The following questions provide a review of some key topics and issues that have been in the news.

  1. Who won the ACTRA Award of Excellence?
    1. Jani Lauzon
    2. Eugene Levy
    3. Rachel McAdams
    4. Alison Niven
  2. What does the 25th amendment to the US Constitution deal with?
    1. Freedom of speech
    2. Right to bear arms
    3. The disability and subsequent replacement of the president
    4. Individual states making laws
  3. Who is Marc Garneau?
    1. Minister of Foreign Affairs
    2. A Canadian astronaut
    3. Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets
    4. All of the above
  4. How much did Google pay to acquire Fitbit (in $US)?
    1. $2.1billion
    2. $1.2billion
    3. $900million
    4. Google didn’t buy Fitbit
  5. What is the most expensive comic book art ever sold?
    1. Tintin cover
    2. Madman cover
    3. Batman cover
    4. Captain America cover
  6. Why does US Vice-President Kamala Harris always wear pearls?
    1. It’s a tradition of her university sorority
    2. Pearls represent wisdom and refinement
    3. She loves pearls
    4. All of the above
  7. Who is Amanda Gorman?
    1. First ever National Youth Poet Laureate in the United States
    2. Youngest poet to deliver an inaugural address
    3. A young woman who has a speech impediment
    4. All of the above
  8. What executive order did President Biden sign on his first day in office that will have significant impact on Canada?
    1. ‘Buy American’ rules for government expenditures
    2. Re-entering the Paris Climate Accord
    3. Revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline
    4. None of the above
  9. How many groups are on Canada’s terrorist list?
    1. 81
    2. 13
    3. 73
    4. Canada does not keep a terrorist list
  10. What Canadian series/actors received multiple nominations for Golden Globe Awards?
    1. Schitt’s Creek
    2. Donald Sutherland
    3. Catherine O’Hara
    4. All of the above

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