Assignments

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25	26 Assignment #54 CNN10 4/26 1) What speech is President Biden scheduled to give Wednesday night to the Senate and House? 2) How often does this speech need to be given according to Article 2 Section 3 of The Constitution? 3) Traditionally in the US, what was the State of the Union speech called? 4) Which president was the first to give an "Annual Message" or "State of the Union" address? When? Where? 5) Which president began referring to this "Annual Message" address as the "State of the Union"? In what year? 6) When did we change over to the name "State of the Union" address and get rid of the name Annual Message? 7) What was the world's first skyscraper? When was it completed? How many stories was it? 8) What country came up with the term skyscrapers? When? 9) How tall is The Empire State Building? What year was it built? 10) How tall was the World Trade Center when it was first built? What year were the original towers completed? 11:59 PM	27	28	29 Assignment #56 CNN10 4/29 1) What speech did President Biden give to a joint session of Congress last night? 2) What does Article II Section 3 of the Constitution say about giving updates to Congress about The State of the Union? 3) How many times in the past have US presidents given this type of speech? 4) How long typically are these annual message speeches? 5) What was the shortest annual message speech? What was the longest annual message speech? 6) How many jobs does President Biden think his American Jobs Plan will create? 7) How many years will the American Jobs Plan take? 8) Of the jobs the American Jobs Plan will create, what percentage of these good paying jobs will NOT require a college degree? 9) Who gave the Republican response to President Biden's speech? How long has he been a senator for? 10) What year was the Pulitzer Prize founded? 11:59 PM	30	1
2	3 Assignment #57 CNN10 5/3 1) What is the 2nd most populated country in the world? 2) On Saturday India recorded a record number of new positive COVID cases. About how many positive cases did they record? 3) With New Delhi's medical oxygen shortage, what country is delivering liquid oxygen on trains to help out? 4) When will a US travel ban begin, where no Indians will be allowed to travel to the US unless they are citizens or live here? 5) About how many positive COVID cases is the US recording daily? What percentage down is this from the peak numbers? 6) What are two reasons experts say US COVID numbers are on the decline? 7) How many people watched the Kentucky Derby in person this week? 8) What major California theme park reopened last week? 9) What does police officer Jennifer Mattock's company "Future Ties" do to help Chicago students? 11:59 PM	4 Assignment #58 CNN10 5/4 1) Following an annual message/state of the union speech by a President, what do they typically do next? 2) What two major economic plans is President Biden promoting and trying to get passed? What are a few things each of these economic plans does? 3) About how much do both of the plans cost combined? 4) Who needs to pass President Biden's plans in order to get the money approved? Why might President Biden have a difficult time getting his plans passed in the Senate? If there is a tie in the Senate, who would be the tiebreaker? 5) What year was NASA's Apollo 8 mission and what was the significance of this mission? 6) When does Russia plan to pull out of their involvement in the ISS (International Space Station)? 7) Space X Crew-1 just had a night splashdown landing. What is a night splashdown and when was the last time a spacecraft had this type of landing? 8) Which plant pulls CO2 carbon emissions out of the air at the fastest rate? 9) How does the company "Running Tide" plan on reducing CO2 emissions? 11:59 PM	5 Assignment #59 CNN10 5/5 While watching the morning news from May 5th, please come up with 1 question using who what, where, when, why, how as question starters. The CNN10 video is linked below for your reference. Please be ready to share one of your questions out loud with the class. 11:59 PM	6 Assignment #60 CNN10 5/6 1) According to US Military officials this week, what percentage complete is the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan? 2) What is the longest US war ever? When did the war in Afghanistan begin? 3) What terrorist force in Afghanistan is still a powerful/violent threat regularly attacking the Afghan government? 4) What are two concerns of US military officials once US troops are pulled completely from Afghanistan? 5) When is the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan scheduled to be completed by? Why is this date significant? 6) China launched a rocket last Thursday and lost control of it. How fast is this rocket flying around space? When is this rocket scheduled to reenter Earth's atmosphere? Where will it land? 7) About what percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water/oceans? 8) What event has caused the most Broadway shutdowns? 9) When was the last time Broadway was closed for more than a year? When did Broadway shutdown? About how many people are out of work because of the closure? When is Broadway scheduled to reopen? 10) What record did US runner Des Linden break in April? What marathon did she win in 2018? 11) In order to prevent wildfires, what is the city of Paso Robles, CA doing? About how much is this project costing them? 11:59 PM	7	8
