February 2023 Current Events - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. N-In what U.S. city is the biggest Mardi Gras celebration?
   N-First female VP of the US
2. B-The president of Turkey
   B- Recep Erdoğan
3. B-U.S. Secretary of State who visited Turkey this week
   B-Antony Blinken
4. I-When did Russia's invasion of Ukraine begin?
   I-February 24, 2022
5. N-award-winning ballet dancer
   N-Misty Copeland
6. B-the magnitude on the Richter Scale of the earthquake
   B-7.8
7. B-When did the earthquake occur?
   B-February 6 at 4:17 a.m.
8. B-The capital of Syria
   B-Damascus
9. B-fracture in the earth's crust where earthquakes can occur
   B-fault
10. O-When would the ban start?
    O-January 1, 2026
11. O-If the bill passes the house and the senate, who would need to sign it into law?
    O-Governor Brian Kemp
12. O-Plastic grocery bags are hard to what?
    O-recycle
13. G-How many other former presidents have lived to be as old as Carter is now?
    G-0
14. N-Grammy Award-winner singer and rapper
    N-Lizzo
15. G-What is Mrs. Carter's first name?
    G-Rosalynn
16. I-Ukraine is worried that what other country might start supporting Russia?
    I-China
17. I-one of Russia's main exports
    I-oil
18. O-What was the first state to ban single-use bags?
    O-California
19. G-What was Carter's occupation before he entered politics?
    G-Peanut farmer
20. O-What party do the senators who proposed the bill belong to?
    O-Democrats
21. G-What years did Carter serve as president?
    G-1977 to1981
22. O-Where do a lot of plastic bags end up?
    O-rivers and streams
23. G-What important honor did Carter receive in 2002?
    G-Nobel Peace Prize
24. I-President of Russia
    I-Vladimir Putin
25. G-What elected office did Carter hold before he ran for president?
    G-Governor of Georgia
26. G-What year was Jimmy Carter born?
    G-1924
27. I-1.5 million Ukrainian refugees are now living in what country?
    I-Poland
28. N-former First Lady of the US
    N-Michelle Obama
29. I-capital of Russia
    I-Moscow
30. N-Refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, AL in 1955
    N-Rosa Parks
31. B-The president of Syria
    B-Bashar al-Assad
32. B-smaller earthquake that occurs in the same general area after a larger quake
    B-aftershock
33. O-What is it called if the governor decides not to sign a bill into law?
    O-veto
34. G-What is the name of the Georgia town where the Carters live?
    G-Plains
35. G-How old is Jimmy Carter?
    G-98
36. N-Fought for voting rights and women's rights in the 1960s and 1970s
    N-Fannie Lou Hamer
37. I-Capital of Ukraine
    I-Kiev
38. O-If the bill is approved by the senate, who will need to approve it next?
    O-Georgia House of Representatives
39. I-What body of water does Ukraine border?
    I-Black Sea
40. O-How many other states have bans on single-use plastic bags?
    O-8
41. N-US gymnast with 7 Olympic medals
    N-Simone Biles
42. B-The capital of Turkey
    B-Ankara
43. N-Led people out of slavery in the 1800s
    N-Harriet Tubman
44. I-President of Ukraine
    I-Volodymyr Zelenskyy