Current Events Quiz for Students

Fire crews in Southern California continued their battle against how many major fires raging there this week?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 10

International researchers in Antarctica pulled off a scientific feat this week by drilling and retrieving a lengthy ice core to study what scientific information from over one million years in the past?

• Ocean currents

• Climate

• Volcanic activity

• Solar radiation

New York City became the first in the US to implement congestion pricing, a fee to reduce what pollution-causing nuisance in the busiest parts of Manhattan?

• Air pollution

• Noise pollution

• Water pollution

• Light pollution

Hundreds of thousands of people are already flocking to the Vatican in Rome for the Jubilee celebration, which takes place once every how many years?

• 10

• 25

• 50

• 100

With calls for the US to acquire Greenland continuing, the territory’s Prime Minister urged respect for what growing political movement on the island?

• Independence

• Environmentalism

• Economic reform

• Cultural preservation

The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off this week, drawing in over 400 million people to celebrate in what country?

• India

• Brazil

• Indonesia

• China

This week two companies launched vehicles into space, hoping to successfully reach the surface of what celestial body?

• Mars

• The Moon

• Venus

• Jupiter

This week we learned the three steps firefighters use during ice rescue emergencies that consist of reach, throw, and ___?

• Pull

• Jump

• Row

• Go

Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement this week that, once approved by Israel’s cabinet, is set to release hostages and pause fighting in how many phases?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The FDA banned food additive red dye No. 3, a bright red synthetic food coloring that contains what fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Natural gas

• Peat