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UIL CI&E Virtual Meet #3
Flashcards
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Practice quiz
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Questions
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1
Kay Hagan vs Thom Tillis in ___ is most expensive Senate race in US history.
Alaska
Iowa
North Carolina
Kansas
2
Protests spread across southern ____ after September disappearance of more than 40 students.
Mexico
Venezuela
Honduras
Colombia
3
Chuck Hagel was the ____ Secretary
Commerce
Treasury
Interior
Defense
4
American Idol contestant ___ defeated in North Carolina House of Representatives race.
Skylar Laine
Taylor Hicks
Clay Aiken
Kelly Clarkson
5
>4000 deaths in illegal border crossing. 75% of those occurred to ppl who were
entering US from Canada and Mexico
crossing the Bay of Bengal
in the Mediterranean Sea attempting to reach Europe
in the East African region
6
Declining ___ population resulted in federal limits in the Gulf of Maine.
sturgeon
halibut
cod
herring
7
Obama appointed former Al Gore advisor Ron Klain as
White House press secretary
Supreme Court associate justice
member of Federal Reserve Board
Ebola czar
8
Juan Carlos Fabrega stepped down from ___ central bank after criticism by President de Kichner
Argentina
Chili
Philippines
Portugal
9
All Supreme Court justices attended law school at either Harvard or _____ University
Princeton
Georgetown
Yale
Northwestern
10
Outbreak of plague claimed more than 40 lives in ___
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
Angola
Lesotho
11
___ was former Luxembourg pres. & is currently European Commission pres.
Anders Rasmussen
Jean-Claude Juncker
Christine Lagarde
Martin Schulz
12
___ will become the next Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell
Lamar Alexander
Jon Cornyn
Harry Reid
13
Pres. Milos Zeman of ___ egged and booed during speech for 1989 Velvet Revolution anniversary
Poland
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Czech Republic
14
Pres. Juan Manuel Santos of ___ hosted China Ppl's Congress Chair Zhang Dejiang
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Colombia
15
Brazilian business leaders arrested in corruption investigation of state-owned ___ company
telecommunications
maritime shipping
petroleum
railroad
16
Chinese company Lenovo among world's largest producers of
sports apparel (including shoes)
personal computers
coal
automobiles
17
All of the following are true except
CBS was only network to cover Obama immigration announcement
Oscar de la Renta, famous fashion designer, died recently
Philippines served as host for 2 Vietnamese navy vessels
East African Community accepted trade agreement with EU
18
Obama met with Thein Sein who is president of ___ and concerned abt human rights violations
Thailand
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
19
In terms of percentage of total population, ___ has the highest illegal immigrant population.
Texas
California
Nevada
New Jersey
20
After several security breaches @ White House, ___ resigned as Secret Service Director
Patrick Donahoe
Julia Pierson
Joe Clancy
Sally Jewell
21
___ is the leading country of origin for 1/3 of international students attending US colleges.
India
China
Saudi Arabia
France
22
Over past 4 yrs, ___ won 2 Wisconsin gubernatorial elections and recall efforts by opponents.
Bryan Sandoval
Scott Walker
Jan Brewer
Jerry Brown
23
Protesters speaking out in opposition to Pres. Zeman's recent outspoken support for ___.
Taliban
Afghanistan
Russia
China
24
Which person is incorrectly matched with state in which they were recently elected governor?
Pete Ricketts - Nebraska
Bruce Rauner - Illinois
Greg Abbott - Texas
Larry Hogan - Connecticut
25
___ is home to the highest number of military veterans (more than 22 million).
Florida
Illinois
Texas
California
26
Border disputes between India and Pakistan over the ___ province
Assam
Punjab
Tripura
Kashmir
27
Ms World contestant Maria Alvarado from ___ murdered in home country (has highest murder rate)
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Colombia
28
Shinzo Abe is PM of ___
Indonesia
Japan
Thailand
Malaysia
29
Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship indicted after 29 deaths from 2010 underground explosion in
West Virginia
Utah
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
30
Speaking to UN, Benjamin Netanyahu said that ___ is more dangerous than ISIS.
Iran
Jordan
BokoHaram
Palestinian Authority
31
___ closed borders after influx of 100K Kurdish refugees from neighboring Syria.
Lebanon
Turkey
Iran
Jordan
32
Mexico 1st Lady Angelica Rivera not buying mansion because a firm involved got govt contract to
Build a high-speed train system
Equip Mexico's military with state of the art weaponry
Construct solar and wind farms
Expand the nation's offshore oil production
33
Republicans announced ___ as the site of their 2016 convention
Atlanta
Miami
Houston
Cleveland
34
US News & World Report ranked _____ as "Best Global University"
Harvard
Cambridge
MIT
University of Tokyo
35
Rear Admiral Timothy Giardina (#2 nuclear commander) removed for using counterfeit ___
casino chips
stock certificates
postage stamps
money
36
___ is world's second largest oil consumer
China
Brazil
Germany
India
37
November 2014 greenhouse gas emissions agreement between the US and ___
India
Russia
Japan
China
38
Japanese firm Takata under fire after massive recall of ___
exhaust systems
ignition switches
air bags
brake components
39
Oldest Supreme Court Justice ___ recently hospitalized briefly for a heart condition.
Antonin Scalia
John Roberts
Clarence Thomas
Ruth Ginsberg
40
According to Justice Dept & US Marshals, govt uses ___ (small aircraft to gather citizen info).
aerial lamp posts
weather lights
space eyes
dirt boxes