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World News This Week - January 5, 2023
World News This Week - January 5, 2023
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1
5 service members were killed on the Coast Guard plane. The Coast Guard was responding to the earthquake emergency.
False
True
2
IDF was able to carry out the assassination deep in Lebanon by using
a hit squad
a ground invasion
poison
a drone strike
3
The Noto Peninsula is on the western coast of Honshu. The earthquake triggered a warning of a possible tsunami in the
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Sea
Sea of Japan
4
Last winter, an alleged Chinese spy balloon was shot down over the U.S. The same balloons were spotted this week over
Mongolia
Taiwan
Australia
Ireland
5
A powerful earthquake struck the Noto peninsula on Japan's main island of ___, killing at-least 82 people.
Honshu
Ceylon
Hawaii
Okinawa
6
Outrage in Naples, Italy, pizza capital of the world, after renowned "pizza maestro" Gino Sorbillo added __ to his menu.
buffalo chicken
mushrooms
anchovies
pineapple
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A New Zealand fisherman survived 24 hours floating in shark infested waters after falling overboard. How was he rescued?
a military submarine happened to surface 100 ft. away from him.
he used his cell phone to alert the Coast Guard
a leatherbacked sea turtle pulled him to shore
another boat saw the reflection of the sun off of his watch
8
On New Year's Day these two schools won their bowl games to advance to the College Football Playoff championship game.
Connecticut Huskies
Michigan Wolverines
Washington Huskies
Utah Valley Wolverines
9
IDF escalated its war against Hamas assassinating a Hamas leader in Beirut, capital of this country north of Israel.
Lebanon
Egypt
Russia
Jordan
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In Britain thousands of _ walked off the job for a 6 day strike demanding a pay raise, crippling the health care system.
doctors
radiologists who take x-rays
custodians who maintain hospitals
ambulance drivers
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A jet at Tokyo's Haneda Airport burst into flames after colliding with a Coast Guard plane. 379 people were on board.
1 person survived
100 were killed
all were killed
no one was killed