Current Events Quiz April 9

Scientists announced that this tiny particle, like an electron but 200 times larger, seems to disobey laws of physics

Which U.S. state has seen the sharpest rise in coronavirus cases in the past few weeks?

The map below relates to the pandemic. What is true of the places tinted orange?

Which movie has made the most money in U.S. theaters during the pandemic?

What’s happening in this photo?

The CW rebooted 70s TV show “Kung Fu,” featuring martial arts. Who played the lead role in the original?

Which TWO significant pieces of legislation did New York State pass last week?

A huge container ship was dislodged from the Suez Canal after being stuck for days. Which of these helped free it?

New York City formally named Times Square 117 years ago this week. What was the square’s previous name?

What’s pictured in this photo?

Billions of which type of animal are expected to emerge from underground in 18 states in the next few weeks?

Georgia’s new voting law has inspired a heated national debate. Which is NOT a change to the state’s election rules?

As MLB season begins, all teams are allowing some fans in the stands but only ___ opened its stadium to full capacity

The rapper Lil Nas X unveiled ___ this week to help promote his new single and hell-themed music video, causing outrage

The derailment of the Taroko Express train on the morning of April 2 was the worst such disaster in ___ in four decades

15 million doses of the ___ vaccine were contaminated, forcing regulators to delay authorizing the plant’s production

The Biden administration plans to generate energy to power millions of homes by helping install ___ off the East Coast

Yahoo will shut down Yahoo Answers, its question-and-answer service, May 4. Which of these did not appear on the site?