current events- term 1, august-october

Question 1

British royal susseccion

Answer 1

Sept- Lizzie(now dead), her son Charles III becomes king, Prince William now 1st in line for throne.

Question 2

britians revolving door of prime ministers

Answer 2

Oct- will have 5 prime ministers in 6 years. Liz Truss resigned.

Question 3

trial of alex jones

Answer 3

sept-oct- Sandy hook school shooter from 2012 $1 billion verdict against him.

Question 4

Biden administration and student lones

Answer 4

aug-oct- Providing up to $20,000 loan debt for eligable (low-middle) borrorrwers

Question 5

Biden administration and marijuana convictions

Answer 5

oct- Granted a pardon to all people convicted simple marijuana possesion under federal law

Question 6

Hurricane ian

Answer 6

Sept- teared up florida

Question 7

mudslides and flooding in japan

Answer 7

sept- deadly mudslides- winds 176 km/h

Question 8

Indiana’s abortion ban

Answer 8

sept- Abortion bans- arrested if you have one. very bad against women.

Question 9

Hurricane fiona

Answer 9

sept- catagory 4- puerto rico

Question 10

floods in pakistan

Answer 10

sept- killed 1717 people- taking over most of the lands.

Question 11

DeSantic, Abbot, and migrants

Answer 11

sept-oct- migrants taken out of texas, to florida, then sent to mathas vineyard. migrants now sueing

Question 12

heatwaves across the us

Answer 12

sept-oct- big heatwaves, peoples getting sick

Question 13

Us rail strike

Answer 13

sept- renewed threat of rail strikes- dont want to do/build the railroads

Question 14

monkeypox

Answer 14

sept- outbreaks of monkeypox virus, now in us

Question 15

japan, iran, and russia

Answer 15

sept-oct- Japan sactions on russia over its invasion of ukraine, resort to Iran for supplies and equiptment.

Question 16

gang violence in Haiti

Answer 16

oct- gangs using sexual violence and rape to instal fear– children as young as 10 and elderley women.

Question 17

russia- ukraine war

Answer 17

aug-oct- big war. russia taking over ukraine.

Question 18

South american world leader assassination attempt

Answer 18

sept- assassination attempt of Argintina ice president, Christina Fernandes de Kirchner

Question 19

president of the US

Answer 19

Joe Biden

Question 20

vice president of the us

Answer 20

Kmala Harris

Question 21

secretary of the state

Answer 21

mark kohler

Question 22

secretary of defence

Answer 22

Lloyd james austin III

Question 23

attorney general of the us

Answer 23

merrick b. garland

Question 24

director of the cia

Answer 24

William(Bill) J. Burns

Question 25

director of the fbi

Answer 25

christopher wray

Question 26

Director of homeland security

Answer 26

alejandro n. mayorkas

Question 27

cheif justice of the us supreme court

Answer 27

john g. roberts, jr.

Question 28

chair of the federal reserve board

Answer 28

jerome h. powell

Question 29

speaker of the house

Answer 29

nancy pelos

Question 30

house majority leader

Answer 30

Steny Hamilton

Question 31

house minority leader

Answer 31

kevin mccarty

Question 32

senate majority leader

Answer 32

charles schumer

Question 33

senate minority leader

Answer 33

mitch mcconell

Question 34

mayorof your city

Answer 34

jeffery macmillion

Question 35

governer of your state

Answer 35

ned lamont

Question 36

your representative in congress

Answer 36

rosa pelaruo

Question 37

senior senator from your state

Answer 37

richard blumenthal

Question 38

junior senator from your state

Answer 38

chris murphy

Question 39

your local state representative

Answer 39

vincent candelora

Question 40

your local state senator

Answer 40

christine cohen

Question 41

prime minister of great briten

Answer 41

it was liz truss, but she resigned

Question 42

president of france

Answer 42

emmanuel macrom

Question 43

chancellor of germony

Answer 43

olaf schulz

Question 44

leader of peoples republic of china

Answer 44

xi jinping

Question 45

leaderof the dprk/china

Answer 45

kim jong-un

Question 46

president of russia

Answer 46

vladimir putin

Question 47

prime minister of isral

Answer 47

yair lapid

Question 48

president of the palestinian authority

Answer 48

mahmoud abbas

Question 49

the pope

Answer 49

francis

Question 50

president of iran

Answer 50

ebrahim raisi

Question 51

prime minister of iraq

Answer 51

mustafa al-kadhimi

Question 52

president of afghanistan

Answer 52

no one- taliban

Question 53

prime minister of canada

Answer 53

justin trudeau

Question 54

president of mexico

Answer 54

andres manuel lopez obrador

Question 55

president of brazil

Answer 55

jair bulsonaro

Question 56

president of venezuela

Answer 56

nicolas maduro

Question 57

prime minister of india

Answer 57

shir narendra mudi