CE quiz 9/19/24 Flashcards

Question

Who is Justin Halstenburg and what did he do?

Answer 1

Justin Halstenburg was arrested with arson charges after three major wildfires surge on the east of Los Angeles. This has created a heat wave in the area which threatens 10s of 1,000s of buildings and homes. Evacuation orders were sent out.

Answer 2

False. Tropical storm Francine has moved up to a category one hurricane and landed in Louisiana coast.

Answer 3

The first ever private space walk took place. (Billionare) Jared Issacman sponsored the mission. He was there with a crew of four astronauts. Sarah Gills is the engineer that followed them through SpaceX. Two of the astronauts, Scott Poteet and Anna Menon were inside the capsule while the space walk took place. Issacman was able to experience a private space walk for 15 minutes which enabled him to look down on earth which was 460 miles away.

Answer 4

They did this to perform experiments and tend to essentiale maintenance. He was fed oxygen through umbilicals to breathe while walking in space. There were also rails for him to hold the whole walk.

Answer 5

E- cigarette usage has gone down in the past year. They think it is due to more smoke detectors in bathrooms/lockerooms.

Answer 6

False. A late summer drought in Prahovo, Serbia, brought up wrecks of Nazi ships that were sunk in the Danube river. These ships were part of Nazi-Germany's Black Sea Fleet of 1944 that was retreating from soviet forces and sunk.

Answer 7

September 15th, 2024, in Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

Answer 8

The Emmies specifically honor the best of American prime time television programming that is chosen by the Academy of Telivision Arts & Sciences. They are held to To recognize many important contributors to the art of TV.

Answer 9

It was hoasted by Eugene and Dan Levy. The movies "Shogun" and " The Bear" received the biggest awards. The award winners are presented with one gratis statue.

Answer 10

An additional assasination attempt took place last weekend targeting Donald Trump once again. The person detained for the crime was Ryan Wesely Routh; he was fired back at and fled to the highways without his AK-47, Go-Pro, and backpack.

Answer 11

The area of Shanghai, China, was hit with the most powerful typoon the city has seen since 1949. People were evacuated and advised to stay in their homes. Schools were closed, too, because of the magnitude of the tropical storm.

Answer 12

Israel´s militia targeted the civilians and militia of Lebanon. The blasts, which were from pagers, were really designed to explode. It was a series of explosions that set off in multiple areas that killed 32 people and wonded about 3,450 people over Tuesday and Wednesday. Lebanon and parts of Syria were affected. They are both not far from Israel. It is still unknown why Lebanon was targeted.

Answer 13

Diddy remains in federal custody ahead of his trial on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges after his lawyers failed his case. The artist pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Combs, 54, faces a sentence of up to life in prison if convicted.

Answer 14

He is a Philadelphia teenager who authorities say wanted to fly overseas and make bombs for terrorist organizations. He will be tried as an adult. Prosecutors say he conducted at least 12 tests on homemade bombs near his family’s home and was close to being able to detonate the devices.

CE quiz 9/19/24 Flashcards

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