Which of the following famous American figures were arrested and charged with murder?

1. David “D4vd” Burke
2. Chris Brown
3. Braden “Clavicular” Peters
4. Johnny Depp

On April 21st, two people were reported to have been killed in a car accident in Chihuahua, Mexico. Who were they?

1. Drug traffickers
2. Narcocorrido singers
3. Leftist politicians
4. CIA agents

Which Peruvian official was forced to resign this week following outrage over late election results?

1. Piero Corvetto, head of electoral authority
2. Keiko Fujimori, presidential candidate
3. Jose Samame Blas, electoral management director
4. Manuel Cox Ganoza, boss of the National Office of Electoral Processes

On April 20, a major earthquake struck off the Sanriku coast of northeastern Japan. What special advisory did the Japan Meteorological Agency issue in its aftermath?

1. A tsunami evacuation advisory for all Pacific coastlines
2. A volcanic eruption risk warning for Mount Fuji
3. A megaquake risk advisory for the coming week
4. A nuclear plant emergency advisory for Fukushima

On April 17, China lodged a formal diplomatic protest over a military patrol aircraft operating in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. Which country’s air force operated the aircraft?

1. Australia
2. United States
3. Japan
4. New Zealand

On April 14, which Category 4 typhoon made direct landfall in the Northern Mariana Islands, leaving over 1,800 tourists stranded in Guam?

1. Typhoon Maila
2. Typhoon Haikui
3. Typhoon Sinlaku
4. Typhoon Bolaven

Answers

1. A: David “D4vd” Burke was recently charged for the murder of Celeste Rivas, a 14-year-old girl whom he was confirmed to have a romantic and sexual relationship with. Beyond being charged for murder, Burke will also be charged for lewd acts with a child and for dismembering Rivas’ body.
2. D: On April 21st, two American CIA agents were reported to have been killed in a car accident in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, was said to have been completely unaware of the CIA’s operations in Mexico which targeted a drug lab in the state. Sheinbaum is considering placing sanctions on Chihuahua’s government for allowing CIA operations in the country without permission from Mexico’s federal government.
3. A: Piero Corvetto, Peruvian head of electoral authority, resigned this week following public outrage over delayed election results. Following Corvetto’s resignation, Peru’s National Jury of Elections announced that presidential election results would be announced no later than May 15th.
4. C: Following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northeastern coast on April 20, the Japanese government warned of a slightly heightened risk of a megaquake in the next week. The JMA’s advisory runs until April 27, warning of the possibility of a stronger earthquake, and evacuation orders were issued to nearly 176,000 people.
5. D: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said on April 17 that a P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft of the New Zealand Air Force had conducted repeated close-in reconnaissance in airspace over the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, with Beijing lodging formal protests with Wellington.
6. C: Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall in the Northern Mariana Islands on April 14 as a powerful Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 150 mph and gusts reaching 185 mph. Saipan, Guam, and Tinian experienced widespread power blackouts and extensive infrastructure damage.