Current Affairs Trivia Questions Quiz! Test Your Knowledge

1. In December, actor ___________ was killed in a car crash.

Cory Monteith

Paul Walker

Jerry Orbach

Nancy Marchand

2. Typhoon _____________ in October was the most powerful in history.

Cobra

Haiyan

Rosing

Uring

3. The largest numbers of individuals signing up for insurance in the first month of the Affordable Care Act were Medicaid recipients.

True

False

4. Individuals not signing up for the Affordable Care Act may be fined.

True

False

5. _______________________ an African leader who brought down discrimination in an African country, died in December.

Desmond Tutu

Nelson Mandella

Oswa Conglego

Eben Etsebeth

6. The recent dispute over the islands resulted from a dispute over ownership of the islands.

True

False

7. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance companies may not ask applicants questions about tobacco use.

True

False

8. This Republican senator conducted a 21 hour filibuster in September against Obamacare.

John Cornyn

Christ Christie

Ted Cruz

Jim DeMint

9. Who is the current Catholic pope?

John Paul

Francis

Benedict

John

10. The protests going on in question #30 resulted because the people from that region wanted closer ties with Russia.

True

False

They want closer ties with Europe, not Russia.

Explanation

They want closer ties with Europe, not Russia.

11. The Israeli prime minister is critical of the agreement with Iran over nuclear weapons.

True

False

12. The conflict over the group of Pacific islands worsened when one country attacked the other.

True

False

The conflict worsened when the Chinese announce that no aircraft could fly over the islands.

Explanation

The conflict worsened when the Chinese announce that no aircraft could fly over the islands.

13. The Toronto mayor has been accused of ____________

Having an affair.

Assaulting his wife.

Using illegal drugs.

Stealing government funds.

14. The recent filibuster in the Texas Legislature was against new _____________ laws.

Education

Abortion

Redistricting

Taxes

15. Thousands died in this eastern Philippine city when a typhoon slammed into it in October 2013.

Tacloban

Manila

Cebu

Bacolod

16. In early December, four people will killed and 63 were injured in the derailment of a __________ train.

Los Angeles

Chicago

Miami

Bronx

17. North Korean leader _________________________ continues to make nuclear threats.

Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong Un

Kim Il

Kim Lon Wong

18. This is an alias used by the principal villain in the TV show "Breaking Bad."

Hannibal

Dr. Manhattan

Rorschach

Heisenberg

19. Oil prices rose significantly in October 2013.

True

False

20. _______________ was a Boston gangster found guilty of racketeering, extortion, conspiracy, and murder in August 2013.

James (Whitey) Bulger

James (Jimmy C) Coonan

Demetrius Flenory

Vito Genovese

21. The civil rights leader from the previous question was from which country?

Congo

Uganda

South Africa

Nigeria

22. In November, a group of islands came under dispute between which two countries. What were the two countties?

Korea & Japan

Japan & Russia

China & Russia

Japan & China

23. The new Catholic pope is from which country?

Argentina

Peru

Italy

Germany

24. The Affordable Care Act officially launched on which date?

Aug. 1, 2013

Sept. 1, 2013

Oct. 1, 2013

Nov. 1, 2013

25. Recently, Toronto Mayor ____________ was stripped of his powers.

Rob Ford

David Johnston

Gerry Ritz

Dennis Lebel

26. The Israeli Prime Minister ___________ continues to allow settlements to be constructed on what many consider occupied Palestinian land.

Ehud Olmet

Ariel Sharon

Benjamin Netanyahu

Ehud Barak

27. _______________ is running for Texas governor after conducting a filibuster in the Texas Legislature.

John Cornyn

Judish Zaffirini

Wendy Davis

Jerry Russell

28. The current Israeli prime minister feels sanctions against Iran should be lifted.

True

False

29. During the first month, the ACA was slowed because ___________

Shortage of staff.

Incorrect rates.

Web page crashed.

All of the above.

30. Former Egyptian President Morsi is associated with which political organization?

Al Ansar

Egyptian Reform

Islamic

Muslim Brotherhood

31. _____________________________ was the person that MSNBC insulted in the previous question.

Ted Cruz

Barbara Boxer

Rachel Maddow

Sarah Palin

32. The groups of islands being disputed in question #32 have two names. What are they?

Taiwan & Singapore

Senkaku & Diaoyn

Micronesia & Polynesia

Black Islands & Malenesia

Japanese call them Senkaku and the Chinese call them Diaoyn.

Explanation

Japanese call them Senkaku and the Chinese call them Diaoyn.

33. _______________________________ was a celebrity chef, dropped from a food network. She settled a lawsuit related to racial discrimination and sexual harassment in August.

Paula White

Ann Myers

Martha Stewart

Paula Deen

34. At the end of the first month of enrollment, the Affordable Care Act had enrolled ________ for coverage from the 36 states that had federally designed insurance markets.

