Assignments

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3	4 Assignment #44 CNN10 1/4/2021 1) Who signed the new Covid Relief Bill into law late December? 2) According to the new bill, how much stimulus money will adults receive who made less than $75,000 dollars in 2019? How much will couples receive who made less than $150,000 in 2019? 3) How much did this new Covid Relief Stimulus package cost the government? 4) How much did the CARE's Act Stimulus package from last year cost the government? 5) According to the news, where did COVID-19 come from? 6) According to the news, how many deaths so far in the world from COVID-19? 11:59 PM	5 Assignment #45 CNN10 1/5/2021 1) What important election will be taking place today in Georgia? 2) Why is this election taking place? And why is it so important to the US? 3) What is important about tomorrow January 6th when it comes to the presidential election? 4) What is the most populated city in the world? How many people live there? 5) Where were the Summer Olympics scheduled to be held in 2020? Why are they in danger of being completely cancelled instead of postponed? 6) What have archaeologists recently uncovered in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy? 7) How was Pompeii destroyed? In what year? 8) How is a farm in Massachusetts recycling old Christmas trees? 11:59 PM	6 Assignment #46 CNN10 1/6/2021 1) What country has the US had problems with lately, and tension with since the 1950's? 2) Where in the US was the first movie theater? 3) Why were the first movie theaters called nickelodeons? 4) How are mountain rescue workers using their rescue dogs in Colorado? 11:59 PM	7 Assignment #47 CNN10 1/7/2021 1) Why did Senators meet at The Capitol yesterday January 6th? 2) What kind of trouble took place at The Capitol while Senators were meeting? 3) Who are the projected winners of the Georgia Senate race? 4) Which party is now projected to control the Senate? How many seats will each party have in the Senate? 5) If there is a tie when Senate votes, which person breaks that tie? 6) Where and when was the first curbside recycling program started? 7) About how many pounds of garbage does the average American throw out each day? 8) About how many tons of garbage does the entire US throw out each day? About how much is usually recycled? 9) What kind of technology are they starting to use to help limit garbage and increase recycling? How does this technology help? 11:59 PM	8 Assignment #48 CNN10 1/8/2021 1) When Congress was able to finalize the electoral college votes for president, what was the final count? Who won? 2) According to the 20th Amendment, when will the new president become inaugurated (come into office)? 3) What has Biden said his number one priority will be as the new president? 11:59 PM	9
10	11 Assignment #49 CNN10 1/11/2021 1) How many deaths are being blamed on the Capitol riots last week? 2) Why are many people blaming President Trump for the riots? 3) What happened to the Capitol police chief in charge of security at the Capitol building area? 4) What social media platforms has President Trump been banned from? Why? 5) How is COVID-19 spread? 6) What distance should you keep from others indoor? What about outdoors? 7) What are the top 3 ways you can help prevent the spread of COVID-19? 11:59 PM	12 Assignment #50 CNN10 1/12/2021 1) According to job experts, about how many jobs were lost in December 2020? What about October and November 2020? 2) What is the current unemployment rate? What does this mean? 3) Why have people in the government been recently talking about the 25th Amendment? What does the 25th Amendment do? 4) For what reason have Democrats wanted to file impeachment charges against President Trump? What is impeachment? 5) Where is the world's largest ice and snow festival currently taking place? 6) About how much does it cost to train a service dog? 11:59 PM	13 Assignment #51 CNN10 1/13 1) About how many Americans have already received a first dose of the COVID vaccine? 2) How many doses are recommended for full protection from the virus? 3) What age group is eligible to receive the vaccine immediately? 4) What problem might Americans face if all available vaccine doses are released immediately? 5) What is Governor Newsom's goal for California vaccines in 10 days? 6) What Los Angeles Stadium has turned from a mass testing site to a mass vaccination site? 7) What dangerous threat has the FBI identified in the next couple of weeks leading up to the Biden inauguration? 8) Name 5 social media/tech companies that have banned or restricted President Trump and his followers from posting online? Do you think this is fair? 9) When and where was the first Consumer Electronics Show? 10) How many meters did Danish freediver Stig Severinsen swim underwater with fins for the world record? 11:59 PM	14 Assignment #52 CNN10 1/14 1) What is unique and historic about the impeachment of President Trump? 2) What is the reason for his impeachment charge? 3) What was the vote count of Republicans and Democrats that voted to impeach Trump? 4) How much of the Senate must approve impeachment in order to remove a president from office? 5) What has Vice President Pence said when Congress pushed him to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office? 6) About how many positive COVID-19 tests have there been in the world? About how many in the US? 7) What new restriction will American Airports put in place beginning January 26th? 8) Rhyolitic lava is the volcanic form of what rock? 9) Where is the social media's "spicy meatball" lava volcano located? 10) Is the country of Japan or the state of California bigger? Which has a larger population? 11) Where is the world's busiest crosswalk located? About how many people might use this crosswalk at the same time? 11:59 PM	15	16
