In the news: A current events quiz

How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.

1. Heading into last week, Hurricane Ida approached the coast of Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane. It was set to make landfall on what important date in Louisiana’s history?

Select your answer:

A. The anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in the state

B. The anniversary of Louisiana becoming a state

C. The anniversary of the first professional football game played in Louisiana

D. The anniversary of New Orleans becoming a city

2. Democrats in Congress are pushing to add what health-care benefit to Medicare coverage for the first time in the program’s history?

A. Vision care

B. Dental care

C. Mental health care

D. Chiropractic care

3. In sports news, last week brought the start of the U.S. Open and a chance for tennis history in men’s singles. If Novak Djokovic wins, he will be the first man since 1969 to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam. What does that mean?

A. Winning the same tournament in singles and doubles in the same year

B. Winning the U.S. Open and a gold medal at the Olympics in the same year

C. Winning all four of the major tennis tournaments in the same year

D. Winning against competitors from at least 10 countries in one year

4. Across the world, another global sporting event is winding down in Tokyo: the 2020 Paralympic Games, which is the equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with disabilities. Which two sporting events are seeing their Paralympic debut this year?

A. Tennis and rugby

B. Taekwondo and badminton

C. Golf and rowing

D. Skateboarding and table tennis

5. Delta Airlines employees who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID19 will now face what precautions at work?

A. They must wear masks whenever they’re indoors

B. They must get tested for COVID-19 every week

C. They will be charged more for their health insurance through the company than vaccinated employees

D. All of the above

ANSWERS

1. A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D