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1
Mexican drug lord who was recaptured after meeting with actor Sean Penn?
Jesus Menedez
El Gordo
Jacinto Hernandez
El Chapo
2
What legendary pop singer known for hits like “Let’s Dance” and “Changes” died January 10th?
ERic Clapton
David Bowie
Mick Jagger
Michael Amano
3
The US made an agreement over nuclear weapons in 2015 with what country?
Iran
Turkey
Israel
Iraq
4
President Obama presented his last one of these to a joint session of Congress this week?
State of the Union Address
Executive Order
Budget
Official Portrait
5
How many jackpot winning tickets were sold for Wednesday's Powerball drawing?
1
3
2
4
6
Israel is fighting what group in the West Bank and Gaza?
Taliban
ISIS
Palestinians
Hezbolla
7
What controversy is hurting Republican frontrunner in Iowa, Ted Cruz?
Loan w/ Goldman Sachs
Born in Canada
Not a US citizen
Error in reporting his finances
8
Who won the National Championship Game in college football?
Alabama
Iowa
Clemson
Stanford
9
St. Louis Rams are relocating to what city?
San Diego
St. Louis
Los Angelos
New York
10
What country took 10 US sailors into custody, but later released them this week?
Iraq
North Korea
Iran
Russia
11
Who delivered the GOP response to the State of the Union Address?
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
Nikki Haley
Donald Trump
12
What country does this person lead?
China
South Korea
North Korea
Japan
13
University of Iowa banned what device from dorms and dining halls last week?
Computers
Hoverboards
Cell phones
Segways
14
Where is Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) located?
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
United States
15
What controversy is plaguing the OSCAR nominating committee?
Illegal balloting
lack of minority and female nominees
Inappropriate host comments
leaving out Star Wars
16
What amendment is President Obama attempting to limit through Executive Order?
8th
1st
2nd
4th
17
When will the Iowa Caucus be held?
March
September
November
February
18
Group believed to believed to be responsible for attack this week in Jakarta, Indonesia?
US
ISIS
Taliban
Boko Haram
19
Which Presidential candidate is a Democratic Socialist?
Rubio
Clinton
Sanders
Kasich
20
In recent weeks the stock market has....
Gone up
Gone down
21
The United States recently announced it would re-establish relations with which country?
Thailand
Canada
Cuba
Sudan
22
What does the line on the map represent?
Keystone Pipeline
Midwest Railroad
Voter divide
Missouri River
