Final Review For Current World Events

Front 1

Pope ________ issued a statement that said that no one should, "kill in the name of God," nether should they, "insult another people's faith."

Back 1

francis

Front 2

___________ means "western education is a sin."

Back 2

boko haram

Front 3

________________ is the president of France.

Back 3

fracois hollande

Front 4

Michael Hoyt was charged for planning to kill the Speaker of the House, _______________ (name).

Back 4

john boehner

Front 5

_______ (country) has released 53 prisoners as part of an attempt to 'normalize' relations between our two countries.

Back 5

cuba

Front 6

Three terrorist attacks occurred in _________ (country) last week.

Back 6

france

Front 7

South Dakota's Attorney General is _______________

Back 7

john kerry

Front 8

David Cameron is the Prime Minister of _____________ (country).

Back 8

great britain

Front 9

____________ (name) is the magazine that printed satirical cartoons and the most recent cover of the Islamic prophet Muhammed which insulted many Muslims.

Back 9

charlie hebdo

Front 10

The far western province of _______ has banned the wearing of ________ which is the full garment worn by Muslim women.

Back 10

china, burqas

Front 11

________________ (name) is South Dakota's governor.

Back 11

daugaard

Front 12

Cruel and Unusual punishment violates our _______ Amendment

Back 12

8th

Front 13

A federal judge in South Dakota has ruled the ban on _____________ is unconstitutional.

Back 13

same sex marriage

Front 14

2 of the famed _______________, a group of African American fighter pilot pioneers from WWII, died last week on the same day.

Back 14

Tuskagee airmen

Front 15

Oklahoma is resuming state executions again after Clay Lockett's execution in April lasted ____ minutes of him moaning in pain before he died.

Back 15

43

Front 16

In Georgia Andrew Brannan, a Vietnam Vet, was denied an appeal on the argument that executing him would be unconstitutional. It would be unconstitutional because Brannan suffered from ________ disorder and __________.

Back 16

pibolar, PTSD

Front 17

In ______________, New Mexico 2 police officers are charged with 1st degree murder for last year's killing of a homeless man.

Back 17

albuquerque

Front 18

Using a Kodak patents from 2013, __________ has patented a mountable camera that has already caused GoPro stocks to plummet

Back 18

apple

Front 19

In a new study, the top ___ people in the world have the same wealth as the bottom 3.5 billion.

Back 19

80

Front 20

The Senate is expected to vote on the controversial ________________ Pipeline that will run from Canada to Texas.

Back 20

keystone XL

Front 21

EC: Nelson Mandela was the leader of what African nation?

Back 21

south africa

Front 22

Ashraf Ghani, the newly elected president of ______________, wants President Obama to "re-examine" the timeline on withdrawing troops.

Back 22

afghanistan

Front 23

On Tuesday night the president gave the annual _________________ speech to propose simplifying the tax code amongst other things.

Back 23

state of the union

Front 24

The EPA stands for _____________________ (1 pt per word so guess)

Back 24

enviornmental protection agency

Front 25

In __________ 54,000 gallons of oil has spilled into the Yellowstone River.

Back 25

montana

Front 26

Russia claims that it hasn't deployed troops in the ___________ (country).

Back 26

ukraine

Front 27

Newtown, Connecticut city council has unanimously decided to tear down the home of Adam Lanza who was responsible for the shooting at _________ Elementary

Back 27

sandy hook

Front 28

_____ has kidnapped 2 Japanese hostages and are holding them for $200 million.

Back 28

ISIS

Front 29

Former Governor from Massachusetts ____________ (name), is considering running for the Republican nomination.

Back 29

mitt ronmey

Front 30

___________was the day for people to reflect on the civil rights movement and current racism in the U.S

Back 30

MLK day

Front 31

In Yemen the ______ Shiite Muslims have overtaken the presidential palace.

Back 31

Houthi

Front 32

In Springville, ________ (State), a family was found dead caused by fatal amounts of drugs that apparently was due to a concern of a pending apocalypse.

Back 32

Utah

Front 33

__________ (city), home of an oil boom in North Dakota, could see a loss of _________ (number) jobs due to a decrease in oil prices.

