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Current Events - January 2020
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1
Tension with this country escalated over the past week after the U.S. killed its top military leader?
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iran
2
1917
, a movie about this war, was named the Best Drama Film of 2020?
World War II
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
World War I
3
Now that President Trump has been impeached, all eyes are on this Republican Senate leader who will oversee the trial?
Mike Pence
Chuck Schumer
Bernie Sanders
Mitch McConnell
4
What line comes next in this song?
I was gonna be that one in a million
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
Be something greater, go make a legacy
All tied up, no more love
5
17-year-old Greta Thunberg of this country earned
Time's
Person of the Year award for her work on climate change?
Germany
Switzerland
Sweden
Norway
6
This year's Super Bowl will be held on February 2nd in this city?
Dallas
Detroit
Miami
Arizona
7
Nearly 18 million acres have been destroyed by a raging wildfire on this continent?
South America
Europe
Australia
Asia
8
This wrestler made his surprise WWE return Monday after undergoing 5 hip surgeries?
John Cena
Randy Orton
The Big Show
The Undertaker
9
A law legalizing recreational marijuana went into effect here, making it the 11th U.S. state to have such a law?
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
10
Season 39 of Survivor wrapped up in December with this castaway as the sole survivor?
Janet
Dean
Tommy
Noura
11
Julian Castro suspended his campaign for president but endorsed this other hopeful as his preferred candidate?
Andrew Yang
Joe Biden
Elizabeth Warren
Bernie Sanders
12
Michael Bloomberg is trying a different strategy to win the Democratic primary. What is it?
He is only campaigning in Iowa
He said he's only going to campaign on the Internet
He is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising
He has already chosen his running mate to be vice-president if he wins
13
This reality show began its 24th season this week with Peter Weber as the new contestant?
The Apprentice
Project Runway
The Bachelor
Big Brother
14
Shakira and this star will headline this year's Super Bowl halftime show?
Justin Timberlake
Ariana Grande
Jennifer Lopez
Ed Sheeran
15
Major League Baseball is investigating this 2017 World Series championship team for allegedly stealing signs?
Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Nationals
Houston Astros
New York Yankees
16
This comedian came under fire for some of the jokes he used while hosting the Golden Globes awards show this week?
David Letterman
Ricky Gervais
Kevin Hart
Jay Leno
17
For the third time in American history, the House voted to impeach the president. Which president was not impeached?
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
18
At a meeting of world leaders in London, President Trump called Justin Trudeau, the leader of this country, "two-faced"?
Britain
Germany
Canada
France
19
Which NFL quarterback broke the league’s record for most career touchdown passes in December?
Tom Brady
Drew Brees
Aaron Rodgers
Eli Manning
20
An artwork that initially sold for $120,000 involved duct tape and what object?
A can of soup
A pipe
A toilet
A banana
21
A passenger plane crashed after taking off from this country Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board?
Syria
Turkey
Ukraine
Iran
22
Tom Brady may have played his last game in the NFL after the Patriots lost to this team in the Wild Card game last week?
Seahawks
Vikings
Titans
Texans
23
What color is Iran on this map?
Red
Green
Peach
Purple
24
Andrew Yang & the other Democratic candidates are campaigning hard as this state kicks off the primary on February 3rd?
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Iowa
Nevada
25
Which of these past presidents was
not
born in January?
William McKinley
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
26
The Trump administration is taking active measures to try to stop teenage _________.
Vaping
Social media use
Drug use
Drinking
27
What line comes next in this song?
You took the words out of my mouth without even trying
After all this time I'm just as nervous
I've been in a daze ever since the day that we met
You took the breath out of my lung can't even fight it
28
This was the song of the year in 2019. What line comes next?
Cowboy hat from Gucci
Riding on a tractor
Cheated on my baby
You can go and ask her
29
Which country was banned from next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo?
Iran
China
Russia
Turkey
30
She was named
Time's Entertainer of the Year
?
Cardi B
Keke Palmer
Lizzo
Nicki Minaj