Practice Current Events Quiz

1. What are three of the 10 drugs that the federal government has targeted in an effort to reduce the cost of medication for American's using Medicare?

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Eliquis, Johnson & Johnson’s Xarelto and Eli Lilly/Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance.


2. How did an Australian woman potentially end up with a live worm in her brain, according to researchers? 

Researchers hypothesized that the woman, who lived near a lake and "often collected native vegetation" to use in cooking, and she may have inadvertently consumed eggs containing the parasite either directly from the vegetation or indirectly from contamination from her hands or other kitchen equipment.


3. What is the key goal former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is trying to convince a judge of in his bid to get his Georgia state level case moved to federal courts?

The federal court is a more advantageous legal spot for Meadows. That would dramatically upend the case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis just two weeks after the grand jury indicted Trump, Meadows and 17 others on racketeering charges related to efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.


4. What two live-action shows did Disney cancel in an effort to save money?

The Spiderwick Chronicles, and Nautilus


5. How many flights were kept grounded for more than three hours between 2018-2021 by American Airlines, which led to a record $4.1 million fine?

43 flights


Long Response:

A. After Spains 1-0 victory vs England Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales is being investigated for kissing one of his players, Jenni Hermoso. The team has stated that they will no longer play as long as Rubiales is currently in charge as Hermoso did not consent to the kiss. Rubiales is currently suspended for 90 days pending disciplinary proceedings opened, but the president of Spain's women's league said she believed it was the end of his career in soccer.

B. Spains government filed a lawsuit on Rubiales on Friday.

C. Rubiales said Hermoso had consented to the kiss and felt intimidated.

D. Yes because asa coach and professional athlete you are almost coworkers and it was not non consensual.

E. No because #metoo is about stopping sexual sexual harassment, and rape culture and stopping those things is a good thing.

F. I think they should use this as a future example as what not to do and set limits and regular expectaitions on what not to do.