Current news quiz

The World Cup ended on July 13 with Germany winning the championship game. Who did they beat?

Obama announced that he authorized limited airstrikes against ISIS militants in this country.

100,000 Christians have fled their homes in _____ fearing a slaughter by the Muslim group ISIS.

On July 29, the EU and the US announced sanctions against Russia over the conflict in _______.

___ is experiencing the worst drought in its history, and effects are being felt across the US.

In June, commandos seized the man suspected of leading the attack on the US mission in _______.

Facing the worst known outbreak of ______, the WHO declared a public health emergency on Aug. 8

Riots broke out in this city after a policeman shot and killed an unarmed black teen on Aug. 9/

Congress voted on July 30 to ___ President Obama for overstepping the powers of the presidency.

On July 17, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 crashed into a wheat field in the eastern part of:

June 4 marked the 25th anniversary of the Tiennaman Square massacre in which country?

On June 18, the US Patent and Trademark Office canceled the trademark for the _________.

Hamas has fired 1,000 rockets into Israel, while Israel has continued its air offensive in:

Due to resistance to vaccination, cases of ________ have reached a 20-year high in the U.S.

On June 29 ISIS said that it had established a/an ___, and declared its leader absolute ruler.

What app, valued at $18.2 billion, has been the target of protests this summer across Europe?

__ said in July that it was laying off 18,000 employees in an attempt at reinvigorate intself.

On June 10, Sunni militants spilling over the border from _________ seized control of Mosul.

The lone American prisoner of war from the ___ was released in exchange for Taliban detainees.

Eric Shinseki resigned as secretary of the ____ on May 30, leaving behind a a scandal.