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Burton Intro to Current Events Sept 2017
Burton Intro to Current Events Sept 2017
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Global I - Current Events - Summer 2017
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1
Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives?
Jeff Sessions
Rex Ryan
Paul Ryan
Brian Higgins
2
What is the name of the Hurricane currently hitting Florida?
Harvey
Irma
Juan
Andrew
3
The group U2 played in Orchard Park on Tuesday. Where are the members of the band from?
U.S.A.
England
Germany
Ireland
4
How many 90 degree days did we have this summer?
1
4
7
9
5
What social media outlet does President Trump often use?
Twitter
Snapchat
Facebook
Instagram
6
What players were just traded from the Cavs to the Celtics and Celtics to Cavs?
Cousy, Gehrig
Curry, Harden
James, Wade
Irving, Thomas
7
What is Mr. Burton's
favorite
sports team?
Tigers
Lions
Wings
Pistons
8
Who was the FBI Director that was fired by President Trump?
Scaramucci
Sessions
Comey
Spicer
9
Who did the Detroit Lions beat last Sunday for their first win of the season?
Cardinals
Browns
Seahawks
Bears
10
What was the name of the hurricane that just devastated areas of Texas?
Irma
Harold
Trish
Harvey
11
What war film that came out this year and has a good chance of winning an Academy Award?
Dunkirk
Fredonia
Stand Tall
The Fall of Paris
12
What is the name of the leader of North Korea
Kim Ill-Sung
KIm Jong-un
Mr Burton
Kim Jong-Ill
13
What famous music artist had a birthday last week?
Madonna
Phill Collins
Beyonce
Taylor Swift
14
Over five days, Tropical Storm Harvey dropped a little over __ feet of rain on parts of Texas.
5
3
2
4
15
Where did the controversial march by White Supremacists, the KKK, and Neo-Nazis take place?
Charlottesvile, Virginia
Raleigh, Virginia
Cheektowaga, NY
Los Angeles, California
16
What happened on August 21 that had many people staring at the sun?
Haley's Comet hit the sun
solar flares
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
17
In what country is the USA involved in the
longest
war of its history?
Iraq
Afghanistan
Qatar
Iran
18
Who is the new coach of the Buffalo Bills?
Polian
Peterman
McDermott
Ryan
19
What country is launching nuclear missiles and threatened to bomb Guam during the summer?
South Korea
Russia
North Korea
China
20
What senator from Arizona, who was also a war hero, had brain surgery this summer?
Mitch McConnell
Chuck Schumer
Zach Taylor
John McCain