Current Events Quiz

1. Eight people were killed and two buildings were leveled in a powerful explosion on March 12 in what neighborhood of New York City?


2. March 17 as St. Patricks's Day, but the annual parades in Boston and New York were boycotted by both mayors, and some beer companies pulled their sponsorships. Why?
Gay Activists 

3. "First Kiss," a three-and-a-half-minute video shot in black and white, went viral last week. It showed 10 pairs of strangers kissing for the first time. What did it turn out to be?
Fake

4. What is the latest theory (s) regarding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
The cockpit computer diverted the plane

5. How many people have died as a result of the tragic car accident during SXSW?
3

6. What game was recently banned by AISD because it is "too violent"?
Senior Assassins 

7. What country is trying to separate from Ukraine with the help of Russia?
Crimea

8. How did Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott supposedly die this week?
Suicide

9. What major sporting event is about to begin today involving 68 college basketball teams?
March Madness

A. What do you think happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? Please cite current information coming out about the situation. Make sure to back your theory with facts and explain why you think you are correct.

I think that the computer probably got the plane off course. Originally I had thought that the pilot may have 

had a part in the whole thing. The more I learned about it, the more I realized that it was just a simple

mistake made by the computer.