Oregon got famous after she was caught by Google Street View after she
mooned a driver
got her head stuck in a trashcan
stole a parking meter
stole a police car
9
Earlier this month, the organizers of the ___________ called off their event due to COVID 19 concerns.
The Boston Marathon
The Indianapolis 500
The Chicago World Mud Wrestling Championships
Philly's Naked Bike Ride
10
Earlier this month, nearly 200 people in Rhode Island receive tax refund checks signed by...
President Obama
The Marshmallow Man
Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney
Kamala Harris
11
This month, tropical Storm ________ moved up the East Coast, leaving over 2 million people without power.
Quentin
Rosa
Isabel
Isaias
12
Earlier this month, President Trump encouraged voters in Florida - but only Florida - to request __________ ballots.
mail-in
election
census
congressional
13
This month, Iowa ended the lifetime voting ban for...
Children
Felons
Politicians
Immigrants
14
Last week, thousands of motorcycle riders met in ________ for the 80th annual motorcycle rally despite COVID concerns.
Los Angeles, California
Boise, Idaho
Sturgis, South Dakota
Indianapolis, Indiana
15
Recently an author known for accuracy was called out for including an old recipe with ingredients that can only be found
under the sea
in present day
in Asia
in the Legend of Zelda video game
16
A plane carrying Illegal drugs from Indonesia to Australia was intercepted by authorities after it...
crashed at takeoff because it had way too many drugs on it.
landed at an FBI-only airport.
was found to also be carrying a thousand pounds of illegal ivory.
landed on a lake far off of the flight path.
17
Which of the following is a part of the popular TikTok "Whatcha Doing With That Uh Ugh" Challenge?
Throwing water on people
Dancing in a grocery store
Pretending that someone is stealing
Slapping 3 people
18
Earlier this month, Deutsche Bank complied with a subpoena and handed over _______'s financial records.
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Tim Cook
Alexander Hamilton
19
This month, a man in England accidentally burned down his apartment when he...
Tried to burn the coronavirus out of his space
Proposed to his girlfriend using 100 candles
Hosted an indoor bonfire
Roasted a pig in his apartment
20
It was recently announced that the live-action version of "Mulan" would skip theaters and premiere on...
Netflix
Prime
Fox
Disney+