5,000

50,000

500,000

1.5 million

35. ___________________ from "Breaking Bad" ended his run with the TV show.

Bryan Cranston

Ted Levine

Malcolm MacDowell

Alan Rickman

36. The new Catholic pope says Catholics need to get tougher on restrictions on gay marriage.

True

False

He feels society places to much emphasis on controversy.

Explanation

He feels society places to much emphasis on controversy.

37. ________________ was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leading over 700,000 U.S. government files to WikiLeaks in 2013.

Julian Assange

Edward Snowden

Bradly Manning

Adi Robertson

38. MSNBC host _______________ resigned in early December for making lewd comments on television.

Martin Bashir

Phil Griffin

Rachel Maddow

Phil Donajue

39. Former IRS official ______________ has been accused of giving out confidential information about conservative organizations.

Kathleen Sebelius

Ezra Klein

Lois Lerner

Evan Soltas

40. The 14 state exchanges for health care met ____% of their first month goal.

3

5

10

13

41. The general responsible for toppling Egyptian President Morsi is ______________

Fathi Awadallah

Fattah al-Sisi

Abdel Nasser

Abdullah Mustafa

42. Philippine President _____________ has blamed the slow response of relief efforts to a collapse of local government in the face of the storms.

Ferdinand Marcos

Gloria Arroyo

Benigno Aquino

Fidel Ramos

43. Syrian President ____________ has refused to step down during the course of the civil war.

Bashar al-Assad

Abdul Khaddam

Hafez al-Assad

Ahmad al-Khatib

44. U.S. Secretary of State ____________ has negotiated a deal with Iran over nuclear Weapons.

Hillary Clinton

John Kerry

Robert Bolton

John McCain

45. 46. The use of _______________________ gas in Syria brought a threat of intervention from President Obama.

Nitrus

Sarin

Oxyn

Savin

46. The U.S. was accused of listening in on this German official's cell phone in October 2013.

Merkel

Brandt

Scheel

Schmidt

47. The 2014 Winter Olympics were held at _______________?

Munich, Germany

Sochi, Russia

Ukraine, Russia

Sarajebo, Ugoslavia

48. Lois Lerner has been accused of providing confidential IRS information to the ____________

Federal Election Commission

Democratic National Committee

Federal Trade Commission

Federal Education Commission

49. The new Iranian president _____________ is considered a moderate.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Hassan Rouhani

Mohammad Zarif

Ali Khamenei

50. This football player (who played his college ball at Missouri) announced in February that he was gay.

Michael Sam

Michael Vick

Mark James

Sammual Jackson

51. In February, a jury was deadlocked on charge one and had verdicts on the other four charges against ______________ over the shooting death of teenager Jordan Davis in November 2012 for playing loud music.

Michael Dunn

Floyd Coleman

Buford Maxim

Michael Jones

52. The trial of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi began during ________________

August 2013

September 2013

October 2013

November 2013

53. The _________________ fighter plane is very sophisticated, but has developed problems and is over budget.

F-35

F-15

F-19

F-9

54. In December ____________sends troops to the Central African Republic on a UN-backed peace-keeping mission.

France

U.S.

England

Germany

55. Which of these is a major cause of the unrest in the Ukraine?

People from the Ukraine want closer ties to Russia.

People from the Ukraine want closer ties to Western Europe.

People from the Ukraine want to become a religious country.

None of these.

56. Sunni militants Claim to have taken _____________, and parts of Ramadi. These were major battlegrounds during the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

Kabul

Islamabad

Falluja

Nedir

57. Israel's former Prime Minister ___________died in January. He had been in a coma since suffering a stroke on January 4, 2006.

Shimon Perez

David Bengurion

Ariel Sheron

Yitzhak Rabin

58. The major advantage of the new fighter under development for the United States is ________

Computer weaponry that can target a dime (coin) on the ground.

Sophisticated radio communications.

Computers that run the plane.

A helmet that allows pilots to see 360 degrees.

59. ____________ won the Australian Open (Jan. 25–26). This Australian Open has been memorable for its severe temperatures and several upsets.

Dominika Cubulkova

Li Wawrinka

Stanislas Wawrinka

Rafael Nadal

60. In December 2013 a gunman opens fire at ____________________________ killing a US Transportation Security Administration employee, and wounding several other people. It prompts a terminal evacuation.

Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta

Chicago Ohaire Airport

Boston Logan Airport

Los Angeles International Airport

61. The United States swept this 2014 Winter Olympic event and brought back all medals.

Spine Skiing

Freestyle Skiing

Slopestyle Snowboarding

Slopestyle Skiing

Current Affairs Trivia Questions Quiz! Test Your Knowledge

1. In December, actor ___________ was killed in a car crash.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Typhoon _____________ in October was the most powerful in history.

