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Current Events/Back to School Civics 2020
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HWMS 2020 y'all
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1
Who won 5 Grammys at the 2020 award show, winning best album, best new artist, best song, etc.?
Billie Eilish
Arianna Grande
Camila Cabello
Lil Nas X
2
Which of the following was NOT a cause for Walt Disney World to close since it opened in 1971?
9/11 Terrorist Attacks in 2001
Hurricanes
CoVid-19
Alligator attacks
3
Which state set the record for new Covid19 cases reported in one day with 15,300 new cases on July 12?
New York
Alaska
California
Florida
4
What streaming service launched in November 2019?
Youtube Red
Hulu
Disney +
Netflix
5
Bonus Question: when is it socially acceptable to play Christmas music?
Only after Thanksgiving
December 24th-December 26th... That's it.
Anytime after Halloween
ALL YEAR LONG
6
Which popular social media outlet has been threatened with "shutting down" by the U.S. President?
Linked-In
Tik Tok
Twitter
Facebook
7
Throwback Today: Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
8
Which professional sports league continued playing at the Disney World bubble during Covid-19?
NBA
NHL
MLB
Twitch
9
Who are the primary candidates for the 2020 Presidential Election?
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Joe Biden and George Bush
10
Which company built the rocket that launched the first manned mission from American soil since 2011?
NASA
SpaceX
Lockheed Martin
The Galactic Empire
11
Which Major League Baseball team made headlines for the first outbreak of Covid-19 since quarantine?
Miami Marlins
New York Yankees
Colorado Rockies
Boston Red Sox
12
Who is the Vice President of the United States?
Mike Pence
George Bush
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
13
What are the two major political parties of the United States?
Republicans and Democrats
Republicans and Demolishers
Whigs and Tea Party
Birthday and Surprise
14
What type of government does the Republic of North Korea have?
Anarchy
Dictatorship
Republic
Whatever the United States has...
15
How many Presidents have served in the United States, so far?
27
33
18
45
16
How old is the current queen of England, Elizabeth II?
25
107
94
52
17
Is it a violation of your student technology contract to play games at school?
yes
You could lose your laptop privileges by trying to play games in class.
P.S this is a screenshot from a student's computer last year
no
18
What popular Disney Channel band made a comeback tour in 2019?
Big Time Rush
Jonas Brothers
Ally & AJ
NSYNC
19
Who surprised the political and musical worlds by announcing they're running for President in 2020?
Bono
Post Malone
Kanye West
Beyonce
20
What is the best subject taught at Horizon West Middle School?
Civics (ooh lah lah)
Science (yuck)
Math (ew)
English (nah fam)
21
The United States might have violated international law by assassinating a general from which country?
Iran
North Korea
Russia
China
22
Civics-y question time! What does the President's "Cabinet" do?
holds the White House's special Presidential Plates
stores delicious jams and jellies
advises the President on different topics
hides government secrets from the people
23
Which American politician was impeached by the House of Representatives in early 2020?
Steve Harvey
Barack Obama
Mike Pence
Donald Trump
24
Which social changes did the Black Lives Matter movement march and protest for this summer?
Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmed Arbery
Tax Cuts
LGBTQ+ rights
Law Enforcement Reform
25
What is the name of the virus that has devastated populations all over the world this year?
NBA 2K19
Bubonic Plague
Influenza
CoVid-19
26
What are the two parts of Congress (the people who make laws in the U.S.) called?
House of Burgesses and House of Commons
Gryffindor and Hufflepuff
House of Representatives and Senate
Part 1 and Part 2