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. A student in Texas was ousted from his Houston-area high school last August for his hair, which the school district said violates their dress code. The state has a new law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination - what is it called?

A. The HAIR Act

B. The CROWN Act C. The Hair Discrimination Act

D. The Hair Diversity Act

2. Beyoncé surprised fans by releasing two country singles in February - “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ‘Em” - and has now cemented her place in country music history. She’s the first Black woman to do what?

A. Reach No. 1 on the Billboard country songs chart

B. Have two songs on the Billboard country songs chart at the same time

C. Have a song on the Billboard country songs chart

D. Have a song at No. 1 on the Billboard country songs chart for more than 4 weeks

3. An outage disrupted cellular service for tens of thousands of AT&T customers in the United States recently. What was the cause, according to the company?

A. A cyberattack

B. A solar flare

C. A mistake made during a network upgrade

D. An explosion at a cell tower

4. A World War II-era bomb was recently found and taken out to sea to be detonated in what country?

A. France

B. Germany

C. England

D. Poland

5. Astronomers recently discovered a black hole that’s so large, its mass is how much larger than our sun?

A. 10 million times larger B. 93 million times larger C. 139 million times larger D. 17 billion times larger SOURCE: www.nieonline. com/ohio

ANSWERS

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. C

5. D