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  • What NFL player recently signed a 10-year contract worth 503 million dollars?
    Patrick Mahomes
  • The unconscious assumptions we make about others based on their identity labels are called....
    Implicit Bias or stereotypes
  • What are the 5 freedoms listed in the First Amendment?
    freedom of speech,religion, the press,to assemble & to petition
  • What 26-year-old womanwas fatally shot in her Louisville, Kentucky apartment on March 13, 2020, by plainclothes officers?
    Breonna Taylor,
  • What was the name of the 10 part documentary about Micheal Jordan and the Chicago Bulls?
    The Last Dance
  • What organization was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer and is now an international movement?
    BLACK LIVES MATTER
  • Who performed in the Super Bowl half time show this year?
    Jennifer Lopez and Shakira
  • What is James St. Patrick's nickname on the show Power?
    Ghost
  • Which auto maker became the most valuable in the world this year?
    Tesla
  • Which tennis player missed her chance to win her 24th Grand Slam Title in this year's U.S. open?
    Serena Williams
  • Where do you go to access eBooks and/or databases? (What's the URL?)
    library.cps.edu
  • What was the cause of the death of Chadwick Boseman?
    Colon cancer,
  • What football player lost his job after kneeling for the National Anthem to bring awareness to social injustice?
    Colin Kaepernick
  • In Chicago,many memes were created featuring which elected official?
    Mayor Lori Lightfoot
  • Who did Donald Trump run against in the US presidential election?
    Joe Biden
  • What does RBG stand for?
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • What is Ms.Arthur's daughter's name?
    Olivia
  • In what state is Mt.Rushmore?
    South Dakota
  • What company advertised with a commercial showing woodchucks chucking wood?
    Geico Insurance
  • When did mask wearing in public buildings become mandatory in Chicago? (month & day)
    May 1
  • How many electoral votes does one need to win the U.S. presidency?
    270
  • In honor of Kobe Bryant, what is the date Mamba Day is celebrated?
    August 24 or 8-24
  • What product flew off the shelves at the start of the pandemic?
    toilet paper
  • Gale & Brittanica are examples of what?
    databases
  • What is hybrid learning?
    A combination of remote learning & in-person (at school) learning
  • Who was this year's winner of The Masked Singer?
    Kandi Burress
  • What 4 people are on Mt.Rushmore?
    Presidents Washignton,Jefferson,Lincoln & T.Roosevelt
  • Which former NBA All-star has retired after a record 22 seasons in the NBA.
    Vince Carter
  • In which US city did George Floyd die after being subdued by police officers?
    Minneapolis
  • How many votes are there total in the Electoral College?
    538
  • What woman was the newest justice on the Supreme Court?
    Amy Coney Barrett
  • What Mark Sheridan teacher retired in 2020?
    Ms.Dubielak-Wood
  • Leaving childhood and entering into adulthood is often called what?
    coming of age
  • Who was picked by Joe Biden to be the Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2020 election?
    Kamala Harris
  • Name a swing state.
    Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas ORWisconsin.
  • What College basketball team is Coach John Thompson known for coaching?
    Georgetown Hoyas
  • What insect stole the show in this year's first & only Vice President Debate?
    A Fly
  • What Writer, Actor, Producer, director, recently became a billionaire?
    Tyler Perry
  • What is the name of Michelle Obama’s 2018 memoir?
    Becoming
  • What U.S. doctor is most associated with the Covid19 pandemic?
    Dr.Fauci
  • Who spent a lifetime flourishing in the face of adversity before being appointed a Supreme Court justice, where she successfully fought against gender discrimination and unified the liberal block of the court?
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • What holiday do we celebrate to remember the end of slavery?
    Juneteenth
  • When was MSA's first day of school for the 2019-2020 academic year?
    September 8
  • Who won the World Series this year?
    L.A. Dodgers
  • When a book is taken off the shelves of a public or school library that boook is .......What?
    banned
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