Assignments

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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
7	8	9 Assignment #6 CNN10 2/9 1) What impeachment trial starts today? 2) Who votes in an impeachment trial? 3) How many votes does it take to find a president guilty of impeachment? 4) What is a variant when it comes to viruses? 5) What COVID-19 variant are current vaccines not very effective against? 6) What do vaccine companies say might be the solution to deal with new variants? 7) Sunday was the first day of 2021 that new positive COVID-19 cases in the US were less than 100,000, how many new cases were there on Sunday? 8) What African country is located on the eastern shore of Lake Kivu? 9) What endangered bird in Rwanda loves to dance? 10) What is the name of a new extremely fast roller coaster set to come out at Six Flags Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia? How fast will the top speed of the roller coaster be? 11:59 PM	10 Assignment #7 CNN10 2/10 1) How far is Cuba off the coast of the US? 2) When did Fidel Castro take over Cuba and force communism on the people? 3) What happened to Cuban's private property when Fidel Castro took over the government? 4) How many new job fields are they opening in Cuba? 5) What was the first internet browser? When? 6) What did internet browser Netscape start to make online shopping more secure? 7) About what percentage of online returns end up becoming trash? 8) In some cases, what are some companies now doing because online returns are costing them so much money? 9) How many pounds of online returns end up in landfills each year? 10) What did New York man Robert Schott make a snow sculpture of? 11:59 PM	11 Assignment #8 CNN10 2/11 1) What COVID protective measure is the US Federal Government thinking of requiring on domestic flights in the future? 2) What form of COVID protection is the Federal Government already requiring for all public transportation? 3) What percentage of the United States GDP does the airline industry currently account for? What is GDP? 4) What was the outcome of the 2 week investigation by the World Health Organization in Wuhan searching for the origin of COVID-19? What are the top 2 origin theories? 5) Where is the Sierra Gorda ecological region located? 6) About what percentage of workers in Mexico work in the field of agriculture? 7) About what percentage of people in Mexico live below the poverty line? 8) What is the name of Hyundai's new walking concept car? What is it built for? 11:59 PM	12 Assignment #9 CNN10 2/12 1) What country has the 2nd largest population in the world? How many people? 2) About how much of the population in India are farmers? 3) What disagreement are farmers and the government currently having in India? 4) What is the coldest temperature recorded in the US outside of Alaska? When? Where? 5) Why will most of the US be experiencing cold temperatures over the weekend? 6) What are the two different ways to measure temperature? 7) In what European country did a dad build a bobsled track for his kids so they wouldn't spend so much time in front of a screen during the winter? 11:59 PM	13
14	15	16 Assignment #10 CNN10 2/16 1) When did the impeachment trial end for former President Donald Trump? 2) Was former President Trump found guilty or not guilty? What was the vote count? 3) How many Senate votes are needed to impeach a president? 4) As cold weather from the polar vortex continues this week, about how many cold temperature records do they predict will be broken? 5) Have COVID-19 positive cases been increasing or decreasing since early January? 6) About what percentage of the population in the US has received both doses of the vaccine? 7) What are two reasons medical experts think COVID-19 numbers have been decreasing in the US? 8) In 1944, Iceland became it's own independent country after breaking ties with what country? 9) Iceland makes most of it's money off of tourism. What is one of the main attractions tourists come to see? 10) When Lulu the border collie's owner died, how much money did he leave in his will to care for the dog? 11:59 PM	17 Assignment #11 CNN10 2/17 1) Of the 48 states not including Hawaii and Alaska, how many states had snow on the ground Monday? 2) Which states declared a state of emergency due to cold weather this week? 3) How many Texans had no electricity on Monday? 4) How much of the country was at below freezing temperatures Monday? 5) How many COVID-19 vaccines spoiled due to no electricity in Texas? 6) What year did Alfred Wegener come up with the theory of continental drift, which led to plate tectonic theory? 7) How much do experts predict the AI facial recognition industry will be worth by 2024? 11:59 PM	18 Assignment #12 CNN10 2/18 1) With the cold weather this week, how many Americans are under weather alert? 2) Why do safety experts say never to use a gas generator inside, never to run your car in the garage, and never to use a fireplace/heater that isn't properly vented as ways to keep warm? 3) How much of Texas energy does natural gas and coal account for? What about wind turbines and nuclear power plants? Why are these power plants not working? 4) How many Texans still don't have power? 5) Where is the world's largest impact crater? What is an impact crater? 6) Where in the world have 17 mysterious craters popped up since 2013? What are scientists theory on how they got there? 7) What is the Hydrous program? 8) How big is the world's largest snow maze in Manitoba, Canada? 11:59 PM	19 Assignment #13 CNN10 2/19 1) What is the name of the Mars mission launched by NASA last July? 2) About how much will this NASA mission cost? How long is it scheduled to last? 3) What planet is known as the "red planet"? 4) About how far away from Earth is Mars? About how long does it take for radio messages to get from Earth to Mars? 5) What is the name of the drone NASA will be using on The Perseverance Mission? 6) What is the coldest city in the US outside of Alaska? 7) Where is the Mt Etna volcano located that erupted this week? 11:59 PM	20