9	10	11	12 Assignment #62 CNN10 5/12 1) Which age group became eligible for the COVID vaccine this week? 2) Which 2 company's vaccines will be used on this new age group? 3) How many COVID vaccines have been formally approved by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration)? 4) How many people were involved in the vaccine clinical trial for Pfizer's vaccine before it received emergency authorization? 5) What is the estimated survival rate across all age groups for COVID-19? 6) Early this week, what percentage of Americans had received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine? What estimated percentage of Japanese have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine? 7) What is the population of China? What is the current birth rate? 8) What policy did the Communist government of China put in place in the late 1970's to slow the birth rate? How did this policy change in 2016? 9) In 2018, how many electric vehicles were there in the world? What percentage increase was this from the year before? 11:59 PM	13	14	15
16	17 Assignment #63 CNN10 5/17 1) Late last week, what new guidance did the CDC give in regards to wearing a mask? 2) According to the CDC, are vaccinated individuals carrying the COVID-19 virus? 3) What are 3 large companies that have lifted their mask mandates? 4) According to the CDC, should schools continue to require students to wear masks? 5) About how many Americans are now fully vaccinated? About what percentage of the total population is this? 6) About how many states have lifted their mask mandates for fully vaccinated following the mask guideline change from the CDC last week? 7) What is going to be the most challenging part about enforcing these new guidelines? 8) What is the most expensive part of constructing a new home? 9) As we get closer to the Tokyo Olympics, are COVID cases increasing or decreasing in Japan? 11:59 PM	18 Assignment #64 CNN10 5/18 1) What two groups are currently fighting in the Middle East? When was the last time there was this much violence between these groups? 2) About how many Palestinian rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israeli lands? 3) What is the name of the Palestinian militant group that controls Gaza? 4) According to Palestinians, about how many Palestinians have Israeli's killed in the violence? 5) What cyclone hit the West Coast of India on Monday? About how fast were the wind speeds? 6) What is the official color of the Golden Gate Bridge? 7) Why has the Golden Gate Bridge started "singing"? How far away can this sound be heard? 8) In what year was the Golden Gate Bridge built? About how much did it cost to build? 9) About how many workers help to maintain the Golden Gate Bridge daily? 10) As of 2018, how much does it cost to cross the Golden Gate Bridge? 11:59 PM	19 Assignment #65 CNN10 5/19 1) About how many total COVID cases have been recorded in the world? About how many COVID related deaths? 2) What is the average estimated survival rate from COVID-19? 3) What is the reason that the COVID-19 survival rate is estimated to be so high? 4) What groups of people are more likely to get really sick or die from COVID-19? 5) What 5 items are still experiencing shortages due to the pandemic, which has resulted in high prices? 6) What are psychologists calling the fear of going back to normal life and socializing? 7) In what year was HBO founded? 8) What large media company did AT&T buy in 2018? For how much money? 9) What plans does luxury car company Lamborghini have to try to help reduce emissions on their cars? 11:59 PM	20 Assignment #66 CNN10 5/20 1) Why do so many immigrants from Morocco want to get into Spain? 2) What body of water separates Morocco and Spain? 3) On Monday and Tuesday of this week, how many immigrants flooded into Spain from Morocco? 4) What two states experienced flash flooding rain, strong winds, and power outages this week? About how many Texans were out of power Wednesday morning? 5) Do tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, or flash floods kill more people in an average year? 6) What year in the US did inflation hit a record high? 7) What is inflation? 8) How much inflation took place on consumer prices from last year to this year? When was the last time there was such a large increase? 9) Where did a famous arch collapse into the sea on Monday? 11:59 PM	21 Assignment #67 CNN10 5/21 11:59 PM	22
