Current Events
Absentee Ballot / by mail
Who will Donald Trump stand against in the US presidential election?
Joe Biden
Chadwick Boseman, the regal actor who embodied a long-held dream of African-American moviegoers as the star of the groundbreaking superhero film “_______” died on Aug. 28. He was 43.
Black Panther
President ______ accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term on Aug. 27 at an event held on the South Lawn of the White House.
Donald Trump
Top soccer player Lionel Messi changed his mind and will stay with ______, his only professional club.
Barcelona
On Aug. 5, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that public school students in Chicago will begin the academic year remotely in September, leaving ________ as the only major school system in the country that will try to offer in-person classes when schools start this fall.
New York City
2020 is an election year, the Presidential election will take place on the first Tuesday or what month?
November
Disney on July 24 announced that it would delay the theatrical release of its live-action “_______” indefinitely.
Mulan
The 2020 Summer Olympics have been postponed to 2021, they will take place in ______
Tokyo, Japan
On July 30, 141 days after its last game, the N.B.A. returned with a Utah Jazz 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. It was the first game played inside the league’s bubble at ________
Disney World
________ could become nearly extinct by the end of the century as a result of shrinking sea ice in the Arctic if global warming continues, scientists said on July 20.
Polar Bears
Joseph R. Biden Jr. selected Senator _________ of California as his vice-presidential running mate on Aug. 11, embracing a former rival who sharply criticized him in the Democratic primaries.
Kamala Harris
_______ dominated the 2020 Emmy nominations on July 28, smashing the record for most nominations of any network, studio or streaming service, with 160.
Netflix
On Aug. 26, the United States celebrated the 100th anniversary of ________, an enormous victory for generations of Americans.
female suffrage (women's right to vote)
On July 13, under pressure from corporate sponsors, the _______ announced that it would retire its name, which had long been considered offensive.
Washington Redskins
Across southern Asia, more than four million people have been hit hard this summer by ________ that have destroyed homes and structures and forced people to crouch on rooftops hoping for rescue.
Monsoon Floods
By the start of June, the toll of a COVID-19 pandemic had killed more than 100,000 people across the country. Which state did NOT experience record numbers of daily new coronavirus cases during June and July?
A. Texas
B. New York
C. Florida
B. New York
This streaming service popped on the scene and has become the second most popular (by subscribers), only behind Netflix.
Disney+
A year after protesters in _______ defied Chinese rule, the national leader, Xi Jinping, opened a long-term counteroffensive in the territory, signing a sweeping new security law on June 30.
Hong Kong
The shortened 60-game _______ season began on July 23 looking very different than usual: cardboard cutout fans , a masked hitter smashing an extra base hit and a bottle of hand sanitizer hanging from an umpire’s waistband.
baseball / MLB
On July 7, the federal government announced that it would pay the vaccine maker Novavax $1.6 billion to expedite the development of a coronavirus vaccine. It’s the largest deal to date from Operation ________ , the sprawling federal effort to make coronavirus vaccines and treatments available to the American public as quickly as possible.
A. Hyper Drive
B. Warp Speed
C. Desert Storm
Warp Speed
Based on polling data, the Black Lives Matter protests may have become the largest movement in U.S. History.Estimates suggest that about _______ people have participated in demonstrations.
A. 1-3 Million
B. 8-12 Million
C. 15-26 Million
C. 15-26 Million
On Aug. 6, the Trump administration announced sweeping restrictions on the popular social media networks, ___________, a sharp escalation of its confrontation with China.
Tiktok
Destruction of rain forests worldwide increased last year, which was responsible for more than a third of the total, according to a report released on June 2. The country with the most destruction was _______
Brazil
On June 10, NASCAR said that it would ban what flag from its events and properties.
The Confederate Flag