21	22 Assignment #14 CNN10 2/22 1) In Texas Sunday, about how many people were still without reliable running water? 2) About how much of Texas was on a boil water advisory due to the water shortage? What is a boil water advisory? 3) With the successful landing of Perseverance on Mars, how many successful landings on Mars has the US made? 4) The Storming of the Bastille in France took place in what year? 5) How long has the famous Louvre museum been closes in Paris, France? 6) What state in the US has a sledding chicken named Donut? 7) When was the first Independence Day in the US? Who did Americans win their independence from? 11:59 PM	23 Assignment #15 CNN10 2/23 1) Why were dozens of Boeing 777 flights grounded this week? 2) What model Pratt & Whitney jet engine is having problems? 3) How many COVID-19 related deaths have occurred in the US since last winter? How many positive tests? 4) This is the first time since last fall that COVID-19 daily positive test numbers are below what number? 5) What are the different theories of why COVID-19 cases have been decreasing rapidly in the US since January? 6) When are students scheduled to return back to school in the UK? 7) When was construction on the International Space Station completed? How much did it cost to build? How much did the US contribute? 8) How much does the US spend each year running the International Space Station? Where is it located? 9) How much would it cost a private astronaut to take a trip to the International Space Station? 10) How old was the house in San Francisco that was relocated 7 blocks? How much did it cost to move a house that far? 11:59 PM	24 Assignment #16 CNN10 2/24 1) What did Facebook remove from the site for users in Australia? 2) What disagreement was Facebook having with the Australian government? 3) About how fast was the Perseverance rover falling from the sky before the parachute was deployed? What speed was Perseverance going when it hit the ground on Mars? 4) How many high quality video cameras does Perseverance rover use to share video of Mars? 5) What was the most famous piece of artwork painted by Norway painter Edward Munch? 6) What hidden secret message was found in the painting? Who wrote this message? 11:59 PM	25 Assignment #17 CNN10 2/25 1) What country is in the middle of international tension over their nuclear program? 2) In what year did Iran come up with a nuclear weapons deal that involved former President Obama and 5 other countries? What was this deal? 3) In what year did former President Trump pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran and reinstate economic sanctions? What are economic sanctions? Why are they so valuable to Iran? 4) What is the only active volcano on the European mainland? 5) Covid-19 created an international toilet paper shortage. What other industry is experiencing a shortage? 6) What European capital city is currently experiencing a rodent problem? Why? 7) Where in the US is a pastry chef turning Girl Scout cookies into gourmet desserts? 11:59 PM	26 Assignment #18 CNN10 2/26 1) How many meteor sightings did people report near Alberta, Canada? 2) What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? 3) How many cities have hosted both the summer and winter Olympics? 4) When is the next time Los Angeles is scheduled to host the summer Olympics? 5) Why do beavers build dams? 6) Where can you find an 8 month old singing tiger? 11:59 PM	27
28	1 Assignment #19 CNN 3/1 1) What economic package did The House of Representatives pass over the weekend? 2) What is the next step in order for this package to become law? 3) How many similar packages have been passed in the last year? When and how much? 4) How many people in the House of Representatives voted for the bill, and how many voted against it? 5) What is the current federal minimum wage? How long has it been that amount? 6) What will this economic package raise the minimum wage to? By when? 7) Besides health, what has been the biggest impact COVID-19 has had on students? What are a few ways we can help with this issue? 8) What is the smallest dolphin species in the world? What size are they? 11:59 PM	2 Assignment #20 CNN10 3/2 1) Where in the world did pro democracy protests turn violent on Sunday? What type of force did the military use? How many people were killed? 2) What are people protesting in Myanmar? 3) How many pro democracy activists have been arrested in Hong Kong? What communist country controls Hong Kong? 4) What is Norwegian whaler Carl Larsen famous for? 5) How big was the iceberg that recently broke off of Antarctica? What is calving? 6) What rowing record did 21 year old Jasmine Harrison currently accomplish? 7) How long has Jasmine been a rower for? Where did she row? How long did it take her? 8) A giant bomb exploded in Exeter, England. Where did this bomb come from? How old was it? 11:59 PM	3 Assignment #21 CNN10 3/3 1) When did the US become enemies with North Korea? 2) Why is the US currently concerned with North Korea? 3) How does the US and other countries punish North Korea for not following nuclear guidelines? 4) What two large powerful countries support North Korea? 5) What is the main industry in North Korea? 6) What is the name of the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking? 7) When was the city of Pompeii buried by a Mt Vesuvius volcanic eruption? 8) What strange type of pizza is Fong's Pizza in Des Moines, Iowa getting a lot of attention for? 11:59 PM	4 Assignment #22 CNN10 3/4 1) Who is Alexei Navalny of Russia? 2) Why is US President Biden and the European Union (EU) currently penalizing Russia with sanctions? What does Russia say about these accusations? 3) Where is Patagonia located? 4) What is the world's largest dinosaur and land animal recently discovered? 5) What is the estimated weight of the Titanosaur? 6) What is the company My Heritage doing with old photos? 11:59 PM	5 Assignment #23 CNN10 3/5 1) What country is referred to as the home of fire and ice? Why? 2) About how many earthquakes were reported in Southwestern Iceland last week? What was the most powerful magnitude of these quakes? 3) What creates an earthquake? Which earthquakes are most destructive? 4) What do you call the surface location of an earthquake? What do you call the measure of an earthquakes power? 5) What do people call the large Pacific plate earthquake boundary? 6) Who proposed an alternative English alphabet in 1779? 7) When do we move our clocks forward in the Spring? When do we move our clocks back to standard time in the Fall? Who proposed the idea of Daylight Savings? Why? 8) Which states currently do not participate in Daylight Savings? 9) How many countries around the world participate in Daylight Savings? Which big countries do not participate? 10) What are some of the benefits of staying active? 11:59 PM	6