Back 33

williston, 20,000

Front 34

In Mexico, ___ (number) college students who have been missing for 4 months have been declared murdered.

Back 34

43

Front 35

Tuesday marked the ___th anniversary of the Nazi internment camp called _____________. (spell the best you can)

Back 35

70, auschwits

Front 36

Flight MH370 that left from Kuala Lumpur, ___________ (country) have declared that all 239 passengers and crew are dead.

Back 36

malaysia

Front 37

Marissa Alexander was convicted of aggravated assault in 2010. She was recently retried and used _____________ (3 words) laws which are different than basic self defense to justify her actions of firing a gun at her estranged husband.

Back 37

stand your ground

Front 38

n New Hope, Minnesota, a man opened fire on ___________ during a swearing in ceremony.

Back 38

police

Front 39

Ex-professional cycler, ________________ (name), has said that he would dope (take steroids) again if the environment was the same as it was when he was riding.

Back 39

lanch armstrong

Front 40

The newly elected Prime Minister in ___________ (country) has said that he does not want to follow the strict economic rules that were placed on them after taking the rest of Europe's $240 billion bailout.

Back 40

greece

Front 41

OPEC stands for ___________________

Back 41

oranization of petroleum exporting coutries

Front 42

A _____________ (disease) outbreak in California has caused a mom to be angry that her daughter is quarantined because of another child that was not vaccinated.

Back 42

measles

Front 43

A woman in China is being prosecuted after selling her ______ for 7000 yuan.

Back 43

baby

Front 44

How many lines are your Article Reviews suppose to be at a minimum?

Back 44

22

Front 45

in ____________, washington, a mother has been charged with attempted murder after cutting her crying infants and toddlers throats.

Back 45

olympia

Front 46

The former governor of Florida, ___________ (name), is a possible presidential candidate for the Republican party. His dad an brother both served as presidents.

Back 46

Jeb Bush

Front 47

_____________ is the governor of Texas

Back 47

marty jacky

Front 48

In Peshwar, _______________ (country), teachers are carrying guns to school in response to the attack in December of the Army Public School and Degree College that left dozens of children dead.

Back 48

pakistan

Front 49

_______________ (name), a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination, compared being gay to a lifestyle like drinking and swearing.

Back 49

mike huckabee

Front 50

_____________ has announced he is not running for the Republican nomination for presidency in 2016.

Back 50

mitt romney

Front 51

A man accused of killing 4 in LeGrange, Georgia was found 250 miles away at a bus stop in __________, Mississippi.

Back 51

tupelo

Front 52

Military court in ___________ (country) has sentenced a sergeant to death for killing 5 members of his unit last year.

Back 52

south korea

Front 53

In __________, Minnesota, a 59 year old and 29 year old were last seen at a fish house and their vehicle has been found at the bottom of the lake

Back 53

lake benton

Front 54

Chris Kyle, the retired Navy SEAL depicted in the movie _______________ has a day named in his honor in his home state of Texas

Back 54

american sniper

Front 55

_____________ who is the author of the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is publishing the sequel, "Go Set a Watchmen."

Back 55

harper lee

Front 56

In a recent list of the 7 dumbest things you can waste your money on, expensive ____________ was number 1

Back 56

coffee

Front 57

NATO stands for _____________________

Back 57

north atlantic tready organization

Front 58

The sentencing for the death of ____________ (name) was completed on Monday.

Back 58

jordan lebeau

Front 59

The NHTSA wants to recall of 2 million vehicles with faulty _________ that are produce by the company Takata

Back 59

airbags

Front 60

Hasbro is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the game _____________ in France.

Back 60

monopoly

Front 61

The Secretary of State is __________

Back 61

john kerry

Front 62

2 days after the burning death of their pilot, ____________ (country) lead airstrikes against ISIS

Back 62

jordan

Front 63

At Purdue University, the internet company ____________ is putting in an actual store to deliver orders to

Back 63

amazon

Front 64

In ___________ a man was shot after a 2 teenagers chased him through town.

Back 64

sioux falls

Front 65

________________ has been taken off the NYSE after one of its creditors says the company hasn't paid on its debt.

Back 65

radio shack