Current Event Quiz 2.3

1. What was Kevin McCarthy's first year in Congress? His first year was 2007

2. What do Republicans want in return for additional U.S. spending on the Ukrainian/Russian war? Tougher immigration control. 

3. What items might you get for a quick snack at CosMc, a new McDonalds spin-off restaurant? Churro Frappes 

4. Why do you think Fortnite is aligning with Lego for a new version of its popular video game, based on the story below? To expand its playerbase.

5. This is for the "Swifties" out there....You won't have time to read the whole thing today in class, but you can always come back to it later.

Here is the question: Why couldn't Taylor Swift go on tour with Kenny Chesney? She was to young as the tour was sponsored by a beer company.

Answer the following questions:

A. Summarize the story in a a couple of sentences

B. Why do you think that Donald Trump has not participated in any of the Republican debates so far? I think that trump has not participated so far because he believes that he will be voted for as a nominee. He has so many loyal supporters that it makes sense that it will happen.

C. Of the four people in this debate, who do you think has the best chance to take on Trump? I think Christie might have a good chance to take on trump. The reason is because he seems to very agaisnt him while the others seem a little more neutral not wanting to take backlash. This could lead to him getting more supporters agaisnt trump and maybe outpace him.

D. What is Vivek Ramswamy earning a reputation for, according to the article (the answer is near the end of the story)? According to the article he is earning a rep for being more conspiracy based embracing them. He said things like the attack on the capital by trump supporters an island job and the U.S lied about 9/11.

E. What is Chris Christie's main goal in running for the Republican nomination, based on what you read in the story? Christie main goal seemed to be going agaisnt trump. According to the article he spoke about how the other rivals are scared of speaking out against trump and he isnt. 

F. Do you think that any of these people will actually win the Republican nomination for president? Explain your answer. I dont think any of them will actually win the Republican Nomination. I have barely even heard of these four before this Trump is just vastly more popular and has a much more loyal supporting group.