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2019 Epic News Quiz
2019 Epic News Quiz
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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
2
The Mexican crime lord known as El Chapo was convicted on Feb. 12 for shipping tons of what?
drugs
weapons
wildlife
3
What apparel were the high school boys wearing when the confrontation occurred?
“YOLO” sweatshirts
Ivy League apparel
“Make America Great Again” gear
4
Plant and animal species extinction?
300,000
5,000
one million
5
New Zealand tragedy?
schools
festivals
mosques
6
College admissions scandal?
use political connections to get into
blackmail officials into letting their children into
buy spots in the freshman classes at
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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?
racism
climate change
income inequality
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UN Climate Summit?
Greta Thunberg
Emma Gonzalez
Mari Copeny
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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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Tariffs?
ban Chinese travel to the United States
boycott all Chinese products
tax a slew of goods that China exports to the United States
11
No. 1 Movie collecting $1.2 billion worldwide?
“Toy Story 4”
“Captain Marvel”
“Avengers: Endgame”
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Georgia law restrictions?
most birth defects
the sex of the fetus
a fetal heartbeat
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Death of a literary phenomenon?
Maya Angelou
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
14
Jeffrey Epstein who?
killed himself in his Manhattan jail cell
killed himself in his Manhattan jail cell turned himself into the police
confessed to authorities
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Tragic fire?
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame; Paris
Westminster Abbey; London
Saint Mark’s Basilica; Venice
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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?
New England Patriots
Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys
17
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”
18
Nancy Pelosi announcement?
begin a federal criminal investigation of President Trump
initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump
censure, or formally reprimand, President Trump
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Trump travels?
Russia
North Korea
Vietnam
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Warning the public of danger?
vaping
engaging in the “cinnamon challenge”
abusing inhalants
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Suing big pharma?
obesity
opioid
diabetes
22
US Women's title?
gymnastics; World Gymnastics Championships
ping pong; World Table Tennis Championships
soccer team; World Cup
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Lil Nas X who?
Ransom
Old Town Road
Señorita
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Ecological disaster?
Yucatan
Amazon
Serengeti
25
US Disease spreading?
Ebola
Zika
Measles
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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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Television history at the 71 Primetime Emmy Awards?
This Is Us
Better Call Saul
Game of Thrones
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Trump making an off color comment?
cut all ties
send aid
go back
29
Military operation?
Hezbollah
the Islamic State
the Kurdish militia
30
2019 Notable moments in American Sport?
Boston Bruins; Golden State Warriors
St. Louis Blues; Toronto Raptors
Dallas Stars; Milwaukee Bucks
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Birds on the decline?
three million
300 million
three billion
32
US shooting rampage?
New Orleans, Louisiana; Denver, Colorado
Little Rock, Arkansas; Detroit, Michigan
Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas
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Russian Campaign sabotage?
Kenneth W. Starr
Robert S. Mueller III
Senator Mitch McConnell
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Surprise and joy?
pay off the student debt of
buy cars for
provide jobs for
35
Young heroes?
school classroom
mall
church
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Political unrest where?
Tibet
Hong Kong
Singapore
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Boeing 737 Max 8 tragedy?
Ethiopia’s
Pakistan's
Argentina’s
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Jessie Smollett?
Empire
The Walking Dead
Stranger Things
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British leader stepping down?
lead Britain on a path toward zero carbon emissions by 2040
leave NATO
withdraw Britain from the European Union