23	24 Assignment #68 CNN10 5/24 11:59 PM	25 Assignment #69 CNN10 5/25 1) Where in the Arctic does Russia have a large military base? 2) About how much of the Arctic coastline does Russia currently control? 3) What are the 3 goals of Russia in the Arctic? 4) What is the top flagship of the Russian military's Northern Fleet? 5) Why does Russia building up it's military in the Arctic concern the US and it's allies (NATO)? 6) What volcano erupted in The Democratic Republic of Congo last weekend? When was the last time this volcano erupted? 7) About how many structures did this volcano eruption destroy? How many lives were lost? How many lives were lost in the 2002 eruption? 8) Where is the Maasai Mara National Nature Reserve located? 9) What 2.3 million dollar wildlife project is Kenya currently working on? 10) About how much tourism revenue has Kenya lost due to the pandemic? When do they project their tourism money will return? 11) How many rhinos were illegally killed in Kenya in 2020? 11:59 PM	26 Assignment #70 CNN10 5/26 1) Where is the US Secretary of State currently touring? 2) How many days of violence were there between The Israeli Government and Hamas (Palestinian group that controls Gaza)? 3) How many Palestinians were killed in the violence and how many Israelis? 4) Is the US a close ally to Israelis or Palestinians? 5) When are the Tokyo Paralympics scheduled to start? 6) According to John Hopkins, has Japan seen an increase or decrease in COVID cases since it's recent spike of 7500 new cases on May 12th? 7) With Japanese being resistant to getting vaccines, what percentage of Japan is fully vaccinated for COVID? 8) Who bred the first Golden Retriever? When? 9) In a recent British study, how accurate have trained dogs been in sniffing out COVID-19 infections on people's clothes? 10) How long were dogs trained to pick up the scent of COVID-19 before the study? What kind of dogs were used? 11:59 PM	27 Assignment #71 CNN10 5/27 1) Do international experts know where COVID-19 came from? 2) What are the 2 different theories of the origin of COVID-19 that have gotten the most attention? 3) Where does China say COVID-19 originated? Why do American experts question this theory? 4) What has happened to Chinese citizens who tried to warn the world about the virus? 5) Why was the World Health Organization's investigation into the origin of the virus limited? 6) How long has President Biden given US Intelligence officials to determine the origin of the virus? 7) What is the name of the dark shadow that the Earth throws over the moon in an eclipse? 8) When was the last total lunar eclipse? How long did the Earth's shadow completely cover the moon? What was the full name given to yesterday's moon? 9) In what country are the Virunga Mountains located? 10) What 2 famous endangered primates live in the Virunga Mountains? About how large can these primates grow? 11:59 PM	28 Assignment #72 CNN10 5/28 1) Since 1971, when does the Memorial Day Holiday take place each year? 2) When did the concept of Memorial Day first begin? What was it first called? 3) When was the modern Memorial Day Holiday and name introduced? 4) Traditionally, where does the President lay a wreath on Memorial Day? 5) What horrible race tragedy in the US took place on May 31st, 1921? 6) Within 24 hours of racial violence in this historic tragedy, how many blocks were burned? How many houses destroyed? How many people were killed? 7) When was the first spacewalk? 8) When was the first American spacewalk? By whom? 9) About how many spacewalks have taken place since the first American spacewalk? 10) What is the largest carnivorous marsupial? Where can this animal be found? 11:59 PM	29
30	31	1 Assignment #73 Jamestown 1) What was the British's first attempt at a colony? When? Did it succeed? 2) What year did The Virginia Company decide to start the Jamestown Colony? 3) Which King provided the charter to start Jamestown? 4) What 3 things was the King hoping to get out of the Jamestown expedition? 5) What is a joint stock company? 6) Where did settlers decide to start the Jamestown settlement? Why was this a poor location? 7) Why were the settlers of Jamestown so unprepared to start a colony? 8) What was the main goal of the Jamestown settlers? 9) What Native American tribe did the settlers steal from during the winter in order to survive? Who was the leader of this tribe? 10) As punishment, who did the Native Americans kidnap? Who ended up saving him from being executed? 11) What was Pocahontas' real name? Who did Pocahontas marry? 12) What new work policy did John Smith start when he took over leadership of Jamestown in 1608? 13) What was the horrible winter of 1609-1610 known as in Jamestown? What disgusting things did the desperate settlers eat to survive? 14) In 1610, what percentage of the original settlers were left over from Jamestown? 11:59 PM	2	3 Assignment #74 Slavery Crash Course 1) According to the video, what crop in the South started the Industrial Revolution in the North? 2) About how much of the world's cotton came from the American South during the height of slavery? 3) What years did Slavery take place in the United States? 4) What war did Slavery ultimately lead to? 5) What US Senator gave a speech in The Senate in 1837 saying that the relationship between slaves and masters in the South was a "positive good"? 6) What crop did slaves primarily work on in South Carolina? What kind of conditions? What type of system? 7) What was the goal of Southerners brutality towards slaves that they felt necessary to make slavery work? 8) What things did slaves use to help stay positive and maintain their humanity? 9) Who was one of the most famous runaway slaves who escaped to Philadelphia at age 29 and helped to make about 20 trips back to the South to help other slaves escape on the Underground Railroad? 10) What was the most successful slave rebellion in US History? 11:59 PM	4	5