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. Last weekend, a group of some 6,000 migrants began trekking toward the U.S. from what country?

Select your answer:

A. Cuba

B. Panama

C. Canada

D. Mexico

2. Hearings began June 9 in an ongoing attempt to unravel the complicated events of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The vice chair of the investigative committee, Rep. Liz Cheney, is one of only two Republicans on the committee.

What state is Cheney from?

A. West Virginia

B. Wyoming

C. Wisconsin

D. Washington

3. In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, the Interior Department announced that national parks across the country will phase out the sales of what items?

A. Paper maps

B. Aluminum soda cans

C. Polyester T-shirts D. Single-use plastic products 4. Across the country, tens of thousands of people gathered to protest in the most recent iteration of the March for Our Lives. Which tragic mass shooting in the U.S. spurred the creation of the March for Our Lives movement?

A. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida

B. Virginia Tech in Blacksburg,

Virginia

C. Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut

D. North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, California

5. The Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards, added five new categories for the awards. Which of the following is NOT one of the new categories?

A. Songwriter of the Year, Non-classical

B. Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games

C. Best Americana Performance D. Song of the Decade

ANSWERS

1. D

2. B

3. D

4.A

5. D

AP PHOTO/ANDREW HARNIK Vice Chair Liz Cheney listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill June 9 in Washington.