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1
Cyclone Amphan recently struck which country, causing evacuations, deaths and homelessness.
Bangladesh
Brazil
Burundi
Bahrain
2
Elon Musk's company SpaceX & aerospace giant Boeing are in the news for Crew Dragon - why?
Went to International Space Station on May 27th
Khun Mick will be joining their next mission.
The ship they were going to send to space has been hacked.
3
Giant kookaburra sculpture is bringing joy to people of a smallish town in which country?
Australia
New Zealand
Mexico
Canada
4
This country logged data speed of 44.2 terabits per second (Tbps) - fastest every.
Austria
America
Australia
Argentina
5
In a new game created by _______, multiple players try to fight their ways out of fantastical dungeons.
World of War Craft
Fortnight
Minecraft
Atari
6
How old is the 'Empire Strikes Back' (Star Wars Sequel)?
30 years
Old enough to have played when Khun Mick was a baby.
40 years
20 years
7
Asteroid, estimated as the size of ___ football fields whizzed past Earth Saturday night, June 6.
4
2
8
6
8
More than 20,000tons fuel spilled in Norilsk -state of emergency declared here.
Finland
Hungary
Russia
Norway
9
This is Storror, a British group that jumps between high-rise buildings, off cliffs & rooftops. Their sport is ...
Climbe
Parkour
Horizon Vaulting
Sky Vomitting
10
Cyclone Nisarga, nothing like it in 70 years, is making a mess in this Asian city already struggling with COVID19.
Mumbai
Taipei
Beijing
Ho Chi Minh City
11
Sunday in a park in New York City, and people are doing what?
Living Large
Playing Twister
Playing Bingo
Social Distancing
12
This show, on May 30 on CNN, explained COVID19 to little kids.
Sesame Street
Mister Roger's Neighborhood
Dora the Explorer
Scooby Doo
13
While many European countries are opening to tourism, this top Asian tourist destination is not, yet.
Thailand
Myanmar
China
Malaysia
14
To advertise opening of amusement park here, a video was made of teddy bears on "Untamed" roller coaster.
Scotland
Hong Kong
Holland
USA
15
Which famous company is using this slogan to promote a message of no racism?
Nike
New Balance
Converse
Adidas
16
The artist Christo has wrapped famous buildings in fabric. He is scheduled to wrap this one next..
Arc de Triumphe
Taj Mahal
Al Burj Tower
Great Wall of China
17
Some of Asia's best cheeses are made on a mountain in which country?
Japan
Burundi
Vietnam
Nepal
18
Long endangered elephants are now happily and freely roaming in national parks in this country.
Kenya
India
Thailand
Uganda
19
This May marks the 40th birthday of this star from Tokyo.
Pacman
Ghost Eater
Pong
Galaxy Game
20
What are all these people celebrating?
Trump giving a speech about masks
Eid Al Fitr, end of Ramadan
End to COVID19 lockdown
High school graduation
21
This country is harnessing tidal potential from their famous waves as an energy source.
South Africa
West Coast USA
Australia
Senegal
22
According to the company, the hidden design in Toberlone's logo is ....
Equilateral Triangle
Matterhorn Mountain
Bern - a bear
Pieces of nougat
23
This has become one of the most popular creative ways to express places missed and make new movies.
Puzzles
Legos
Cheerios
Crayons
24
A scientist from the University of Sydney has found an explanation why some people are messy.
Genetics - blame it on your parents & grandparents
2nd Law of Thermodynamics - Entropy measures disorder in universe.
Psychology says your personal environment mirrors your mind/brain.
25
Some restaurants in the US are doing this to bring back business.
Using plastic silverware as a novelty.
Staging them like a museum.
Adding manequins as diners.
Selling food half price.
26
This art installation combines visual arts & technology in which city?
Sydney
Seoul
Singapore
Tokyo
27
First major European soccer division to return to action.
Russian Premier League
English Premier League
Fußball Bundesliga
La Liga
28
This new product by Crayola is celebrating cultural diversity. How?
Highlights the countries of the UN
Represents world skin tones
Shows the colors of endangered bionomes.
Represents the natural resources of developing countries
29
If you want the best chances of seeing whale sharks, top places are .....
Coast of Western Mexico, Maldives
Indonesia, Coast of California
Japan, Vietnam
Coast of Western Australia, Belize
30
Who is this?
She-Ra, one of the princesses of power on Netflix
New NIST female sport mascot
Wife of Khun Mick
Gaming avatar of Ms. Merilyn
31
Protests over the killing of George Floyd started in this US city, where Floyd was murdered.
New York
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Chicago
32
Mr. Kim Yong-hee has being living on 20-metre-high traffic tower for a year to protest what?
To teach Korean at NIST
Against Emmy-winning movie 'Parasite'
For workers’ rights at Samsung
Against North Korea dictator
33
The hidden design the Milwaukee Brewer's baseball team logo is ....
B - Best, in M- Midwest
Baseball Glove
B- Big, M- Men
Baseball
34
Attack of locusts, worst in 25 years. It is happening right now in which country?
Australia
Africa
China
India
35
In radically changed attitudes about trash, in 2020 this place is no longer known as "garbage island".
Madagascar
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Taiwan
36
What is this?
The playhouse of Kim Kardashian & Kanye West's kids
Khun Mick's summer home in Australia's Mount Kosciuszko
1930's Hut where 2 explorers are stuck in the Artic because of COVID19
The new Hobbit home for the upcoming movie
37
This major online presence has set up new rules to stop toxic behavior.
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Wikipedia
38
Millions of these are expected to emerge around the US this summer as part of their 17 year life cycle.
Super Roaches
Khun Mick's Drone Inventions
Killer Crickets
Cicadas
39
The trailer for the new movie by Christopher Nolan (Batman director) was launched in what game?
Roblox
Fortnight
League of Legends
Overwatch
40
A prince from this country attended a party in Spain during lockdown, and has contracted Coronavirus.
Monaco
France
Belguim
Great Britain
41
This is Naomi Osaka. Why is she in the news?
Married son of Japan's Emperor
Tennis champ & highest paid female athlete
New lead singer in Kpop Band 'Girls Day'
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's daughter
42
This famous woman made a speech on TV urging students to ‘take care’ during pandemic.
Ellen DeGeneres
Oprah
Melania Trump
Cardi B
43
Scientists are just understanding how Theropods in Colorado 150 million years ago were so stressed that they?
They did deep breathing to control their anxious feelings.
They jumped into cold water to 'snap out of it'.
They ate each other - cannibals.
Called Khun Mick for help to manage stress.
44
NBA is going to continue their season here, starting July 31. Good news for basketball fans.
Epcot Center, Florida
Disney World Resort, Florida
Universal Studios Japan
Disneyland, Paris
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City Council here says city’s policing system not be reformed - they will take it apart.
Atlanta
New Orleans
Minneapolis
Chicago