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1
3.3 million acres of land have burned in California this year; how many times larger than last year?
10 times as much
20 times as much
The same amount (almost)
2 times as much.
2
Which country surpassed Brazil as the country with the 2nd-highest number of COVID cases in the world?
India
Russia
South Korea
China
3
California Governor Gavin Newsom blamed who or what for the intense wildfires burning in his state?
Himself
forest management
fracking companies
Climate Change
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How many lies does the average person tell in one day? (according to a survey in Psychology Today)
10-15
7-8
20 or more
1 to 2
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Trump suggested that North Carolina voters "stress-test" the security of their elections by doing what illegal act?
Voting twice
Bringing weapons to vote
Using fake IDs
Vote the day after the election
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Twitter said that it would , do what as part of an effort to clean up the spread of fake news?
prohibit the use of certain images
ban the President from Tweeting
ban certain keywords from its hashtags
add more context to its trending topics
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What's the difference between "lying" and "ignorance"?
Ignorance doesn't hurt anyone
Ignorance is done on purpose.
Lying is done on purpose.
There's no difference.
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Bahrain became the 2nd Arab country in the last 2 months to normalize relations with whom?
The U.S.
China
Israel
Russia
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What's a sign that a person might be lying to you?
They touch their face.
They look down and to the right.
They use way too many details.
All of the above
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Who won her 2nd U.S. Open title? Before her matches, she wore a mask bearing the name of a victim of racist violence.
Sloane Stephens
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Naomi Osaka