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CNN Week of May 8
CNN Week of May 8
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1
The name of the terrorist group that claimed responsibility for kidnapping the Chibok girls
The Taliban
ISIS
Boko Haram
Al Quida
2
James Comey, who was fired by President Trump last week was the head of what government agency?
Department of Justice
FBI
CIA
NIA
3
In what year did the US War in Afghanistan officially begin?
2005
2010
1998
2001
4
The Department of Justice is led by Jeff Sessions who holds this official title
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Chief Justice
Speaker of the House
5
The government in control of Afghanistan in 2001 and has resumed control is...
The Allies
The Taliban
Al Queda
ISIS
6
What is an archipelago?
A large raised piece of land
A series of waterfalls
A chain of islands
The mouth of a river
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82 "Chibok girls," who were kidnapped 3 years ago, have been freed in what African country?
Nigeria
Libya
Ghana
South Africa
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What do the words Boka Haram literally mean?
Allah is God
Freedom from Tyranny
Islam is Superior
Western Education is Forbidden
9
How did the invention of the elevator clamping mechanism change the world?
It reduced the need for putting stairs in buildings
It made high rise buildings possible
It resulted in new fire codes for buildings
It stopped the spread of disease
10
What is considered to be the United States longest war?
The War in Afganistan
The Gulf War
The Vietnam War
The Civil War
11
Unexploded bombs from what conflict caused the evacuation of 50,000 people in Hanover, Germany?
World War I
The Crusades
World War II
The Gulf War
12
The Department of Justice is a part of which branch of US Federal Government?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
13
Emmanuel Macron is the newly elected president of this country.
South Korea
France
England
Spain
14
What archipelic country has over 300 volcanos?
The Philippineans
Japan
New Zealand
Hawaii
15
In what US State did a tunnel collapse at a nuclear waste site
Kentucky
Washington
California
South Dakoka
16
A major issue in the French Presidential election was whether France should remain a part of...
The North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The European Union
17
Who invented the clamping mechanism that made elevators significantly safer
Elisha Graves Otis
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
Alexander Graham Bell
18
Which of these words comes from a Spanish term meaning "cauldron"?
Caldera
calibrate
callous
calcite
19
A CNN Hero is helping children in Cambodia by delivering what item to those in need?
Water
Shoes
Soap
Medical supplies
20
What kind of vehicles are increasingly being used to smuggle prison contraband?
Armored Tanks
Bicycles
Drones
Cell phones
