Current Events 1
What is the name of the professional baseball team in Minnesota?
The Twins
Who is the governor of Minnesota?
Tim Walz
What state in the US is a peninsula (surrounded by water on three sides)?
Florida
What is the name of the branch of government that has 9 judges that decide if a law is legal or not: Executive, Judicial or Legislative?
Judicial
What is the smallest world continent?
Australia
The spaceship Artemis II just flew around what?
The Moon
Who is the mayor of Minneapolis?
Jacob Frey
What state is Mount Rushmore in (it has the stone carvings of 4 presidents faces)?
Washington
South Dakota
Colorado
South Dakota
What city is the capital of the US in?
Washington DC
What percentage of the world's population is Asian?
60%
What country was recently attacked by the USA and Israel?
Iran
Who is the mayor of St. Paul?
Kaohly Her
What state is Yellowstone National Park in:
Kansas
Arizona
Wyoming
Wyoming
Which branch of government makes the laws: Judicial, Legislative or Executive?
Legislative
What is the largest world continent?
Asia
What will the US be celebrating on July 4, 2026?
The 250th birthday of the USA
Who is the US 'First Lady'?
Melania Trump. Wife of Donald Trump
What US state is made up of islands?
Hawaii
What branch of government does the president belong to: Judicial, Executive or Legislative?
Executive
What is the approximate population of Earth?
8.3 billion
What major football (soccer) tournament will be held in North America this coming summer?
The World Cup.
Who was the US president before Donald Trump?
Joe Biden
What is the approximate population of Minnesota?
5.8 million. Making it the 22nd most populous state
What are the 3 Branches of Government?
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Name the seven continents
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica