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