Current Events 2 - May 2021
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15 questions · Published May 31, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In May 2021, the Biden administration approved a new wind turbine farm in Massachusetts. What special "first" did this wind farm achieve?
Joe Biden’s administration has approved the construction of the US’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, with 84 turbines to be erected off the coast of Massachusetts.
- Multiple Choice
2. In May 2021, the CDC updated its COVID-19 guidance on wearing masks. Masks can be considered optional if __________________.
From cdc.gov:
Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.
- Multiple Choice
3. Many states in the U.S. are cutting unemployment benefits citing labor shortages in the workforce. Which state, at $823 per week, offers the highest unemployment benefit?
FUN FACT
The state with the highest maximum payout for unemployment insurance is Massachusetts. The maximum weekly payout is $823. This is 88% higher than the national average in benefit payouts.
- Multiple Choice
4. After twenty five years of support, Microsoft has announced the retiring of which of its major software products?
Microsoft is retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years. The aging web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years, but Microsoft is putting the final nail in the Internet Explorer coffin on June 15th, 2022, by retiring it in favor of Microsoft Edge.
- Multiple Choice
5. In late May, Disney released a new film in the "101 Dalmations" franchise starring Emma Stone. What was the film called?
"Cruella" is a 2021 American crime comedy film based on the character Cruella de Vil from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" and Walt Disney's 1961 animated film adaptation.
"Cruella" premiered in Los Angeles on May 18, 2021, the first major red carpet event since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and was released in the United States theatrically and simultaneously available on Disney+ with Premier Access on May 28.
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