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Current Events 2018: Canada and the World
Current Events 2018: Canada and the World
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1
The Edmonton High Level Bridge was lit up on August 17, 2018 to commemorate ________?
Canada Day
The tragedy of the Residential Schools
Treaty No. 6 Recognition Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day
2
What is Brexit?
A wheat-based cracker
The UK leaving the European Union
An Atlanta rapper
A trade deal between England and France
3
Which event in Toronto in July 2018 sparked discussions on gun control in Canada?
The Yonge Street Van Rampage
Chinatown Shooting
Blue Jays Game Loss
The Danforth Mass Shooting
4
Which event prompted the student-led March for Our Lives Protest on March 24, 2018?
Donald Trump being elected as President of the United States
the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
The California fires
The Las Vegas Shooting
5
Which country won the 2018 Fifa World Cup?
Russia
Belgium
Croatia
France
6
What disaster hit just outside Athens, Greece, in July 2018, killing approximately 74 people.
Riots
Bombing
Flooding
Wildfires
7
Apple became the first publicly traded American company in Aug. 2018 to be worth more than $
__
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40 billion
1 trillion
10 million
8 billion
8
Approximately how many wildfires were burning in British Columbia in August 2018?
550
175
230
410
9
Prime Minister Trudeau has stated that marijuana will be legalized by which date?
Halloween 2018
October 17, 2018
Canada Day 2019
April 20, 2019
10
Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected president of _______ on July 1, in a landslide victory.
Venezuela
Argentina
Mexico
Spain
11
What is one of the main reasons that people are opposed to the Trans Mountain Pipeline?
will not generate many jobs
it is not cost-effective
harmful effects to the environment
Prime Minister Trudeau is against it
12
What is the #MeToo movement?
A movement against Harvey Weinstein
A movement against sharing personal struggles
A movement against sexual harassment and assault
A movement against Donald Trump
13
Europe's migration crisis is deepening, with many countries being opposed to migrants due to _?
fear of terrorism
not wanting to give up their jobs to immigrants
fear of the unknown
not wanting to mix with other cultures
14
Who won the 2018 Stanley Cup?
The Tampa Bay Lightning
The Washington Capitols
The Pittsburg Penguins
The Las Vegas Golden Knights
15
Which celebrity was sent to the Singapore Summit to aid in Trump's talks with North Korea?
Seth Rogan
Michael Jordan
Dennis Rodman
A-Rod
16
If Mexico and the US have a new trade deal, which trilateral trade agreement could be obsolete?
GATT
BAFTA
KAFKA
NAFTA
17
How long was the Thai soccer team stuck in a flooded cave in before they were rescued?
more than 2 weeks
1 week
5 days
10 days
