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

1. What Caribbean island had to evacuate due to a volcano eruption?
   1. St. Martin
   2. St. Thomas
   3. St. Vincent
   4. St. Lucia
2. Prince Philip died April 9, 2021. How old was he?
   1. 100
   2. 99
   3. 98
   4. 97
3. Who was Earl Simmons?
   1. Prince of Wales
   2. DMX
   3. Chaos
   4. Writer of non-fiction
4. What did Egyptian archeologists discover?
   1. Another Sphinx
   2. A pyramid in downtown Cairo
   3. An ancient city
   4. They did not discover anything
5. How did Canada rank, according to World’s Best Countries Report?
   1. First
   2. Tenth
   3. Fiftieth
   4. Nineteenth
6. What did the federal government do on April 20?
   1. Declared the pandemic over
   2. Closed airports to travellers from outside Canada
   3. Presented a budget
   4. Called an election
7. How much money did the federal government include in the budget for a national childcare plan?
   1. $2billion
   2. $1.5 billion
   3. $1 billion
   4. Nothing
8. By how much is Canada committing to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions?
   1. 50%
   2. 20%
   3. 45%
   4. 61%
9. What canal was blocked by a ship that got stuck?
   1. Panama
   2. Suez
   3. Hangzhou Grand Canal
   4. Welland
10. Which Canadian city did Netflix select for its headquarters?
    1. Halifax
    2. Montreal
    3. Saskatoon
    4. Toronto

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