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1
When will the Iowa Caucas be held?
November
March
February
September
2
What country does this person lead?
Japan
China
South Korea
North Korea
3
St. Louis Rams are relocating to what city?
St. Louis
New York
San Diego
Los Angelos
4
University of Iowa banned what device from dorms and dining halls last week?
Hoverboards
Computers
Cell phones
Segways
5
What controversy is hurting Republican frontrunner in Iowa, Ted Cruz?
Born in Canada
Error in reporting his finances
Loan w/ Goldman Sachs
Not a US citizen
6
Who is your favorite Directed Writing Teacher?
Mrs. Curry
Mrs. Kopp
Mr. Miller
Mr. Giegerich
7
How many jackpot winning tickets were sold for Wednesday's Powerball drawing?
3
1
2
4
8
What legendary pop singer known for hits like “Let’s Dance” and “Changes” died January 10th?
Michael Amano
ERic Clapton
David Bowie
Mick Jagger
9
The United States recently announced it would re-establish relations with which country?
Cuba
Thailand
Canada
Sudan
10
Who delivered the GOP response to the State of the Union Address?
Nikki Haley
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
11
Which Presidential candidate is a Democratic Socialist?
Kasich
Rubio
Clinton
Sanders
12
What is Jerry Carr's middle name?
Daniel
Jacob
DeShawn
DeWayne
13
President Obama presented his last one of these to a joint session of Congress this week?
State of the Union Address
Executive Order
Official Portrait
Budget
14
The Iowa Hawkeyes won a big victory against what team last night?
Texas
Carolina
Michigan State
ISU
15
The US made an agreement over nuclear weapons in 2015 with what country?
Turkey
Iran
Israel
Iraq
16
What country took 10 US sailors into custody, but later released them this week?
Iran
Russia
Iraq
North Korea
17
What does the line on the map represent?
Midwest Railroad
Missouri River
Voter divide
Keystone Pipeline
18
What is the Iowa Brown and Black Forum?
Minority Legal Institute
Civil Liberties Petition
Law Enforcement Education Law
Minority based Presidential Forum
19
What controversy is plaguing the OSCAR nominating committee?
Illegal balloting
Inappropriate host comments
leaving out Star Wars
lack of minority and female nominees
20
Where is Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) located?
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
United States
21
Who won the National Championship Game in college football?
Clemson
Stanford
Alabama
Iowa
22
Mexican drug lord who was recaptured after meeting with actor Sean Penn?
Jacinto Hernandez
El Gordo
Jesus Menedez
El Chapo
23
Group believed to believed to be responsible for attack this week in Jakarta, Indonesia?
Taliban
US
Boko Haram
ISIS
24
In recent weeks the stock market has....
Gone down
Gone up
25
What amendment is President Obama attempting to limit through Executive Order?
8th
2nd
4th
1st
26
Israel is fighting what group in the West Bank and Gaza?
Taliban
Hezbolla
Palestinians
ISIS
27
An additional 17 million need to over Governor Branstad's privitization of what?
Water Quality
Mental Health
Medicaid
Education