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Current Events - January 2020
Current Events - January 2020
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1
What color is Iran on this map?
Peach
Purple
Red
Green
2
This year's Super Bowl will be held on February 2nd in this city?
Arizona
Detroit
Dallas
Miami
3
Which of these past presidents was
not
born in January?
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
William McKinley
4
This wrestler made his surprise WWE return Monday after undergoing 5 hip surgeries?
The Big Show
Randy Orton
John Cena
The Undertaker
5
The Trump administration is taking active measures to try to stop teenage _________.
Social media use
Drug use
Vaping
Drinking
6
Major League Baseball is investigating this 2017 World Series championship team for allegedly stealing signs?
New York Yankees
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Nationals
7
She was named
Time's Entertainer of the Year
?
Nicki Minaj
Lizzo
Keke Palmer
Cardi B
8
Shakira and this star will headline this year's Super Bowl halftime show?
Justin Timberlake
Jennifer Lopez
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
9
Julian Castro suspended his campaign for president but endorsed this other hopeful as his preferred candidate?
Andrew Yang
Joe Biden
Elizabeth Warren
Bernie Sanders
10
1917
, a movie about this war, was named the Best Drama Film of 2020?
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
World War II
World War I
11
At a meeting of world leaders in London, President Trump called Justin Trudeau, the leader of this country, "two-faced"?
France
Canada
Germany
Britain
12
Now that President Trump has been impeached, all eyes are on this Republican Senate leader who will oversee the trial?
Bernie Sanders
Mike Pence
Mitch McConnell
Chuck Schumer
13
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
14
Which NFL quarterback broke the league’s record for most career touchdown passes in December?
Aaron Rodgers
Drew Brees
Tom Brady
Eli Manning
15
A law legalizing recreational marijuana went into effect here, making it the 11th U.S. state to have such a law?
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
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
Michael Bloomberg is trying a different strategy to win the Democratic primary. What is it?
He is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising
He said he's only going to campaign on the Internet
He is only campaigning in Iowa
He has already chosen his running mate to be vice-president if he wins
18
Which country was banned from next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo?
Turkey
Iran
China
Russia
19
This reality show began its 24th season this week with Peter Weber as the new contestant?
Big Brother
Project Runway
The Apprentice
The Bachelor
20
Andrew Yang & the other Democratic candidates are campaigning hard as this state kicks off the primary on February 3rd?
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Nevada
Iowa
21
Tension with this country escalated over the past week after the U.S. killed its top military leader?
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
22
A passenger plane crashed after taking off from this country Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board?
Turkey
Syria
Iran
Ukraine
23
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
You took the breath out of my lung can't even fight it
I've been in a daze ever since the day that we met
24
What line comes next in this song?
Be something greater, go make a legacy
All tied up, no more love
Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
I was gonna be that one in a million
25
For the third time in American history, the House voted to impeach the president. Which president was not impeached?
Richard Nixon
Donald Trump
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
26
Nearly 18 million acres have been destroyed by a raging wildfire on this continent?
Europe
Asia
South America
Australia
27
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
28
Season 39 of Survivor wrapped up in December with this castaway as the sole survivor?
Noura
Tommy
Janet
Dean
29
An artwork that initially sold for $120,000 involved duct tape and what object?
A toilet
A can of soup
A pipe
A banana
30
This was the song of the year in 2019. What line comes next?
You can go and ask her
Cheated on my baby
Riding on a tractor
Cowboy hat from Gucci