Current Events December 2015 Flashcards
These two teams proceeded into the College Football Playoff
Alabama and Clemson
There was a fire in a 63 story building in this city on New Year’s
Dubai
This country accuses the US of attempting to sanction it recently
Iran over rocket/missile tests
The top aides of this presidential candidate resigned
Ben Carson
There has been flooding in this section of the US
the Midwest; Missouri and Illinois
Donald Trump was featured in this group’s video.
Al-Shabab; part of Al Qaeda in a recruitment video
____ executed ____ recently; sparking tensions with Iran
Saudi Arabia, including a cleric named Al - Nimr a prominent Shiite cleric
Singer _____ has recently passed away
Natalie Cole
this person is charged with sexual assault
Bill Cosby
this person was captured in Mexico being a fugitive who escaped probition
Ethan Couch
this country held elections without violence
CAR (Central African Republic)
Cleanthony Early, of this team, was shot and robbed in NYC
New York Knicks
drug company files for bankruptcy protection after leader arrested on fraud charges
KaloBios
A high ranked official of this country to its dictator died in a car crash
North Korea
this sports team fired their coach recently
Philadelphia Eagles
a toddler from this country drowned recently, starting widespread grief from refugee supporters
Alan Kurdi of Syria
A singer of this band passed away at 70 from aggressive cancer
Motorhead
This country agreed to pay compensation for using this country’s women during WWII
Japan; Korea
this key city has been taken from ISIS by Iraqi forces
Ramadi
this country had a deadly landslide recently which killed many civilians
China
China has lifted its restrictions on its
one child policy
This movie beat record ticket sales exceeding 1 billion
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Tornadoes struck this state killing 11
Texas; Dallas
He made a mistake in the Miss Universe pageant by crowning Miss ____ instead of Miss ____
Steve Harvey; Columbia; Philippines
dozens were killed in a butane gas explosion in this country
Nigeria
this person is pardoned by Jerry Brown
Robert Downey Jr.
members of this community received compensation for a previous murder
Sandy Hook
this company reported a breach in the security of their data
Hyatt
this protest hit this location on Christmas
Black Lives Matter; Mall of America in Minneapolis
the Washington post pulled a cartoon that depicted _____ daughters as monkeys
Ted Cruz
this company launched the first successful rocket that landed itself
SpaceX
this city declared two red smog alerts
Beijing
the ____ debate in _____ had ____ win
Democratic;
this city removed 4 Confederate monuments in the city
New Orleans
this fast food chain had a blow in its reputation after a widespread sickening at Boston College
Chipotle
these two countries have decided to resume flights among years of sanctions
Cuba and the US
this government body _____
fed increases interest rates
Defense Secretary Ash Carter
used a personal email to handle government issues
Pete Rose was permanently banned by the
MLB
The price of this resource has sunk to its lowest levels
oil
this organization sued Ohio’s attorney general
Planned Parenthood, who accused him of attempting to ban abortion
