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1
Name the two main companies involved in Project Nightingale.
Apple & Instagram
Amazon & Google
Twitter & Facebook
Google & Ascension
2
Until 1954, Veterans Day was known by what other name, which commemorated an event from November 11, 1918?
Armistice Day
Remembrance Day
Patriots Day
Armed Forces Day
3
On November 9, 1989, a series of events led to the downfall of what infamous barrier, which had divided part of Germany.
Victory Column
Karl Marx Monument
Berlin Wall
Knap of Hower
4
What nation controls most of the island of Borneo, which has seen much of its rainforest shrink because of development?
Indonesia
Malaysia
Brunei
Brazil
5
This week in much of the United States, there were more than 300 records broken for what?
rainfall
flooding
snowfall
Arctic blast
6
Carrie Lam is the leader of what city, where a struggle between the government & protesters has been going on for months
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Thailand
Yangon
7
St. Mark's Square, which was dramatically flooded this week by an unusually high tide, is located in what city?
Venice
London
Chicago
Moscow
8
Former president of Bolivia, who resigned this week after disputed elections, public pressure, & military pressure.
Carlos Mesa
Simon Bolivar
Hugo Banzar
Evo Morales
9
What health protection agency of the U.S. government issued a new report concerning "superbugs" and antibiotics?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Council on Environmental Quality
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
Consumer Product Safety Division
10
What is the most populated state in Australia, where more than 1,000 firefighters worked to get a handle on bushfires.
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Victoria