Current Events Summer 2023

Which musician found themselves in controversy because of their song, "Try That in a Small Town"?

• Miranda Lambert

• Chris Stapleton

• Carrie Underwood

• Jason Aldean

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Former President Trump was recently indicted for accusations that he allegedly tried to overturn election results in which state?

• North Carolina

• Michigan

• Georgia

• California

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The ​ (a)   blocked President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Program

• Supreme Court
• FederalAppealsCourt
• HouseofRepresentatives
• DepartmentofEducation

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Which basketball team won their first NBA Championship this summer?

• The Milwaukee Bucks

• The Denver Nuggets

• The Utah Jazz

• The Phoenix Suns

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The 4th of July Holiday weekend suffered from 22 mass shootings, leaving ______ dead and _____ injured.

• 20; 126

• 9; 33

• 42; 81

• 53; 211

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Country Musician ​ (a)   became upset and stopped her show, because a group of fans were ​ (b)   during the song she was singing.

• MirandaLambert
• TakingSelfies
• CarrieUnderwood
• KelseaBallerini
• TalkingLoudly
• ThrowingThingsonStage

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The United States' credit rating was recently _________ by a major independent credit agency.

• Upgraded

• Downgraded

• Applauded

• Criticized

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Which NBA player's son suffered a cardiac arrest while training with his college team?

• Chris Paul

• Kevin Durant

• Lebron James

• Dwight Howard

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Put the movies in order of how big their gross earnings (money made) were at the box office this summer, with #1 being the highest earning.

• Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse

• Fast X

• Barbie

• Oppenheimer

• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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What does "El Nino" refer to?

• The high pressure systems or "heat domes" that have caused intense heat in the US

• The cooling of ocean water in the Atlantic which affects the jet stream (winds in the upper atmosphere)

• The likelihood that global temperatures will break records

• The warming of ocean waters in the Pacific which generates warmers winds and temperatures

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