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