2. What country had to quell a riot last week when protestors stormed federal buildings over the loss of their far-right presidential candidate? Brazil

3. Who is the newly seated Republican Congressman in the news lately for actions that have led others to ask the Ethics Committee to investigate him? George Santos 

4-5. Over the weekend, Kevin Mccarthy was finally elected House Speaker on the 15th round of voting.

6. Whose memoir “Spare” was released this week, after plenty of leaks and pre-interviews? Prince Harry 

7. Why did President Biden visit El Paso this week? (HINT: He was trying to find ways to improve a problem.) 
Immigration 

 

2. A missile that hit a civilian apartment block in Ukraine killed 45 and perhaps more. 

 

3. While White House spokespersons say private attorneys turned over the government documents they found in a former office of President Biden, many, including Democrats, also want to know why no one said anything about this until After the midterms.

 

4. What well-known climate activist was detained by German police at a coal mine protest? Greta Thunberg

 

5. Even though those in his own state and others from his party have asked him to step down because of his lies,  George Santos was named to two House Committees this week.

 

6. Football is the professional sport currently going through playoffs to decide who will

be the two teams in the Superbowl. 

2. What holiday did more than a billion people start celebrating Sunday? Chinese (Lunar) New Year

Extra credit: It marks the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit (which animal).

 

3. What kind of military equipment has Ukraine been requesting from allies, including Germany and the U.S., for its war with Russia?
Tanks

 

4. Name one of the movies nominated for this year’s Oscars.
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

 

5. Reporters have told us both Trump and Biden apparently kept classified papers at home and places that are not approved. This week, who else appeared to have taken such documents home?
Mike Pence 

 

6 - 7. Representatives of Ticket Master faced grilling from a Congressional committee this week about the way they handled sales of concert tickets last fall for Taylor Swift (name the artist).

2. After the Memphis death of Tyre Nichols, Police Video was released Friday showing everyone what happened during his arrest.

 3 - 4. Related to what happened during the arrest, five police officers were Arrested and Fired because of Nichols’ death. Now three fire department EMTs were Fired because of their actions on the scene.

5 - 6. U.S. Attorney General Antony Blinken was in the Middle East recently to talk with both Israel and Palestine about the killings on both sides in recent days.

7 - 8. Name the two teams playing in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12.
Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs 

 

3. Lots of politicians have been arguing this week about how the government handled (or mishandled) SPY BALLOONS from CHINA first spotted on Feb. 1.  

4 - 5. What is the annual speech called and who made it Tuesday night that aired on all major broadcast networks and many cable news outlets?
THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

 

6. After learning the hard way with Taylor Swift, whose big upcoming tour tickets are being sold by date and not all at once?
BEYONCE

 

2. Nikki Haley is taking on Donald Trump after announcing this week she is RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

 

3. Mike Pence indicated he would fight a grand jury subpoena that would force him to testify in the investigation about JAN. 6.

 

4. It happened Feb.10, 11 and 12, and now even Congress is getting upset because no one seems to know or be willing to say much about the three FLYING OBJECTS.

 

5. Who won the Super Bowl Sunday?
KANAS CITY CHIEFS 

 

6. Which university was the site of panic when a lone shooter terrorized the campus Monday night, killing three, critically injuring others and eventually taking his own life?
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

2. Why was the timing of this visit significant?

3. New earthquakes hit SYRIA AND TURKEY this week, not as strong as previous ones but still resulting in casualties.

 

4. What former U. S. president is now under hospice care in his home?
JIMMY CARTER

 

5. A special grand jury in Georgia this week recommended indictments for “multiple people,” though they can’t say whom, involved in interfering with 2020 ELECTION in that state.

6. One well-known person might be DONALD TRUMP because he and the Georgia secretary of state had a phone conversation that might sound suspicious.

2. Hundreds of newspapers across the country announced this week they would no longer carry the DILBERT cartoon because, as the strip’s former distributor said, they didn’t want to include “any commentary rooted in discrimination or hate."  

3-4. Although reported with “low confidence,” the U.S. Energy Department announced this week the coronavirus most likely began from LAB LEAK in WOHNUNG.

5. Trucks loaded with TOXIC WASTE from East Palestine, Ohio, had difficulties this week finding a place to dump their cargo. Some states refused them.

 

6. Facing a $1.6 billion lawsuit, Rupert Murdoch, owner of FOX NEWS, said some of his top hosts on the channel endorsed false claims about who won the 2020 presidential election.

 

2. IRAN (what country?) was criticized for not doing enough to stop a rash of poisonings of school girls. Tuesday authorities did arrest suspects.

 

3. It’s a weather term not used much before this winter, but those in California and other parts of the country now have had so much rain and snow, they are quite familiar with this narrow corridor of concentrated moisture called an ATMOSPHERIC RIVER.

 

4. Sports fans, particularly those who follow college basketball games, are getting excited as teams, both men’s and women’s, play their best to be part of the upcoming MARCH MADNESS.

 

5. Florida Gov. RON DESANTIS, who has announced his candidacy for President in 2024, delivered his state of the state address this week, including a suggestion that bloggers who write about him and other officials should register with the state. 

Extra Credit: Name one of the three. 

2. The West Coast is still suffering from catastrophic RAIN, thanks to another atmospheric river.

3. In politics, who seems to be breaking from his former boss, this week saying, "His reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold Donald Trump accountable" for (Jan. 6, 2021).
MIKE PENCE

4. Meta, the parent company of FACEBOOK, plans to lay off 10,000 more employees this year.

5. Of course this week’s current events quiz wouldn’t be complete without one question about the Academy Awards. What movie took the most Oscars?