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1
Which state recently raised the smoking age to 21?
California
North Dakota
New Mexico
Florida
2
The Panama Papers were leaked from which law firm?
Mossack Fonesca
Latham & Watkins
DLA Piper
Linklaters
3
The FDA announced recently that they are now regulating :
E-cigs
Allergenics
Infant Formulas
Dietary Supplements
4
Who is the Brazilian president that recently got impeached?
Mussolini
Lula da Silva
Rousseff
Sarney
5
Which two people won the Australian Open in January?
Katarina Srebotnik, Jamie Murray
Chan Hao-ching, Max Mirnyi
Djokovic, Kerber
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Bob Bryan
6
What city did the Canadian wild fire in May inflict extensive damage upon?
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Grande Prairie
Fort McMurray
7
Uber recently decided to expand its operations to which country?
Netherlands
Africa
Spain
Thailand
8
President Obama will pay tribute to the 140,000 people who died from the nuclear attack of :
Fukushima
Chernobyl
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
9
Which U.S. territory announced it would default on more than $370 million in debt payments?
United States Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
10
What company had its worst quarter in over a decade?
Apple
Google
Microsoft
Samsung
11
Shakespeare's First Folio was sold in auction for how much money?
3.68 Million
2.95 Million
5.89 Million
1.68 Million
12
On Monday May 9th, 2016 the Justice Department of the US announced that it is suing what state?
North Carolina
California
Ohio
Texas
13
Which comedian hosted the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner?
Louis C.K.
Larry Wilmore
Chris Rock
Bill Cosby
14
Which country was hit by an earthquake at the end of April?
Nepal
Afghanistan
India
Bhutan
15
Tax officials recently raided which companies office in Paris?
Uber
Apple
Dropbox
Google
16
The US is going to lift their arms embargo on which country?
Russia
Central African Republic
Vietnam
Afghanistan
17
Which Harry Potter actor/actress was mentioned in the Panama Papers?
Alan Rickman
Daniel Radcliffe
Ralph Fiennes
Emma Watson
18
What state voted to make them the 26th state to legalize medical marijuana?
Arizona
Texas
Ohio
Colorado
19
What country made special suits to protect athletes against Zika virus?
Japan
Australia
Brazil
South Korea
20
The Met Gala recently took place in:
Los Angeles
Manhattan
San Francisco
New York City
21
What province in Canada did the recent fire harm the most?
Alberta
Ontario
Manitoba
Augusta
22
ISIS claimed responsibility for bombings in which city in May?
Raqqa
Kabul
Damascus
Baghdad
23
On January 11th, which school won the NCAA College Football Playoff championship?
Oklahoma Sooners
Clemson Tigers
Michigan State Spartans
Alabama Crimson Tide
24
Which country now as of May 22nd has naval ships in South China Sea?
Russia
India
United States
China
25
Who was the first NBA player unanimously voted for MVP?
Stephen Curry
Larry Bird
Lebron James
Steve Nash