Current Events - October 2021
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15 questions · Published October 25, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Which Caribbean island nation made history by electing their first ever president, Sandra Mason?
Barbados has been an independent nation since 1966 but still kept ties with Britain even keeping Queen Elizabeth II as their defacto ruler until October of 2021 when they elected Sandra Mason as president.
- Multiple Choice
2. The MLB's 2021 World Series starts on October 26th, between the Houston Astros and what other baseball team?
The Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series to earn their entry into the World Series again the Houston Astros.
- Multiple Choice
3. A beta version of Donald Trump's new social media platform called "_____________" was quickly taken down after being targeted by hackers.
Donald Trump's new social media platform, Truth Social, was taken down by its own developers after the hacker group Anonymous quickly discovered the beta signup link and shared it on the Internet causing a flood of spam accounts.
- Multiple Choice
4. In early October, a U.S. district court recognized hippos that belonged to drug kingpin ______________ as having legal human rights.
In a first of its kind decision a U.S. district court in Ohio said the so-called "cocaine hippos" of Pablo Escobar have human rights. This was to force Colombia to not kill the animals and instead sterilize them.
Four hippos were brought illegally into Colombia by Escobar in the early 90s and let loose after his death. Their population has grown to 80 total which has turned into a problem for the local ecosystem.
- Multiple Choice
5. Alleged murderer Brian Laundrie's remains were found in Carlton Reserve, located in which U.S. state?
Brian Laundrie's remains were found in the Florida nature reserve after a weeks-long nationwide manhunt.
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