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2019 Epic News Quiz
2019 Epic News Quiz
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President Trump agreed on Jan. 25 to reopen the federal government while negotiations...
sending more troops to Iraq; an increased military budget
how to secure the nation’s southwestern border; his long-promised wall
whether to implement policy to curb climate change; coal production
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New Zealand tragedy?
mosques
schools
festivals
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Young heroes?
mall
church
school classroom
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Georgia law restrictions?
most birth defects
a fetal heartbeat
the sex of the fetus
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Lil Nas X who?
Señorita
Ransom
Old Town Road
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Warning the public of danger?
engaging in the “cinnamon challenge”
vaping
abusing inhalants
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2019 Notable moments in American Sport?
St. Louis Blues; Toronto Raptors
Dallas Stars; Milwaukee Bucks
Boston Bruins; Golden State Warriors
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Russian Campaign sabotage?
Kenneth W. Starr
Robert S. Mueller III
Senator Mitch McConnell
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Nancy Pelosi announcement?
initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump
censure, or formally reprimand, President Trump
begin a federal criminal investigation of President Trump
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What was the profile pic on an astronomer's instagram in April this year?
dark matter
a black hole
the most distant object in the Milky Way galaxy
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From Sydney to Seoul, Cape Town to New York, children skipped school en masse on March 15 to demand action on what?
income inequality
racism
climate change
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Trump making an off color comment?
go back
cut all ties
send aid
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No. 1 Movie collecting $1.2 billion worldwide?
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Captain Marvel”
“Toy Story 4”
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UN Climate Summit?
Mari Copeny
Greta Thunberg
Emma Gonzalez
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British leader stepping down?
withdraw Britain from the European Union
leave NATO
lead Britain on a path toward zero carbon emissions by 2040
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Surprise and joy?
buy cars for
pay off the student debt of
provide jobs for
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Political unrest where?
Tibet
Hong Kong
Singapore
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Suing big pharma?
opioid
obesity
diabetes
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Jeffrey Epstein who?
confessed to authorities
killed himself in his Manhattan jail cell turned himself into the police
killed himself in his Manhattan jail cell
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Tragic fire?
Saint Mark’s Basilica; Venice
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame; Paris
Westminster Abbey; London
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Military operation?
the Islamic State
Hezbollah
the Kurdish militia
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What apparel were the high school boys wearing when the confrontation occurred?
“Make America Great Again” gear
Ivy League apparel
“YOLO” sweatshirts
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Birds on the decline?
three million
300 million
three billion
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Tariffs?
boycott all Chinese products
ban Chinese travel to the United States
tax a slew of goods that China exports to the United States
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Who, in February 2019, defied please from his own party to resign...
Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia
Representative John Delaney of Maryland
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City
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Jessie Smollett?
The Walking Dead
Stranger Things
Empire
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College admissions scandal?
use political connections to get into
buy spots in the freshman classes at
blackmail officials into letting their children into
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Plant and animal species extinction?
one million
5,000
300,000
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US Disease spreading?
Ebola
Zika
Measles
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Who won for song of the year at the 61st annual Grammy Awards?
Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next”
Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode”
Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”
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Boeing 737 Max 8 tragedy?
Ethiopia’s
Argentina’s
Pakistan's
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Television history at the 71 Primetime Emmy Awards?
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
This Is Us
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The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted on Feb. 12 for shipping tons of what?
wildlife
weapons
drugs
34
US shooting rampage?
New Orleans, Louisiana; Denver, Colorado
Little Rock, Arkansas; Detroit, Michigan
Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas
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Ecological disaster?
Amazon
Yucatan
Serengeti
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Death of a literary phenomenon?
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
Toni Morrison
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Who claimed their sixth title in 18 seasons by edging out the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3, in a slog of a Super Bowl LIII?
Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys
New England Patriots
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Trump travels?
Russia
North Korea
Vietnam
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US Women's title?
ping pong; World Table Tennis Championships
soccer team; World Cup
gymnastics; World Gymnastics Championships
