Current Events: January 28th

Question 1

Which of the following is not a new executive order?

Accepted Answer

Creating a Monument to Pres. McKinley on the National Mall

Question 2

Google said it will use P. Trump's new names for two geographic features, one is the Gulf of America. What is the other?

Accepted Answer

Denali, now Mount McKinley

Question 3

It's the Lunar New Year. What year is this?

Accepted Answer

Year of the Snake

Question 4

What's the new AI that has stock markets and Silicon Valley stressed, bc it is cheaper to build than its U.S. rivals?

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek

Question 5

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people plunged into the Potomac River after the jet collided with what, killing 67?

Accepted Answer

An Army helicopter

Question 6

What did Israel and Hamas agree to after more than a year of fighting?

Accepted Answer

A six-week ceasefire

Question 7

The Trump administration ordered, and then rescinded, a wide-ranging freeze on what?

Accepted Answer

Federal grants and loans

Question 8

Where are ~400 mil. Hindu pilgrims from around the world expected to gather in the religions biggest display of unity?

Accepted Answer

In and around the Ganges River

Question 9

The pres. of which country set off a diplomatic conflict with P. Trump by denying 2 military planes carrying deportees?

Accepted Answer

Colombia

Question 10

The Trump administration offered roughly 2 million federal workers the option to resign now and receive what in return?

Accepted Answer

Paychecks through September

Question 11

Standardized test results showed that 33% of 8th graders in U.S. had “below basic” skills in _ last year, worst in 30 yr

Accepted Answer

Reading

Questions 11