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1
Which company is purchasing Yahoo?
T-Mobile
Sprint
U.S. Cellular
Verizon
2
Which major banking company recently fired their head of credit card operations?
Wells Fargo
U.S. Bank
Capital One
Rocket Mortgage
3
Which presidents are the reason why we have Presidents Day in February?
John F. Kennedy
George W. Bush
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
4
The San Diego Chargers recently moved their football team to what California city?
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Francisco
Oakland
5
What type of natural disaster tore through New Orleans during the 3rd week of February?
Hurricane
Tornado
Flood
Wildfire
6
What waterway built across Central America connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Ohio River
Panama Canal
7
Name the only US President to have ever resigned his presidency?
John F. Kennedy
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
8
Which movie won best an Academy Award for Best Animated feature film?
Sing
Zootopia
Storks
Trolls
9
Which highly contagious disease has broken out in the National Hockey League?
Influenza A
Influenza B
Mumps
Yellow Fever
10
How many Super Bowl title games has Tom Brady won with the New England Patriots
Ten
Five
1
Two
11
Who did President Trump claim tapped his phone wires at Trump Tower before the recent election?
Barack Obama
Bernie Sanders
George W. Bush
Hilary Clinton
12
A five year old girl from what U.S. state recently qualified for the National Spelling Bee?
Oklahoma
California
Texas
Rhode Island
13
Which NFL team won the Superbowl in 2017?
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots
14
In a leap year, the extra calendar day falls on what date?
December 31
February 29
January 31
March 31
15
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated widely in Dublin, which is the capital of what country?
Ireland
Sweden
Denmark
England
16
Each U.S. state elects how many senators?
6
0 because senators are appointed
4
2
17
What package delivery company is the LATEST to test deliveries with drones?
Ebay
Fed Ex
Amazon
UPS
18
Which sporting goods company will introduce apparel for Muslim Women to wear on their heads?
Adidas
Under Armour
Reebok
Nike
19
The NCAA Men's basketball tournament is better known by what nickname?
College Basketball Tournament
NBA Finals
Grand Slam of basketball
March Madness
20
What U.S. waterway runs over 2,000 miles from Minnesota to Louisiana?
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Ohio River
Missouri River
21
Washington is passing a bill to require seatbelts on what type of private and public vehicles?
Train
Taxi Cab
Subway
School Bus
22
In what country did a boy recently uncover remains of a WWII airplane and its pilot?
Denmark
United States
Australia
Japan
23
What is the top trophy in the National Hockey League?
Americas Cup
Davis Cup
Stanley Cup
Lombardi Trophy
24
This type of candy was poured onto the highway in rural Wisconsin when a truck flipped over?
M & M's
Nerds
Skittles
Mike and Ike
25
Who recently celebrated her 65th year on the British throne?
Michelle Obama
Queen Victoria
Mother Teresa
Queen Elizabeth
26
Donald Trump took the oath of office on the west front of which building?
The White House
The Supreme Court
The U.S. Capital Building
The Lincoln Memorial
27
Who is the author of the Lorax, which was first published in 1971?
Dr. Seuss
Mark Twain
J.K. Rowling
John Grisham
28
What country is located directly east of Iraq?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Pakistan
29
This legendary sprinter had to give back a Gold Medal due to a teammates failed drug test.
The Road Runner beep beep
Speedy Gunzaulus
Usain Bolt
Carl Lewis
30
Which movie won best picture at the 2017 Academy Awards?
La La Land
Hacksaw Ridge
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
31
President Trump has proposed an increase of 54 billion dollars for what government department?
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Treasury
Department of Defense
32
Which international pop star performed at this years Super Bowl?
Beyonce
Adam Levine
Lady Gaga
Bruno Mars
33
The Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March took place in which southern state?
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Texas
34
What type of meat at Subway has tested to only be 50% real meat?
Chicken
Roast Beef
Ham
Turkey
35
What company is offering immigrant employees free advice on immigration law from Ernst & Young?
Starbucks
Google
Target
McDonalds
36
Which U.S. state hosts the annual Iditarod Sled Dog race?
North Dakota
Washington
Montana
Alaska
37
What is ESPN's winter extreme sporting event held every year in Aspen, Colorado?
Colorado Games
ESPN Snow Games
Winter X Games
Aspen Games
38
What is the double-stranded nucleic acid that contains genetic information?
DNA
mitosis
flux capacitor
cells
39
What US president flipped the coin for this years Super Bowl and received a standing ovation?
George H. W. Bush (dad)
George Washington
Barack Obama
George W. Bush (son)
40
Which U.S. agency has had the "Ten Most Wanted" list for 66 years?
Defense Department
IRS- Internal Revenue Service
FBI- Federal Bureau of Investigation
CIA- Central Intelligence Agency