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

  1. Who is Michael Wolff?
    1. Special advisor to President Trump
    2. Author of Fire and Fury
    3. Trump’s campaign manager
    4. A friend of Kellyanne Conway
  2. What is Canada’s jobless rate?
    1. 5.7%
    2. 6.7%
    3. 10%
    4. 12%
  3. Which team won gold in the world junior hockey championships?
    1. United States
    2. Canada
    3. Sweden
    4. Czechoslovakia
  4. What percentage of homes in the Greater Vancouver area are assessed at over $1 million?
    1. 39
    2. 27
    3. 56
    4. 73
  5. Where are the 2018 Winter Olympics being held?
    1. Rio de Janeiro
    2. Pyeongchang
    3. Beijing
    4. Ho Chi Minh City
  6. What country is the 26th to legalize same-sex marriages?
    1. Thailand
    2. United States
    3. Brazil
    4. Australia
  7. Which grocery chain is offering $25 gift cards to customers to compensate for having fixed the price of bread for the past 14 years?
    1. Metro
    2. Loblaws
    3. Safeway
    4. Walmart
  8. Which province raised its minimum wage to $14/hour on January 1, 2018?
    1. Quebec
    2. Ontario
    3. Alberta
    4. Newfoundland
  9. What is one of the most unlikely places on earth to have received a 40cm snowfall?
    1. Hawaii
    2. Bora Bora
    3. Sahara Desert
    4. Punte del Este, Uruguay
  10. Canada and the US are co-hosting a summit in Vancouver. Why?
    1. To collaborate on the free trade agreement
    2. To strategize over North Korea
    3. To discuss becoming one country
    4. To discuss the Russian influence on US elections
  11. What is at the end of a rainbow?
    1. Pot of gold
    2. A leprechaun
    3. An iridescent dinosaur
    4. All of the above
  12. Who is Alexa?
    1. Leader of the PC party
    2. A virtual assistant
    3. Highest paid Hollywood actress
    4. Head of the Bank of Canada

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