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CNN Week of 10/2
CNN Week of 10/2
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What is the name of the Tropical Storm which was expected to his Louisiana this past weekend?
Maria
Juan
Nate
Katrina
2
According to the CIA, this African country is the hottest and poorest on the planet.
Ethiopia
Madagascar
South Africa
Niger
3
What is the most populated city in Nevada?
Henderson
Carson City
Reno
Las Vegas
4
What South Asian country is government changing its currency to prevent fraud & tax evasion?
Japan
India
China
South Korea
5
What is the official currency of India?
Euro
Franc
Rupee
Yen
6
The term 'QWERTY' is related to what important invention?
The Telephone
The Computer
The Typewriter
The Internet
7
EyeDetect has developed an eye-tracking tool that could help detect what behavior?
Thinking
Exercising
Bragging
Lying
8
What part of the human body is impaired by chronic traumatic encephalopathy, aka CTE
The Brain
The Liver
The Heart
The Lungs
9
British airline that suddenly went out of business, leaving 110,000 people w/o a flight home
Monarch Airlines
American Airlines
Easy Jet
British Airways
10
One of the causes of Cholera, is lack of access to what resource?
Protein
Calcium
The Internet
Clean water
11
What is the name for the
Elite Members of the US Army Special Forces’
The SEAL Team
The Blue Angels
The Green Berets
The Marines
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What common device was designed based on the duodecimal system?
Automobiles
Computers
Shoes
The Clock
13
What is the best description of the relative location of Mali on the continent of Africa
North East Africa
South West Africa
North West Africa
South East Africa
14
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
Carolina
San Juan
Ponce
Mayaguez
15
How are Puerto Rican Citizens represented in the US Congress? (choose the best answer)
They have 2 Senators and a 1 Congressmen
They have 1 Congressmen
They are not represented in the US Congress
They have 2 Senators
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Yemen, a nation at civil war, is also struggling with a massive outbreak of what disease?
AIDs
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Cholera
Malaria
17
Name the region of Spain where some residents recently voted to become an independent country
Catalonia
Andalusia
Aragon
Basque Country