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Current events questions covering newsworthy events. (1st Quarter - 2016)
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1
While Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton lead the presidential race, ____ is polling in third.
Gary Johnson
Jill Stein
Bernie Sanders
Ted Cruz
2
Last week a ___ in NJ killed 1 person and injured over 100. The cause has not been determined.
train crash
plane crash
bus crash
boat crash
3
This online giant recently reported that around 500 million accounts had been hacked into.
Google
Yahoo!
Hotmail
AOL
4
In at least 10 states, sightings of creepy ___ has local citizens on edge.
Sasquatch
Clowns
Dolls
Ghosts
5
This past week, ____ bought out one of its rivals, Cabela's, for $5.5 billion.
Bass Pro Shops
REI
Gander Mountain
Dick's Sporting Goods
6
In ___ last week two police officers were stabbed in an apparent terrorist attack.
Germany
England
France
Belgium
7
Jose Fernandez, a former pitcher for the ___, was killed in boating accident last week.
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Seattle Mariners
Miami Marlins
8
Though no one was hurt, this week over a dozen shots were fired, targeting a police station in:
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Indianapolis
9
After a record 6 year drought in this state, water conservation is beginning to decrease.
Florida
Texas
California
Indiana
10
This NFL player has been in the news for sitting and kneeling during the national anthem.
Tom Brady
Cam Newton
Colin Kaepernick
Andrew Luck
11
Mylan Inc., makers of ___, have faced heavy criticisms due to its huge price hikes of the drug.
EpiPen
Flu Shots
Advil
Tylenol
12
A cease-fire agreement between multiple countries fell apart this past week in the country of:
Syria
Libya
Iran
Iraq
13
The most recent polls show the race for IN governor is virtually tied between Eric Holcomb and:
Mike Pence
Todd Young
Evan Bayh
John Gregg
14
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has protested to stop the construction of ___ running through ND.
a wind farm
an oil pipeline
a railroad
a highway
15
Elon Musk, CEO of ___, announced plans to eventually colonize Mars with human beings by 2023.
Blue Origin
Boeing
NASA
SpaceX
16
Last week, a 14-year-old boy killed his father and shot 3 people at an elementary school in:
Oregon
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
17
The Category 4 Hurricane ____, made landfall this week and continues to head to the east coast.
Matthew
Marcus
Murray
Milton
18
A vice-presidential debate took place this week between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican ____.
Mike Pence
Mitch Daniels
Paul Ryan
Ted Cruz
19
____ was voted the nation's most polite restaurant chain this past week.
Panera Bread
Chick-fil-A
Taco Bell
Hardee's
20
This company is challenging Apple and Samsung phones head on with its release of Pixel.
Sony
Nintendo
Comcast
Google