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1
The Republican National Convention started with a speech by who that mirrored Michelle Obama's?
Marco Rubio
Melania Trump
Clint Eastwood
Barbara Bush
2
What voter requirement did the Federal Court of Appeals strike down in North Carolina in July?
Voter-ID
Social Security Number
Birth certificate
Age
3
Researchers have identified the a superbug in the US thats resistance to what last resort drug?
A computer hack
An anitibiotic
A gene
A chemotherapy treatment
4
The Supreme Court announced on May 16 that it would not rule in a major case on what?
A major case on public unions
Access to contraception
The rights of female clergy
The death penalty
5
Baseball star Alex Rodriguez announced that he's resigning, but will consult for his team, the?
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins
San Francisco Giants
6
On June 30th, the final barrier to military service was lifting by removing the barrier on?
Women
Homosexuals
Transgendered
Muslims
7
In Baltimore on July 27, all charges against 3 policers awaiting trial for the death of who?
Eric Gamer
Freddie Gray
Walter Scott
Michael Brown
8
Four cases of what in Miami are highly likely to be caused by infected mosquitoes?
Zika
Yellow Fever
Malaria
West Nile
9
What Auschwitz survivor that witnessed six million Jews slaughtered died on July 2 at 87?
Elie Wisel
Imre Kertesz
Roman Polanski
Simon Wisenthal
10
President Obama laid a wreath at what Memorial on May 27?
Los Alamos Peace Memorial
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Potsdam Declaration Peace Memorial
Nagasaki Peace Memorial
11
June 23 the Supreme Court rejected a race-conscious admission program at Texas, a win for who?
Civil Liberties
Quotas
Segregation
Affirmative Action
12
What book was released July 31 where 4.5 million copies sold in the first 48 hours.
Hunger Games
Star Wars
Harry Potter
Diveregent
13
A separate line for what, was added on food packages?
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Sodium
Sugars
14
FBI recommended no charges against Hillary Clinton for handling classified info with a private?
E-mail
Laptop
Facebook Page
Cell Phone
15
On June 19, LeBron James led who to their first championship with a victory over Golden State?
LA Lakers
Miami Heat
Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks
16
The Libertarian Party officially nominated who as its 2016 presidential candidate?
Gary Johnson
Jill Stein
Naomi Klein
Ralph Nader
17
On May 28, when a boy fell into an enclosure the Cincinatti Zoo Employee had to shoot what?
An elephant
A polar bear
A gorilla
A lion
18
Where was the California uproar in college campus, perpetrator got 6 months for sexual assault?
USC
UCLA
Berkley
Stanford
19
All Russian athletes have been banned from competing in what games as a punishment for steroids
Metalympic
Senior
Wounded Warrior
Paralympic
20
Nintendo's game "Pokemon Go" was banned where after being declared a national security threat?
France
Iraq
Venezuela
Iran
21
What city on July 17 were 3 police officers killed in a shooting targeting law enforcement?
Ferguson, MO
Los Angeles, CA
St. Paul, MN
Baton Rouge, LA
22
The first ever Olympic team made up of who, made history as they leading the opening ceremony?
Guantamo
Palestinians
Refugees
South Sudanese
23
The Green Party officially nominated who as its 2016 presidential candidate?
Gary Johnson
Ralph Nadar
Naomi Klein
Jill Stein
24
In what Mediterranean city on July 14, did a Tunisian immigrant kill 84 people?
Venice, Italy
Canopus, Egypt
Nice, France
Nador, Morocco
25
On June 12, a gunman killed 49 people wounding 53 more in a nightclub in?
San Francisco, CA
Denver, CO
Orlando, FL
New York City, NY
26
In May, George Zimmerman tried to auction the pistol he used in the killing of who in Stanford?
Michael Brown
Trayvon Martin
Tamire Rice
Freddie Gray
27
On June 23, Britain voted to leave what? Which caused a wave of geopolitical economical, shocks
United Nations
European Union
United Kingdom
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
28
Young adults 19-34 years of age are more like to live with who, than with a romantic partner?
With a parent
Alone
With a friend
With strangers met online