17	18	19 Assignment #53 CNN10 1/19 1) When will Biden's inauguration take place this week? 2) What are two reasons this inauguration will look much different than in years past? 3) Did any of the armed uprisings FBI warned of take place over the weekend at state capitols? 4) How many national guard troops are in Washington DC for the inauguration? 5) National guard/state militia troops have been performing security for inaugurations since which presidential inauguration? 6) Has the FBI uncovered any concrete security threats to Washington DC for inauguration week? 7) What is herd immunity? What are two ways to achieve herd immunity? 8) Why do you still need to be careful even if you have taken the COVID-19 vaccine? 9) About how many avalanches take place in Colorado each year? 10) What helped save snowboarder Maurice Kervin's life when he triggered an avalanche in Loveland, Colorado? 11:59 PM	20 Assignment #54 CNN10 1/20 1) What important event in the US is happening today? 2) Who is leaving presidential office? What number president was he? 3) Who is entering presidential office? What number president is he? 4) About how many people are given tickets to attend the presidential inauguration in years past? How many tickets were given out for today's inauguration? 5) Where is the world's largest population of manta rays located? 11:59 PM	21 Assignment #55 CNN10 1/21 1) What constitutional amendment designates January 20th as inauguration day? 2) What number president of the United States is Joe Biden? 3) How many words is the presidential oath of office used to swear in a new president? 4) Which president was both the 22nd and 24th president? 5) Who is the oldest president to ever be sworn into office? 6) Who is the first woman and woman of color to ever serve as vice president of the United States? 7) According to the 20th amendment, what time does the previous president's term end on January 20th? 11:59 PM	22	23
24	25 Assignment #56 CNN10 1/25 1) Where were the first cases of COVID-19? 2) Do experts know where exactly COVID-19 came from? 3) What was the first Asian country to host the Olympics? When? 4) When were the summer 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed until? What happens if they are not able to begin at that time? 5) How much money has Japan spent on the Tokyo Olympics? 11:59 PM	26 Assignment #57 CNN10 1/26 1) When will Senators be sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump? 2) When is the impeachment trial of Trump scheduled to begin? 3) How many Senators must find Trump guilty for a guilty verdict? 4) What charge is being brought against Trump for impeachment? 5) What is one main reason to impeach Trump even though he is no longer president? 6) How do you feel about the possibility of "vaccine passports" being required for travel? What are some positives and negatives about this idea? 7) What is the idea behind the Street Life company and App? 8) How many ancient coffins were recently found near Cairo, Egypt? 9) How long ago were these coffins buried and what kind of condition were they found in? 11:59 PM	27	28 Assignment #58 Final Exam Questions 1/28 1) What is the current federal minimum wage? What does this mean? 2) What does President Biden want to raise the minimum wage to? By what year? 3) Do you think raising the minimum wage is a good thing or bad thing? Why? 4) What are two of the main jobs of the vice president? 5) In what wing of the White House are the president and vice president's offices located? 6) What are the names of the president and vice president that just left office last week? 7) What are the names of the current president and vice president? 8) How long will the current presidential term last? 9) Is the Senate currently controlled by Democrats or Republicans? If there is a tie on a Senate vote, who breaks the tie? 10) How much of the Senate needs to vote guilty in order to impeach a president? 11) According to the 20th Amendment of the Constitution, when does one president's term end, and another president's term begin? 12) What has President Biden said his number one priority as president is? 11:59 PM	29	30
31	1 Assignment #1 CNN10 2/1 1) Where is the CDC requiring mandatory mask wearing by law? 2) What country in the world has had the most positive COVID-19 cases? How many? 3) What company is working on an extremely fast vacuum tube electromagnetic train system? 4) What famous song did Felix Bernard and Richard B Smith write together in the 1930's? 5) Which highway in CA partially collapsed in the most recent storm we had last week? 11:59 PM	2 Assignment #2 CNN10 2/2 1) Where in the world is a military coup currently taking place? What is a military coup? 2) What is the only animal in the genus Rhincodon? 3) What is the biggest fish in the sea? 4) Are whale sharks endangered or extinct? What's the difference between the two? 5) What is the capitol of California? Who is California's current governor? 6) What is the capitol of the United States? 7) What takes place in the capitol? 11:59 PM	3 Assignment #3 CNN10 2/3 1) Will the Tokyo 2020 Olympics be cancelled? 2) When will the Tokyo Summer Olympics begin? 3) What alternate location was offered for the Olympics if Covid levels in Japan are too high? 4) When and by whom was the longest space walk? 5) How fast does the International Space Station orbit Earth? 6) What animal is near extinction in China? 7) Where is the tallest chimney in Europe? How tall? 8) How many original American Colonies were there? List them. 9) When was The Revolutionary War? Who were we fighting and for what reason? 11:59 PM	4 Assignment #4 CNN10 2/4 1) What will cause below freezing temperatures across the US next week? 2) How many states will experience below freezing temperatures? 3) How many states are currently allowing in person learning at schools? 4) What do experts say is one of the main concerns they have for students with remote learning? 5) Which countries in Europe have schools open? 6) Why do experts recommend remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic? 7) What is one of the top ski/snowboard destinations in North America? 8) In Montana, what kind of animal are they using to predict the Super Bowl winner? 11:59 PM	5 Assignment #5 CNN10 2/5 1) According to President Biden's new foreign policy, what kind of deal will be made with Russia? 2) What change in immigration did President Biden say he will put in place? 3) Why do some scientists believe there has been more coastal flooding with storms in recent years? 4) What city holds the 24 hour snowfall record in the US? When? How much snow? 5) What states are currently experiencing lots of snowfall with a powerful Nor'easter? 6) Are any two snowflakes identical? 7) How many different types of snow crystal formations are there in snowflakes? 8) Name one new sport that will be added to the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympics? 9) What new sport is rapidly spreading that uses what looks like a curved ping pong table and soccer ball? 11:59 PM	6