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1
American Eagle recently filed for bankruptcy.
Ture
False
2
China entered into a nuclear plant deal with?
Japan
Australia
United Kingdom
Russia
3
‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family are moving to Qatar
False
True
4
What company is expected to present results of a study on reducing drunk driving in Austin?
Aloha Taxi
Yellow Cab
Uber
Lit
5
Who is the current Democratic front-runner in the 2016 presidential race?
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Paul Ryan
Joe Biden
6
Austin was recently ruled most wired city in America for transportation.
True
False
7
Why are two San Antonio high school students in trouble after a recent game?
Bringing a clock to shcool
Tackling a referee
Cheating on an exam
Assaulting a teacher
8
Justin Trudeau
, the son of former
prime minister Pierre Trudeau
, will be Canada's next leader.
True
False
9
Which country is currently in talks with the OPEC?
U.S.
China
Saudi Arabia
Russia
10
Which country has agreed to help the U.S. reduce cyber-attacks?
Russia
Korea
China
Japan
11
Former NBA star ? is in serious condition after being found unconscious at a Nevada brothel.
Lamar Odom
Kobe Bryant
Dwyane Wade
DeMarcus Cousins
12
Who is Kim Davis?
County clerk in Kentucky
Kentucky state senator
County judge in Kentucky
Kentucky state legislature
13
Which 2016 Presidential candidate is the "Black Lives Matter" movement endorsing?
None of the above
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Jeb Bush
14
Saudi Arabia has recently increased military presence in what country?
Russia
Israel
Yemen
Newfoundland
15
Who is the leader of Al Qaeda?
Ahmed Mohamed
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Abu Bakr al-Zawahiri
16
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has suggested that President Obama is not a "real black president."
True
False
17
Who is Ahmed Mohamed?
Innocent student
President of Iran
ISIS leader
Elected official
18
Consumer Reports pulls its recommendation for heavily hyped Tesla
False
True
19
OPEC stands for Organization of Petroleum Expensive Countries.
True
False
20
Who ran against Alexis Tsipras for Prime Minister of Greece?
Georgios Papandreou
Evangelos Meimarakis
Dimitris Tsovolas
Pavlos Voskopoulos
21
The Federal Reserve said that __ contributed to their decision to not raise the interest rates?
China
Iran
Canada
Saudi Arabia
22
Which foreign owned automobile company is having emissions related stock issues?
Volkswagen
Porsche
Nissan
Toyota
23
Jim Webb drops out of 2016 Democratic primary
True
False
24
Actress ..?.. made news with an article attacking the gender pay gap in Hollywood.
Julia Roberts
Jennifer Lawrence
Kate Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
25
What terrorist organization is placing hostages online for sale?
North Korea
ISIS
Al-Qaeda
ETA
26
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from
Palestine
Israel
Iran
Egypt
27
Who is the leader of ISIS?
Abu Kakr al-Zawahiri
Ahmed Mohamed
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Ayman al-Zawahiri
28
A shooting at a zombie-themed festival in Texas left one dead and five wounded.
True
False
29
What country has Russia recently sent troops to?
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
Israel
30
President Obama announced he has halted the withdrawal of U.S. troops from ..?
Afghanistan
Libya
Iraq
Syria
31
Which reality TV show starlet was in trouble with the FDA?
CoCo
Kim Kardashian
Caitlyn Jenner
Kendell Jenner
32
Ford recently recalled thousands of vehicles.
True
False
33
Which GOP candidate made Muslim comments that ended up helping his campaign?
Ted Cruz
Jeb Bush
Ben Carson
Donald Trump
34
What is the underlying cause for inflation in China?
Food prices
Decrease in GDP
Labor wages
Gas prices
35
Wendy Davis said more executives should have gone to jail for causing the Great Recession.
True
False
36
Which state-wide Texas elected official is currently facing criminal charges?
George P. Bush
Glenn Hager
Ken Paxton
Kan Patrick
37
Which countries rebels recently relinquished U.S. weapons to terrorists?
Iran
Afghanistan
Syria
Iraq
38
Who did Pope Francis address while in the states?
Congress
Planned Parenthood
Black Lives Matter
Texas state reps
39
Which country had multiple citizens injured in a recent bombing in Egypt?
Mexico
U.S.
Canada
Britain
40
Who is the Guatemalan incumbent?
Molina Gutierrez
Steve Martinez
Juan Perez
Perez Molina
41
Which U.S. official recently resigned from their office?
Ted Cruz
John Boehner
Kim Davis
George P. Bush
42
The job market at the end of September was below where expected.
True
False
43
Hillary Clinton is to testify at a public hearing investigating the attacks in Benghazi
False
True