Current Events Quiz: 10/5-10/18

____ is the 2014-2015 recording industry year's best-selling album. 

Last week, which nation defied President Putin in sending 900 troops to occupy Russia's border?

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a pluralist pro-democracy organization from _______. 

The DPR of North Korea recently celebrated its______anniversary with a massive military parade.

___reached a plea deal in a case over paying hush money in response to sex abuse allegations. 

Which former NBA star is currently in a coma after being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel?

Who recently withdrew his candidacy for the Speaker of the House?

A recent report finds nearly how many displaced persons in South Sudan?

What is the current party breakdown of the 114th US Senate? (D=Democrat, R=Republican)

Two college shootings, one in Texas, the other in ____left two students dead and four wounded.

In the latest poll, Donald Trump was shown leading among GOP candidates at ____%

The police shooting of Tamir Rice in ______ was deemed justifiable by two independent reports.

Who is the current president of Afghanistan?

How many American troops will remain in Afghanistan until 2017?

To what university was Apple ordered to pay $234 million for a patent infringement lawsuit?

Which rock legend recently scored his/their first ever #1 album on the Billboard Hot 100?

Texas Judge _____ ruled that Texas can deny birth certificates to children of immigrants.

Which Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2010) recently died on October 10? 

Who became the fourth non-fiction writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Who was NOT a candidate in last week's Democratic primary debate?

Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada suffered a broken leg after a late slide by Chase Utley of the____.

Which pop/R&B artist released his/her first album in nearly 8 years this past month? 

Currently how many female associate justices serve in the US Supreme Court?

Who is this?

The first Democratic debate of the season was held in Las Vegas on October 13 at ______. 

Crowds of protesters marched in ____after 2 suicide bomb attacks at a pro-Kurdish peace rally.

A new film about which tech mogul is set to be released this week? 

President Obama apologized _____ for the bombing of their hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

Which Houston mayoral candidate is currently leading the polls?

Who was recently elected as the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the state of Texas?

Approximately now many jobs did Texas add during the month of September?