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Current Event Wars! 3/29/2019
Current Event Wars! 3/29/2019
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This is a quiz of recent Current Events.
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1
Which industry took a hit with the recent Nebraska flooding?
Wheat industry
Seafood industry
Cattle industry
Steel industry
2
True or False: Trump has something to do with the "hacking" of the 2016 election.
True
False
3
How many people were killed in the New Zealand shooting?
50
17
149
None, they were all just injured
4
Which country did the Idai Cyclone hit?
Libya
Mozambique
Taiwan
Japan
5
Who send 13 bomb packages to influential political figures?
Victor Krum
Cesar Sayoc
Northrop Grumman
William Langewiesche
6
Which University was NOT part of the College Admissions Scandal?
Harvard
University of South Carolina
Yale
Stanford
7
How much money was Mike Trout offered to stay with the LA Angels over the next 10 years?
$430 Million
$100 Million
$56 Million
$345 Million
8
Who took over the Brexit process?
European Union
Prime Minister Theresa May
UK Citizens
Lawmakers
9
Which Beoing planes have been having technical issues and are now grounded in many countries?
Boeing 636
Boeing 736
Boeing 737
Boeing 650
10
Which country had days-long, nationwide blackouts that killed 21 people?
Colombia
Venezuela
Honduras
Indonesia
11
What was the place of the shooting that happened in New Zealand?
School
Mosque
US Embassy
Temple
12
How many miles of the border wall was proposed to be added by President Trump?
86 Miles
57 Miles
117 Miles
37 Miles
13
How many people died from the Cyclone Idal that swept through Zimbabwe?
43 people
15 people
24 people
37 people
14
According to the World Happiness Report, which is the happiest country?
Denmark
Norway
Iceland
Lapland
15
In which country were 2 US service members killed during an operation recently?
Iraq
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Syria
16
Recently, there were 45 rattlesnakes found under a man's house. Where did this occur?
Florida
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
17
The shooter in the New Zealand mass shooting in March as a(n)...
Jewish Extremist
Muslim Extremist
Conservative right-wing Extremist
Liberal left-wing Extremist
18
What has been going on in the UK right now?
Fight over Brexit
Gun Control Debate
Anti-Government Protests
Shooting
19
Which animal eats an opossum in the Amazon rainforest?
Tarantula
Snake
Chimpanzee
Toucan
20
How many exotic turtles were found with duct tape and stuffed in suitcases in Manila?
10
1,500
2,023
60
21
A man recently returned a library book that was how many years overdue?
10
53
78
12
22
What kind of statue did a Missouri man try to steal in Arkansas?
Giraffe
Al Capone
Horse
Man with a dog
23
Which person's report delcared that Trump had no ties with Russia in the 2016 Election?
Robert Mueller
James N. Mattis
Christopher A. Wray
Brett Kavanaugh
24
Who won the College Football National Championship in 2019 (44-16)?
Oklahoma
Clemson
Penn State
Alabama
25
America's ____ rose to the highest level last year even though Trump said he would reduce it.
Trade deficit in goods
Incarceration rate
Unemployment rate
Illegal immigration
26
How much damage was done in Nebraska's recent flooding?
$7.6 Million
$4 Billion
$1 Billion
$12.9 Million
27
What is the goal of the Florida Man Challenge?
Move to Florida, man
Do something that has been done in a Florida by a man
Google "Florida Man" followed by your birthday
Do something kind for someone who lives in Florida
28
How many days did the US Government shutdown last?
40 Days
26 Days
35 Days
None of the above
29
How many people died in the March Boeing plane crash in Africa?
60
113
100
157
30
What US state wants to raise the age to buy cigarettes, eventually making it illegal?
Arizona
California
Hawaii
Oregon
