Test your News Knowledge

Are you up to date on current events? Try your knowledge below.

1. Which airplane model is under fire for recent crashes?
2. Airbus A-350
3. Boeing 737 Max
4. Airbus A-220
5. Boeing 747
6. What is the name of the extreme weather event afflicting Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi?
7. Cyclone Idai
8. Typhoon Haiyan
9. Hurricane Ophelia
10. Tohoku Earthquake
11. An outbreak of what disease has occurred in an ultra-orthodox Jewish community in New York City?
12. Polio
13. Influenza
14. Measles
15. Whooping Cough
16. Charges were dropped for a supposed faked homophobic/racist attack on which actor?
17. Johnny Depp
18. Jussie Smollett
19. Morgan Freeman
20. Harrison Ford
21. When will a redacted version of the Mueller Report be released to the public?
22. January 2020
23. November 2019
24. July 2019
25. April 2019
26. How many times has Theresa May’s Brexit plan been rejected by Parliament?
27. Three
28. One
29. Four
30. Two
31. Which pharmaceutical company is under fire for financial and legal issues with their drug OxyContin?
32. Bayer Schering Pharma AG
33. Purdue Pharma
34. Pharma Medica
35. Procter and Gamble
36. What did the Trump administration ban as of Tuesday, March 26?
37. Assault weapons
38. Plastic utensils
39. Plastic bags
40. Bump stocks
41. Antarctica will soon part with an iceberg twice the size of what US state?
42. Alaska
43. Rhode Island
44. New York City
45. Ohio

1. What is the name of the Israeli prime minister who will run for another term on April 9, the Israeli election day?
2. Ehud Barak
3. Benjamin Netanyahu
4. Ariel Sharon
5. Ehud Olmert

Correct Answers:

1. b, Boeing 737 Max
2. a, Cyclone Idai
3. c, Measles
4. b, Jussie Smollett
5. d, April 2019
6. a, Three
7. b, Purdue Pharma
8. d, Bump stocks
9. c, New York City
10. b, Benjamin Netanyahu