CNN Current Events Exam 58 Questions with Verified Answers
Oklahoma - CORRECT ANSWER The University of ..?..shut down the SAE fraternity after video
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IRAN - CORRECT ANSWER Forty-seven Republican senators signed an open letter to the leaders of ..?.. aimed at undermining a nuclear agreement between that country and the U.S.
Tikrit - CORRECT ANSWER Iraqi forces are said to be making big gains in retaking the city of ..?.. in a key offensive against ISIS.
Brazil - CORRECT ANSWER About 200,000 people took to the streets in ..?.. to demand the impeachment of their president over a huge scandal involving the state-run oil company, Petrobras.
Vanuatu - CORRECT ANSWER The tiny Pacific island nation of ..?.. was devastated by a category 5 tropical storm, described as the worst storm "in living memory" for the region.
Bashar al-Assad - CORRECT ANSWER Secretary of State John Kerry said he is willing to negotiate personally with the president of Syria, ..?.., to end that nation's four-year-old conflict.
Florida - CORRECT ANSWER According to reports, officials at ..?..'s Department of Environmental Protection have been warned against using the term "climate change" in official documents or communications.
Cinderella - CORRECT ANSWER Disney's live action remake of the classic fairy tale "..?.." topped the box office this weekend.
Kentucky - CORRECT ANSWER The undefeated ..?.. Wildcats garnered the overall #1 seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
Chicago - CORRECT ANSWER Two gay rights groups marched in the city of ..?..'s St. Patrick's Day parade, for the first time in its history.
Paris - CORRECT ANSWER In city did millions of demonstrators recently join world and religious leaders in a unity march against terrorism?
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - CORRECT ANSWER What does ISIS stand for?
2010 - CORRECT ANSWER In what year did a catastrophic, 7.0-magnitude earthquake strike the island nation of Haiti?
Kinetic - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the two main types of energy is associated with motion?
Nigeria - CORRECT ANSWER What African country, which is struggling with terrorist attacks from Boko Haram, is led by President Goodluck Jonathan?
Belgium - CORRECT ANSWER In what European nation would you find Verviers, where officials say a police raid prevented an attack by a suspected terrorist cell?
ISIS and Boko Haram - CORRECT ANSWER Which two terrorist groups recently joined forces?
California - CORRECT ANSWER What state produces most of the avocados that are consumed in the U.S.?
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - CORRECT ANSWER What agency of the U.S. government regulates interstate and international communications?
Havana - CORRECT ANSWER What is the capital of Cuba, where U.S. diplomats arrived recently to discuss renewed relations?
New England patriots - CORRECT ANSWER What NFL team was under investigation for allegedly playing with underinflated footballs in a championship game?
Yemen - CORRECT ANSWER What Middle Eastern country experienced political turmoil when a group of militants called Houthis took over government buildings?
India - CORRECT ANSWER What Southeast Asian country, the world's largest democracy, is led by Narendra Modi?
Measles - CORRECT ANSWER A recent outbreak of what disease has been linked to a theme park in California?
Sea Urchin - CORRECT ANSWER What animal in Phylum Echinodermata is the source of uni, a delicacy that's growing in popularity among sushi lovers worldwide?
Mosquitos - CORRECT ANSWER In a controversial effort to wipe out a certain species in the Florida Keys, a British company genetically modified what kind of animal?
Legislative - CORRECT ANSWER The Constitution grants what part of the U.S. government the power to declare war?
Lebanon - CORRECT ANSWER Hezbollah, a group considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel, is based in what Middle Eastern nation?
King John - CORRECT ANSWER Name the English king who was coerced by nobles to sign the Magna Carta in 1215.
King Salman - CORRECT ANSWER Who is the new leader of Saudi Arabia, a Middle Eastern ally of the U.S. that's been criticized for its human rights record?
Queen Victoria - CORRECT ANSWER What member of the British royal family was the nation's longest-serving monarch until this year, when Queen Elizabeth II takes the title?
2/3 - CORRECT ANSWER If the U.S. Congress wants to override a presidential veto, a vote to do so is required by what fraction of the House and Senate?
17% - CORRECT ANSWER About what percentage of the U.S. population is composed by people of Hispanic or Latino descent, the largest ethnic or race minority in the country?
Lent - CORRECT ANSWER Ash Wednesday marks the first day of what Christian religious season?
The Great Depression - CORRECT ANSWER During what international economic crisis did the U.S. government institute the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
Spanish - CORRECT ANSWER Dating back to the 9th Century, Castilian is a dialect of what world language?
Ceres - CORRECT ANSWER Name the dwarf planet which a NASA spacecraft has orbited this year.
Liberia - CORRECT ANSWER In what African nation, whose capital is Monrovia, did thousands of children recently return to school for the first time in six months?
dust storm - CORRECT ANSWER What atmospheric phenomenon, measured in micrograms per cubic meter, coated parts of the Korean Peninsula early this week?
Janet Yellen - CORRECT ANSWER Who is the leader of the U.S. Federal Reserve?
Sao Paulo - CORRECT ANSWER Home to about 20 million people and facing a historic drought, what city is the largest in Brazil?
SAD - CORRECT ANSWER What is the acronym for a type of depression that typically affects people in the winter months but usually goes away in the spring and summer?
Benjamin Netanyahu - CORRECT ANSWER Who is the prime minister of Israel, who spoke before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday?
The Silk Road - CORRECT ANSWER What ancient trade route, named for a material and traveled by Marco Polo, once connected China and Rome?
Assasinated - CORRECT ANSWER What recently happened to former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov? He was a staunch Anti-Putin crtic.
Iraq - CORRECT ANSWER In what country would you find the city of Tikrit, where coalition-trained troops are fighting ISIS terrorists to retake the town?
LEGO Groups - CORRECT ANSWER What company is the world's largest manufacturer of tires?
Millenials - CORRECT ANSWER A person born in 1989 would belong to the generation known by what nickname?
Iran - CORRECT ANSWER The leaders of the U.S. and Israel disagree over a deal involving a controversial nuclear program in what other Middle Eastern country?
Boston - CORRECT ANSWER Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is on trial for his alleged role in a terrorist attack in what U.S. city?
WWI - CORRECT ANSWER During what conflict did the U.S. first institute the practice of daylight-saving time?
Selma - CORRECT ANSWER In what city would you find the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the scene of a series of a civil rights marches in 1965?
Birdman - CORRECT ANSWER Which movie won best picture at the 2015 Academy Awards
Eddie Redmayne - CORRECT ANSWER Who won best actor at the 2015 Academy Awards?
Julianne Moore - CORRECT ANSWER Who won best actress at the 2015 Academy Awards?
Indian Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER One year after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared, in what body of water is the main search for it taking place?
Rome - CORRECT ANSWER In what city would you find the Colosseum that dates back to the year 70 A.D.?
Persian Gulf - CORRECT ANSWER The United Arab Emirates forms the southern border of what body of water? [Show Less]