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2017 Summer Wrap Up!
2017 Summer Wrap Up!
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Hurricane Harvey broke national records by dropping over 51 inches of rain on this U.S. city
Miami
New Orleans
Houston
New York City
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This rare event occurred across all of the U.S. on Aug. 21 for the first time since 1918
Power Outage
Earthquake
Meteor Shower
Solar Eclipse
3
July 23-July 30th marked the annual celebration of this animal by the Discovery Channel
Snake
Shark
Bear
Bald Eagle
4
This former football player who was acquitted of murder in 1992 was granted parole in July
Mark Sanchez
Peyton Manning
Aaron Hernandez
OJ Simpson
5
This country eliminated small value bills to combat illegal money
China
Russia
India
Turkey
6
The Travel Channel ranked this place as the best summer vacation spot
Hawaii
Jersey Shore
San Diego
Cape Cod
7
This famous pop singer's Manchester concert was tragically the site of a terrorist attack
Selena Gomez
Arianna Grande
Justin Beiber
Katy Perry
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This Disney classic (from my childhood) is getting a live act.remake with stars like Will Smith
The Little Mermaid
Frozen
Lion King
Aladdin
9
Recent rallies in this U.S. city by white nationalists led to one dying and dozens injured
Dallas
Amherst
Cheyenne
Charlottesville
10
This White House Press Secretary was forced to resign by President Trump
Chris Christie
Jeff Sessions
Mike Pence
Sean Spicer
11
This extremely unlikable NBA team captured the championship in June
Cavaliers
Lakers
Warriors
Jazz
12
The U.S. pulled out of the Paris Agreement, signed by 195 nations to attempt to combat what?
Terrorism
Political corruption
Drug Use
Global Warming
13
This was the highest grossing movie of the summer of 2017
Spider-Man Homecoming
Dunkirk
Wonder Woman
Despicable Me 3
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Vladimir Putin, the leader of this country, has denied interfering with the U.S. elections
Russia
North Korea
Mexico
Iran
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Tensions between the U.S. and this country have escalated over their nuclear capabilities
South Korea
Iraq
Russia
North Korea
16
This American city won the right to host the 2028 Summer Olympics
Boston
Los Angeles
Paris
New York City
17
In July this music video became the most watched in Youtube history with over 3 Billion views
Gangnam Style
Shake it Off
Despacito
I'm the One
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Jeff Bezos, the owner of this company, briefly became the richest man in the world!
Microsoft
Netflix
Amazon
Google