Current events quiz

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Which of the following generations currently has the largest population?

  • A.
    Generation X
  • B.
    Millennials
  • C.
    Baby Boomers
  • D.
    The Silent Generation
• 2.
  The 2017 Oscar for “Best Picture” was awarded to:

  • A.
    La La Land
  • B.
    Moonlight
  • C.
    Fences
  • D.
    Manchester by the Sea
• 3.
  Which Southern politician stepped down from office in the U.S. House of Representatives to accept a position within the Trump administration:

  • A.
    Tom Price
  • B.
    Jeff Sessions
  • C.
    Ben Carson
  • D.
    Sean Spicer
• 4.
  A recent U.S.-led attack dropped a weapon described as the “mother of all bombs” on:

  • A.
    Afghanistan
  • B.
    Iraq
  • C.
    Syria
  • D.
    Iran
• 5.
  April the giraffe

  • A.
    was a hoax
  • B.
    was a viral April Fool's joke
  • C.
    is based in New York state at Animal Adventure Park
  • D.
    None of the Above
• 6.
  Who won the 2017 Super Bowl?

  • A.
    Atlanta Falcons
  • B.
    New England Patriots
  • C.
    Denver Broncos
  • D.
    Carolina Panthers
• 7.
  Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential election:

  • A.
    with more than 300 electoral votes
  • B.
    despite losing the popular vote by more than 2 million
  • C.
    Both A and B
  • D.
    none of the above
• 8.
  Pepsi recently apologized for a commercial that appeared to take place

  • A.
    in Syria
  • B.
    at a police protest
  • C.
    in the White House
  • D.
    at the Super Bowl
• 9.
  Which state has seen the most tornadoes so far in 2017?

  • A.
    Kansas
  • B.
    Oklahoma
  • C.
    Alabama
  • D.
    Georgia
• 10.
  NASA recently announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets: 

  • A.
    In the “Goldilocks Zone” – an area surrounding a star where a planet could potentially host life
  • B.
    39 light years away
  • C.
    TRAPPIST-1, a dwarf star
  • D.
    All of the above

Quiz Outcomes

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