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from CNN10 Week of Nov 30 and Dec 7
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1
What is the one-term for the process by which fertile land becomes infertile desert land?
desertification
recertification
2
Two new lawsuits seek to limit Facebook's power by forcing the company to spin off what two applications (apps)?
WhatsApp
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
3
What sport will make its debut at the Paris Summer Olympic Games in 2024?
breakdancing
squash
rugby
football
4
Including China, how many countries have sent a spacecraft to the moon & successfully retrieved rocks from its surface?
3
4
1
2
5
Name the type of storm that recently brought strong winds & snow to New England before moving toward eastern Canada?
Nor'easter
Shadow storm
Monsoon
Bomba
6
In what European country, whose national flag is square, are ski lifts open this season?
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
France
7
What two-word term describes members of the Electoral College who "stray" from the candidate who won the popular vote?
truthful electors
faithful electors
faithless electors
fraud electors
8
What nation was the first to make a coronavirus vaccine available to its citizens, even though it's in a trial phase?
United Kingdom
United Airlines
Unites States
United Arab Emirates
9
The runoff election in the state of Georgia is expected to determine the political makeup of what?
the Senate
the House of Representatives
10
Mount Everest sits on the border of what two countries?
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Russia
China
11
What is the two-word term for the controversial process of identifying and tracking coronavirus carriers?
contract tracing
contact tracing
12
What is the name of NASA's planned mission to the moon, which is scheduled to launch in 2024?
Artemis
Apollo
Ares
Arachne
13
How much snow must be on the ground on Dec. 25 for an area to receive the title of having a "white Christmas?" (NOAA)
2 feet
1 inch
1 foot
6 inches
14
December 7th, historically a "date which will live in infamy," marked the 79th anniversary of what event?
Hitler's rise to Power
the Berlin airlift
the attack on Pearl Harbor
the Normandy invasion
15
In what U.S. state is a runoff election with national implications scheduled for January 5th?
Georgia
North Carolina
Nevada
Wisconsin