Current Events Final Revision PDF

1) Who is this woman and what role does she have? 2) Why has she been in the news recently? 1) Who is this man and what is his role? 2) Why has he been in the news recently? 1) Who is the Prime...

1) Who is this woman and what role does she have? 2) Why has she been in the news recently? 1) Who is this man and what is his role? 2) Why has he been in the news recently? 1) Who is the Prime Minister of Israel? 2) Why did Israeli forces enter Gaza a year ago? 3) Why did Israel suffer from rocket attacks from south Lebanon shortly afterwards?4) How did Israel respond? 5) Why did Israeli forces cross the border into South Lebanon? 1) Who is the leader of Ukraine? 2) In which country is the ‘Kursk Region’? 3) Why has this been in the news recently? 1) Who is this woman and what is her role currently? 2) What does she hope to achieve in November this year? 3) Who did she debate against and what was the result? 4) Who is her running mate? 5) Which party does she represent? 6) What happened that enabled her to be nominated as her party’s representative? 1) Which country’s battleship sank after  hitting a reef? 2) Where did this event occur? 3) What is the name of the battleship and who was the captain in charge at the time?4) What problem has the sinking caused? 5) Did anyone die or were hurt during the sinking? 6) How much did the ship cost and why is it a serious problem for the country it belongs to? 1) Who are the people depicted in this photograph? 2) Why were they in the news recently? 3) Where we they sighted and by whom? 4) Why are the police trying to find these people? 5) How long have they been missing? 6) How much reward was recently offered for information leading to their capture?  1) Who is this woman and what sport does she excel at? 2) At which major international sporting event did she take part and in which city and 3) How did she perform? country? 1) Who is this woman and what is her role? 2) Who does she say she is going to support in the US election? 3) Why does she sign off as ‘Childless Cat Lady’? 1) Who is this man and what is his role? 2) Which party does he represent? 3) Why is he appearing before a door marked ‘10’? 1) What type of bird is this and in which country is it found? 2) Why has it been in the news recently? 1) Who is this woman and what is her role? 2) What sad event occurred that brought her to this position? 1) What is the name of this space facility in orbit above earth? 2) Who are the astronauts on board who have been left stranded there?3) Why has this happened? 4) When are these astronauts likely to be brought back to earth? 5) Which company belonging to which famous billionaire is going to rescue them? 1. Who is this man (in the foreground) and which country did he represent at the Olympics?2. Which sport event is depicted here and what happened? 1) Who is this man and what is his current role? 2) Which party does he represent and what his goal in November this year? 3) What is depicted in this picture? Explain what happened immediately before and after this photograph was taken. 1) Which island country in the Western Hemisphere is depicted here? 2) Why has it been in the news recently? 1) In which country was this enormous diamond found and how big is it? 2) Is it the largest diamond ever found? Explain. 1) Who are these two men and what are their roles? 2) Why has their relationship been in the news recently?  1. What was the name of the typhoon that caused widespread destruction 2. How many people died and what amount of damage was caused?in Vietnam in September? 1. Which African country sent a police force to Haiti? 2. Why was they sent there?