Current Events // Current Events
May 23-27, 2011
Week of May 23-27, 2011 This is it, Pioneers! You’re very last set of Current Events Bonus Questions! On the left, you have a list of people/topics who are trending in our current events lineup. On the right, you have a list of actions/descriptions. Match the person/topic with their most recent action/description and win a ...
May 16-20, 2011
The head of what organization was jailed without bail in New York this week, charged in an assault case involving a hotel maid? Another consequence of his arrest, now this man probably will not be the good presidential candidate many thought he would be for what country? What well-known media personality announced this week he ...
May 9 – 13, 2011
1. What Internet phone service company did Microsoft agree to buy for $8.5 billion? 2. What major river is cresting near Memphis early this week and may cause floods in the South, perhaps the worst in the last century? 3. What well-known former governor and his wife have announced they are separating? 4. John Boehner ...
May 2 – May 6, 2011
The biggest news this week was the killing of whom? Approximately how long had the U.S. and its allies been trying to find and kill him? (Refer to Question #1) In what country did U.S. intelligence discover he had been hiding? (Refer to Question #1) Where was he buried? (Refer to Question #1) Ironically, why did the ...
April 25 – April 29, 2011
Questions: 1. What device has been in the news this week when a scientist announced it essentially keeps track of where you have been all the time – retains your geodata? 2. Tornadoes and other storms were again in the news this week. At least seven people died in what state? 3. What big wedding ...
April 18 – April 22, 2011
Current Events April 18 – April 22, 2011 What change is Ticketmaster making in its sales approach? What top journalism awards (plus some for fiction, poetry, drama, etc.) were announced this week? Which award category had no winner for the first time ever? (Refer to Question #2) What state suffered millions of dollars in damage ...
April 11 – April 15, 2011
Current Events Week of April 11 – 15, 2011 Questions: 1. What 150th anniversary did the U.S. Postal Service commemorate this week with the release of commemorative stamps of Fort Sumter and Bull Run? 2. What well-known businessman and reality show television personality says he will “probably” run for president in 2012? 3. What popular ...
March 28 – April 1, 2011
Whoa! It’s been a while, but we’re back in action with our weekly Current Events feature! You know the drill — all questions must be answered outside of school hours, you may only receive bonus points for one question per week and spelling, grammar and syntax are a MUST! Capisce? Good. Let’s make like a ...
Jan. 10 – 14, 2011
Here we go again! After a long, pleasant break, we’re back at it! =P Media outlets were concerned about getting the story of Saturday’s shooting fast but also getting it right. Yet, what was the misinformation concerning Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ condition that many reported incorrectly for a while?| Though its reporters got their “facts” from ...
Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2010
Whose salaries did President Obama announce he would propose be frozen? What actor died this week, one who had serious roles early in his career but became a comic star later in life? What whistleblower website was in the news again this week for beginning to release thousands of secret messages that had gone to ...
Nov. 15 – 19, 2010
1. What new security measures instituted recently at almost 400 airports have created some controversy with travelers? 2. What movie opens this weekend, the next to the last in a popular series? 3. What famous singing group’s music will finally be available now on iTunes? 4. What large university evacuated four buildings for several hours ...
Nov. 8 – 12, 2010
Name one of the two countries President Obama is visiting this week. What is the other country? (Refer to Question #1) What group does the first country he visited want to join as a permanent member – and Obama supports this bid? What talk show host returned to the air this week after his earlier ...
Nov. 1 – 5, 2010
Questions: 1. What team won the 2010 World Series, which ended Monday night? 2. What were found on two cargo planes bound for the U.S. Friday? 3. In what country did this shipment apparently originate? 4. What happens this coming Saturday night in most states? 5. As returns were almost in Tuesday night, which party ...
Oct. 25 – 29, 2010
What website released nearly 400,000 secret U.S. documents last weekend about military situations in Iraq and Iran? What radio network fired Juan Williams recently because of comments he made about Muslims? What network hired him immediately at a larger salary? What country, still suffering from the results of a previous earthquake, is now fighting cholera? ...
Oct. 18 – 22, 2010
What’s up, Pioneers! A little twist to our weekly fun! On the left, you have a list of people who are hot topics in our current events lineup. On the right, you have a list of actions. Match the name with their most recent actions and win a huge prize! =P And no, these do ...
Oct. 11 – 15, 2010
What country is the site of an accident where 33 miners were trapped more than 2,000 feet underground? Why was this event, which happened more than two months ago, in the headlines again this week? What European country is experiencing strikes and had more than 3 million people protesting this week because of pension reforms? ...
Oct. 4 – 8, 2010
What famous international prizes are being awarded this week? (HINT: As of Tuesday, winners have been named for Medicine and Physics.) What was the achievement that earned either the award in Physics or the one in Medicine? (Refer to Question #1) What was the sentence a New York judge handed down this week for the ...
Sept. 27 – Oct. 1, 2010
What do sources say the White House Chief of Staff will do soon? What is this person’s name? (Refer to Question #1) What country was the site of a landslide that trapped up to 1,000 people this week? What university campus was the site of gunfire this week that left the gunman dead but no ...
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