Current Events October 23rd

Question 1

Back to the Future, popular 80s film, predicted many things, this team winning 2015 WorldSeries

Accepted Answer

Chicago Cubs

Question 2

Formerly a colony of Great Britain, special administrative district returned to China, 1997?

Accepted Answer

Hong Kong

Question 3

According to the Itunes charts, #1 most downloaded song is by Drake. What is the title of song?

Accepted Answer

Hotline Bling

Question 4

This was the #1 movie at the box office last weekend, $24 million in sales, based on a book(s)?

Accepted Answer

Goosebumps

Question 5

According to the NY Times, A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms, #4 bestselling book this week. Author?

Accepted Answer

George R R Martin

Question 6

Koppu, a slow moving typhoon, battering this Pacific Island nation with wind, rain, flooding?

Accepted Answer

Philippines

Question 7

The 2015 World Series is set to start next Tuesday, this team won the National League Champs?

Accepted Answer

NY Mets

Question 8

University voting to remain or remove Confederate Flag from campus, connection to slavery?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi

Question 9

Democrat candidate for Pres 2016, former Senator Virginia, dropped out of race, little support?

Accepted Answer

Jim Webb

Question 10

This Holy City is home to Christians, Jews and Muslims, violence and terrorism in recent weeks?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 11

Refugee crisis in Europe, but the world's largest refugee camp, is in Africa, this country?

Accepted Answer

Kenya

Question 12

The Prime Minister of this nation, the world's 2nd largest country in area, has been voted out?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 13

Secretary General UN, meet with leaders Israel, Palestine to stop violence, bring peace to area

Accepted Answer

Ban Ki Moon

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