Current Events 11/30
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- Q1What two-word term, which describes a modern-day retail event, was originally used in 1869 in reference to the collapse of the U.S. gold market?Black FridayRed FridayGreen ThursdayOrange Tuesday120s
- Q2In what European country did frustration with rising gasoline and diesel prices grow into widespread protests against the nation's leader?FranceUSABrazilRussia120s
- Q3This week, firefighters announced that California's historically destructive Camp Fire was contained at what percentage?50%100%10%75%120s
- Q4In what country did a scientist recently claim to have genetically altered a pair of twin babies to make them resistant to HIV?ChinaUSARussiaBrazil120s
- Q5The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that, even though there are some violations of health standards, most Americans have what resource in their homes?FireWaterFoodMoney120s
- Q6In what year was the first Group of 20 (G20) summit, when leaders met to address ways to respond to the Great Recession?1812195017762008120s
- Q7What two-word term describes an unproven scientific method of increasing precipitation by ejecting a chemical into the sky?cloud movingcloud frostingcloud controlcloud seeding30s
- Q8This keeps all of the organelles inside both animal and plant cells. It resembles a big plastic bag with tiny holes to let things in and outcell membraneActive transportEukaryotesNucleus120s
- Q9All living things are made of these.CellsMeiosisDiffusionProkaryotes120s
- Q10These are known as the powerhouses of the cell.Enoplasmic ReticulumChloroplastMitosisMitochondria120s