CE Quiz 10/7 ….

Question 1

What is the name of the California Governor who passed the ban on plastic bags?

Answer 1

Gavin Newsom.

Question 2

What are the details of the plastic bag ban?

Answer 2

Plastic shopping bags were banned and you now either have to bring your own re-usable bag or pay for a paper bag.

Question 3

When will the plasic bag ban be in effect? When was is signed off?

Answer 3

The law was approved last month and will start in 2026.
It was signed on Sunday.

Question 4

Why was a plastic bag ban enacted for California?

Answer 4

To reduce the already enormous amount of plastic waste.

Question 5

Descibe what happend with Pesto the penguin.

Answer 5

Pesto, a penguin from Sea Life Melborne Aquarium of Australia, is just nine months old and towers over every other penguin at three feet tall and 50 pounds.

Question 6

Describe the multi-person urder attack that occured on 9-22-24.

Answer 6

Multiple people coordinated a targeted hit that left four people dead with gunshot wounds and 17 injured; most of the people injured were bystanders caught in crossfire. Police and FBI are investigating the incident.

Question 7

True or False: Hurricane Helene passed the state of Florida and took landfall in Louisiana as a cat. 3 hurricane.

Answer 7

False; Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a cat. 4 hurricane and made its way up the U.S.

Question 8

True or False: Hurricane Helene was said to be the largest tropical storm in the area in the last century.

Answer 8

True.

Question 9

When did hurricane Helene make landfall and batter the south states?

Answer 9

Thursday evening, 9-26-24

Question 10

What 6 states were mostly effected by hurricane Helene?

Answer 10

Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Virginia.

Question 11

What happened to the NYC mayor recently?

Answer 11

NYC mayor Eric Adams was indicted on federal corruption charges. He proceeds to claim his innocence and focus on mayor jobs.

Question 12

True or False: Alan Eugene Miller, who was 23, was sentenced to life in prision recently.

Answer 12

False; Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was executed in Alabama on Thursday the 26th. His execution was via nitrogen hypoxia, a method that brings much controversy. He murdered three men in the year 1999 and was sentenced in the year 2000.

Question 13

Explain the details about the vice-presidential debate that occured recently.

Answer 13

Minnesota governor Tim Walz and Ohio senator JD Vance. They are Kamala Harris´s and Donald Trump’s running companions that are running for vice president. The running mates will debate against each other, voicing their plans for presidency if elected. It happened 5 weeks before election day and was held in New York City and aired on CBS News Live.

Question 14

What two famous celeberties passed recently?

Answer 14

• Kris Kristofferson, he was 88 and a former country music superstar.
• John Ashton, he was 76 and was a faous actor in ¨Beverley Hills Cop¨.

Question 15

Explain the famous person that is about to reach the century mark.

Answer 15

The longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president,
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, who remains under home hospice care, turned 100 on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Question 16

True or False: A counter attack was placed in Beriut City.

Answer 16

True; the attack came just days after Isreal killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Question 17

Who was sentanced for prison in Moscow? What was he sentanced for and for how long?

Answer 17

Stephen Hubbard, a 72 y/o American. He was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months in prison in Moscow for allegedly fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. He did this for monetary compensation.

Question 18

How was Stephen Hubbard sentanced?

Answer 18

He was detained by Russian forces in 2022 and then was sentenced by court recently.

Question 19

Who won this years Nobel prize and what was it for?

Answer 19

This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology/medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun. This was for their work on the discovery of microRNA.

Question 20

True or False: A day of commemoration begun in Israel to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks. Meanwhile, Isreali’s ongoing war has killed over 41,000 people and has triggered a humanitarian crisis effect.

Answer 20

True.

Question 21

Describe what happened with the Afgan man that was arrested.

Answer 21

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27 y/o Afghan man; working for the Islamic State Millitant organization. Their was also a juvenile working with the group who is yet to be identified. He was working with the organization to plot an Election Day attack on large groups in the U.S. He was detained in Oaklahoma.

Question 22

Who was recently given the choice of execution?

Answer 22

South Carolina Prisoner Richard Moore, 59, was given the choice of execution on Tuesday. His options were electricution, lethal injection, or firing squad. He killed James Mahoney in 1999.

Question 23

Who recently won the Fat Bear contest?

Answer 23

Female bear named Grazer.

Question 24

Describe an Aurora and why they may have been visible 10-10/11-24.

Answer 24

Northern light-looking flares. Due to a powerful solar flare released from the sun, auroras could be visible in the night sky.

Question 25

How will people be able to see the auroras?

Answer 25

Many areas of the United States could have this sighting, mostly southern states . People in these southern states of the U.S could be able to see the auroras via just their eyes and maybe not even a telescope.

Question 26

Describe what is happening with Hurriane Milton.

Answer 26

Hurricane Milton weakened to a still-powerful Category 1
hurricane as it moved across the Florida peninsula. Maximum wind speeds of 85 mph. More
than 100 tornado warnings associated with Milton had been
issued.

Question 27

What famous sports player recently declared their retirement?

Answer 27

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his upcoming
retirement from the sport after an amazing career in which
He amassed 22 grand slam titles.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Nadal’s final
The tournament will be with Spain at the Davis Cup finals in November.