The following questions provide a review of some key topics and issues that have been in the news in September.
- The CRTC has convened a five-member panel to create new rules for the TV industry. The most contentious issue with Canadians is:
- The right to select only the channels they want to see
- The high price of cable TV
- The reach of cable TV
- The lack of Canadian content on TV
- NATO has asked all its member countries to increase their defence spending to:
- 10% of GDP
- 5% of GDP
- 2% of GDP
- No level was set
- On September 18th, 2014, which country held a vote of its citizens for independence from its parent country?
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
- Canada
- Which Canadian astronaut will likely go into space before 2020?
- Roberta Bondar
- Chris Hadfield
- Jeremy Hansen
- Marc Garneau
- Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and United Arab Emirates have joined a coalition with the United States, Canada and other western countries for what purpose?
- Lower the price of oil
- Increase the supply of oil
- Fight the Islamic State
- Co-ordinate media responses
- On September 22, 2014 the United Nations hosted a landmark summit with 120 global leaders to discuss:
- Climate change
- Terrorism
- Monetary policy
- All of the above
- The Centre for Disease control estimates that 1.4 million people could contract this virus by January, 2015.
- SARS
- Ebola
- Hepatitis
- Cancer
- People around the world have been taking the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money and awareness for what disease?
- Heart and stroke
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- ALS
- Name the two top Canadian tennis players who represented Canada in a number of international tournaments in 2014.
- Bouchard and Raonic
- Nadal and Sharapova
- Seppi and Ram
- Williams and Williams
- What international sporting event is being hosted in Canada in 2015?
- Olympics
- Pan Am Games
- Stanley Cup
- None of the above
- What new Canadian museum opened on September 20, 2014?
- Museum of Civilization
- Newseum
- National Art Gallery
- Canadian Museum of Human Rights
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