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