3. The largest numbers of individuals signing up for insurance in the first month of the Affordable Care Act were Medicaid recipients.

4. Individuals not signing up for the Affordable Care Act may be fined.

5. _______________________ an African leader who brought down discrimination in an African country, died in December.

6. The recent dispute over the islands resulted from a dispute over ownership of the islands.

7. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance companies may not ask applicants questions about tobacco use.

8. This Republican senator conducted a 21 hour filibuster in September against Obamacare.

9. Who is the current Catholic pope?

10. The protests going on in question #30 resulted because the people from that region wanted closer ties with Russia.

11. The Israeli prime minister is critical of the agreement with Iran over nuclear weapons.

12. The conflict over the group of Pacific islands worsened when one country attacked the other.

13. The Toronto mayor has been accused of ____________

14. The recent filibuster in the Texas Legislature was against new _____________ laws.

15. Thousands died in this eastern Philippine city when a typhoon slammed into it in October 2013.

16. In early December, four people will killed and 63 were injured in the derailment of a __________ train.

17. North Korean leader _________________________ continues to make nuclear threats.

18. This is an alias used by the principal villain in the TV show "Breaking Bad."

19. Oil prices rose significantly in October 2013.

20. _______________ was a Boston gangster found guilty of racketeering, extortion, conspiracy, and murder in August 2013.

21. The civil rights leader from the previous question was from which country?

22. In November, a group of islands came under dispute between which two countries. What were the two countties?

23. The new Catholic pope is from which country?

24. The Affordable Care Act officially launched on which date?

25. Recently, Toronto Mayor ____________ was stripped of his powers.

26. The Israeli Prime Minister ___________ continues to allow settlements to be constructed on what many consider occupied Palestinian land.

27. _______________ is running for Texas governor after conducting a filibuster in the Texas Legislature.

28. The current Israeli prime minister feels sanctions against Iran should be lifted.

29. During the first month, the ACA was slowed because ___________

30. Former Egyptian President Morsi is associated with which political organization?

31. _____________________________ was the person that MSNBC insulted in the previous question.

32. The groups of islands being disputed in question #32 have two names. What are they?

33. _______________________________ was a celebrity chef, dropped from a food network. She settled a lawsuit related to racial discrimination and sexual harassment in August.

34. At the end of the first month of enrollment, the Affordable Care Act had enrolled ________ for coverage from the 36 states that had federally designed insurance markets.

35. ___________________ from "Breaking Bad" ended his run with the TV show.

36. The new Catholic pope says Catholics need to get tougher on restrictions on gay marriage.

37. ________________ was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leading over 700,000 U.S. government files to WikiLeaks in 2013.

38. MSNBC host _______________ resigned in early December for making lewd comments on television.

39. Former IRS official ______________ has been accused of giving out confidential information about conservative organizations.

40. The 14 state exchanges for health care met ____% of their first month goal.

41. The general responsible for toppling Egyptian President Morsi is ______________

42. Philippine President _____________ has blamed the slow response of relief efforts to a collapse of local government in the face of the storms.

43. Syrian President ____________ has refused to step down during the course of the civil war.

44. U.S. Secretary of State ____________ has negotiated a deal with Iran over nuclear Weapons.

45. 46. The use of _______________________ gas in Syria brought a threat of intervention from President Obama.

46. The U.S. was accused of listening in on this German official's cell phone in October 2013.

47. The 2014 Winter Olympics were held at _______________?

48. Lois Lerner has been accused of providing confidential IRS information to the ____________

49. The new Iranian president _____________ is considered a moderate.

50. This football player (who played his college ball at Missouri) announced in February that he was gay.

51. In February, a jury was deadlocked on charge one and had verdicts on the other four charges against ______________ over the shooting death of teenager Jordan Davis in November 2012 for playing loud music.

52. The trial of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi began during ________________

53. The _________________ fighter plane is very sophisticated, but has developed problems and is over budget.

54. In December ____________sends troops to the Central African Republic on a UN-backed peace-keeping mission.

55. Which of these is a major cause of the unrest in the Ukraine?

56. Sunni militants Claim to have taken _____________, and parts of Ramadi. These were major battlegrounds during the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

57. Israel's former Prime Minister ___________died in January. He had been in a coma since suffering a stroke on January 4, 2006.

58. The major advantage of the new fighter under development for the United States is ________

59. ____________ won the Australian Open (Jan. 25–26). This Australian Open has been memorable for its severe temperatures and several upsets.

60. In December 2013 a gunman opens fire at ____________________________ killing a US Transportation Security Administration employee, and wounding several other people. It prompts a terminal evacuation.

61. The United States swept this 2014 Winter Olympic event and brought back all medals.