The following questions provide a review of some key topics and issues that have been in the news in January.
- Who is Michael Wolff?
- Special advisor to President Trump
- Author of Fire and Fury
- Trump’s campaign manager
- A friend of Kellyanne Conway
- What is Canada’s jobless rate?
- 5.7%
- 6.7%
- 10%
- 12%
- Which team won gold in the world junior hockey championships?
- United States
- Canada
- Sweden
- Czechoslovakia
- What percentage of homes in the Greater Vancouver area are assessed at over $1 million?
- 39
- 27
- 56
- 73
- Where are the 2018 Winter Olympics being held?
- Rio de Janeiro
- Pyeongchang
- Beijing
- Ho Chi Minh City
- What country is the 26th to legalize same-sex marriages?
- Thailand
- United States
- Brazil
- Australia
- Which grocery chain is offering $25 gift cards to customers to compensate for having fixed the price of bread for the past 14 years?
- Metro
- Loblaws
- Safeway
- Walmart
- Which province raised its minimum wage to $14/hour on January 1, 2018?
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Alberta
- Newfoundland
- What is one of the most unlikely places on earth to have received a 40cm snowfall?
- Hawaii
- Bora Bora
- Sahara Desert
- Punte del Este, Uruguay
- Canada and the US are co-hosting a summit in Vancouver. Why?
- To collaborate on the free trade agreement
- To strategize over North Korea
- To discuss becoming one country
- To discuss the Russian influence on US elections
- What is at the end of a rainbow?
- Pot of gold
- A leprechaun
- An iridescent dinosaur
- All of the above
- Who is Alexa?
- Leader of the PC party
- A virtual assistant
- Highest paid Hollywood actress
- Head of the Bank of Canada
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