The following questions provide a review of some key topics and issues that have been in the news in April.

  1. Who are George and Shirley Brickenden?
    1. First couple to co-pilot a commercial airline
    2. First couple who elected medically-assisted death at the same time
    3. First couple to win a Nobel prize
    4. None of the above
  2. Who are James Sullivan and Jennie Olafson?
    1. First father/daughter to co-pilot a commercial airline
    2. First father/daughter who elected medically-assisted death at the same time
    3. First father/daughter to win a Nobel prize
    4. None of the above
  3. What art sale is Canada’s National Gallery planning?
    1. 1929 oil painting by Marc Chagall
    2. A 1920 painting by Pablo Picasso
    3. A 1500 work by Leonardo da Vinci
    4. A 1930 work by Lawren Harris, one of Canada’s Group of Seven artists
  4. Who won the Masters golf tournament?
    1. Rory McIlroy
    2. Tiger Woods
    3. Patrick Reed
    4. Sergio Garcia
  5. What is the March of Our Lives?
    1. An organization created and led by students
    2. A group working towards greater gun control in the United States
    3. A coordinated activism club
    4. All of the above
  6. Who is Faith Dickinson?
    1. Founder of Cuddles for Cancer
    2. Recipient of the Diana award
    3. An invitee to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
    4. All of the above
  7. April 12, 2018, commemorated what?
    1. Holocaust Memorial Day
    2. Jersey Day
    3. A community healing and commemoration day for residential school survivors
    4. All of the above
  8. What is the Glen Gould award?
    1. A prize for a talented musician
    2. A prize for someone who has enriched the human condition through the arts
    3. A Nobel prize for art
    4. A prize for Canadian artists
  9. What has happened to home sales across Canada this year?
    1. National average price has dropped 10.4%
    2. Condo prices have increased 17.8%
    3. Single family home prices have increased 1.3%
    4. All of the above
  10. Why did President Trump bomb Syria?
    1. To stop the use of chemical weapons
    2. As an act of aggression against Syria
    3. To turn the tide on the seven-year civil war
    4. To begin a sustained attack on Syria

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