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This is the host city of the 2016 summer Olympic games...
São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Brasília
Buenos Aires
2
In this city, a shooter opened fire on a group of police officers; killing 5 & injuring 9...
Los Angeles, California
Dallas, Texas
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Orlando, Florida
3
In April, this entertainer died from an accidental overdose of an opioid drug...
Elvis
Lenny Kravitz
Prince
Jimi Hendrix
4
In March, he was nominated to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court by President Obama...
Clarence Thomas
John Roberts
Stephen Breyer
Merrick Garland
5
Several groups are engaged in this conflict including Al Assad's government, al-Nusra, and ISIS
Libyan Crisis
War in Afghanistan
Somali Civil War
Syrian Civil War
6
The city where a terrorist attack at Pulse Nightclub resulted in the death of 49 people...
Orlando, Florida
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Los Angeles, California
Dallas, Texas
7
Brexit describes the withdrawal of the UK from the ....
European Union (EU)
United Nations (UN)
League of Nations (LN)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
8
Following his arrest, he died from spinal cord injuries while being transported by the Police
Freddie Gray
Eric Garner
Michael Brown
Trayvon Martin
9
This mosquito borne disease has spread throughout South America causing severe birth defects...
Malaria
West Nile Virus
Zika
Yellow Fever
10
He is the nominee of the Democratic Party for Vice President of the US in the 2016 election...
Tim Kaine
Chris Koster
Mike Pence
Eric Greitens
11
These are the two most prominent candidates in Missouri’s gubernatorial race...
Jay Nixon & Roy Blunt
Eric Greitens & Chris Koster
Tim Kaine & Mike Pence
Matt Blunt & Bob Holden
12
In July, this country experienced a failed coup d'état attempt...
Syria
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Hungary
13
In June, this world champion boxer, social activist, and pop culture icon passed away...
Joe Louis
Jackie Robinson
Jesse Owens
Muhammad Ali
14
This nation is constructing aircraft hangars on artificial islands in the South China Sea...
Taiwan
Japan
Vietnam
China
15
He is the nominee of the Republican Party for Vice President of the US in the 2016 election...
Chris Koster
Eric Greitens
Mike Pence
Tim Kaine
16
Money from the Ice Bucket Challenge helped scientists discover a gene linked to this disease...
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (ATC)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)