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What is the capital of the African country of Somalia?
Harare
Tripoli
Mogadishu
Cairo
2
According to German scientists, the population of flying insects has declined by this percent.
75%
25%
100%
50%
3
What major political event started last Wednesday, in China?
National Congress of the Communist Party
Chinese New Year, the year of the Dragon
National Democratic Elections
Confucius Day
4
What type of stars collided 130 million years ago, but just observed by scientists last August
Binary stars
Neutron stars
Supernovas
White dwarf stars
5
Stock markets attempt to ease panic selling by taking certain steps to halt trading, called...
Relaxation Strategies
Stock Brakes
Circuit Breakers
Trading Turn Off
6
What is the 2nd most populated country in the world, & expected to become the most in 7 years.
Brazil
United States
China
India
7
What is the name of the US Governments bank
The Federal Reserve
The Treasury Department
The Bank of the US
Bank of America
8
What is the name for the winds that blow off the desert and fanned the deadly wildfires?
Jet Stream
Santa Ana Winds
Westerly Winds
Trade Winds
9
What is one of the oldest historical landmarks located in Jerusalem?
The Wailing Wall
The Temple Mount
The Sphynx
The Western Wall
10
In September, this Ethnic group in Kirkuk, Iraq held a referendum to vote for independence.
Jewish People
Arabs
Kurds or Kurdish people
Palestinians
11
When the neutron stars collided, it generated so much energy that it created a cloud of ??
Fairy dust
Thunder & lightening
Gold dust
Poison
12
A general vote by the citizens on a single political question is known as ...
A Referral
A Referendum
A Debate
A Convention
13
The stock market crash of 1987 was largely caused by people
Avoiding the stock market
Panicking
Diversifying their portfolio
Buying too many stocks
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Somalia is located on the Eastern African coast, an area known as the 'what' of Africa
The Vee
The Horn
The Cape
The Point
15
This Syrian city was liberated last week, after being declared the capital of ISIS back in 2014
Mosul
Allepo
Raqqa
Kobani
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In what nation did scientists conduct a 27-year study on flying insects?
United States
Brazil
Germany
China
17
President Trump refused to re-certify an international nuclear agreement with what country?
Russia
North Korea
Iraq
Iran
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October 19, 1987 is known as 'Black Monday' because this happened.
The death of a US President
It was the day after Sunday
The Stock Market Crashed
Oil was discovered in Texas