stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Current Events & SS9 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Current Events & SS9
Current Events & SS9
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
53 plays
current events
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
This major South American city had a water shortage this week. 4 million without water.
Santiago, Chile
Mexico City, Mexico
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
San Jose, Costa Rica
2
President Trump gave a major speech to which group this week?
Congress
His Cabinet
White House Staff
Parliament
3
In Canada, a youth is defined legally as someone under the age of:
14
21
18
16
4
Who was reported this week to be taking more than 450 tonnes of luggage on a 9 day trip?
King Salman of Saudi Arabia
Melania Trump
Sultan of Brunei
Rihanna
5
This mammal sleeps for the shortest amount of time:
Rabbits
Elephants
Kangaroos
Dolphins
6
She was recognized at Harvard this week for her humanitarian work.
Emma Stone
Angelina Jolie
Rihanna
Beyonce
7
The maximum sentence for a youth in Canada is:
25 years
10 years
15 years
5 years
8
Who is this person behind Trump?
Marco Rubio
Sean Spicer
Ted Cruz
Paul Ryan
9
There was a mishap at the Oscar's. In the end, this movie won Best Picture:
Fences
Moonlight
Hidden Figures
La La Land
10
Trump has created a hotline specifically for victims of crime
by terrorists
by alleged illegal immigrants
by Mexicans
in domestic situations
11
This social media site went
public
this week
(you can now buy shares in the company)
Twitter
Instagram
Snapchat
What's app
12
According to a U of A report, pools may have approximately ____ litres of urine in them
75
50
10
200
13
There were massive internet problems this week due to a problem with:
Alibaba
Amazon
Google
Facebook
14
Trump supported all of the following in his speech
EXCEPT
construction of a great, great wall on the southern border
more peaceful relations with Iran
increased defence funding
a merit based immigration system similar to Canada's
15
These 2 countries vetoed a UN Security Council attempt to sanction Syria for chemical weapons
Russia and France
Russia and the USA
Russia and China
China and the USA
16
A famous volcano, Mt Etna, erupted this week in this country:
Japan
Hawaii
Mexico
Italy
17
The head of this company apologized after his argument with an employee was caught on video
Google
Blackberry
Airbnb
Uber
18
There are by-elections happening in Calgary soon - these two people stepped down
Jason Kenney and Naheed Nenshi
Jason Kenney and Rona Ambrose
Stephen Harper and Jason Kenney
Stephen Harper and Kent Hehr
19
The following will soon be in Canadian airports
Facial recognition
Drug sniffing cats
Fingerprint ID
Retinal scan for everyone
20
Who is this person behind Trump?
Speaker of House of Representatives: Mike Pence
Vice President Mike Pence
Speaker of House of Representatives: Ted Cruz
Vice President: Paul Ryan