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CNN Week of 9/19
CNN Week of 9/19
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Each US State is awarded a certain number of Electoral votes based on the states...
Population
Size in square miles
The number of people who voted
Wealth
2
US "battleground" or swing state that has 29 electoral votes & candidates are $pending million$
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Texas
Florida
3
This battleground or swing state has 20 electoral votes & is also known as the Keystone State
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Florida
4
A terrorism suspect is in police custody following explosions in what two U.S. states?
New York & New Jersey
Connecticut & Delaware
New York & Connecticut
New Jersey & Delaware
5
The very first televised US Presidential Debate was between these two candidates
Ronald Reagan & Walter Mondale
Jimmy Carter & Gerald Ford
George H Bush & Bill Clinton
John F Kennedy & Richard Nixon
6
The General Assembly of this international organization had its annual meeting in NYC last week
The G20 (Group of 20)
The League of Nations
The United Nations
The FIFA World Cup
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U.S. fast-food chains were graded based on whether their meat was raised on what substances?
Azodicarbonamide
Antibiotics
Corn
Caffeine
8
Tonight's first presidential debate of the 2016 general election will be held at
Villanova University in Pennsylvania
Hofstra University in New York
Harvard University in Massauchussets
Notre Dame University in Indiana
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After a recent bombing of a truck convoy the UN suspended its aid convoys in what nation?
Turkey
Syria
Afghanistan
Iraq
10
What breed of dog set a record for tallest female dog?
Great Dane
Mastiff
German Shepard
Rotweiler
11
You can burn these many calories per hour by chewing gum
25
0
100
11
12
The specific heavy metal that was recently found in 90% of water systems across the US
Potassium-9
Chlorine-14
Lead-12
Chromium-6
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What is the cheapest way to move gas or oil?
Pipeline
Airplane
Tanker Truck
Ship
14
Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO is $54 million facility that does not have any...
Doctors
CAT Scans
Beds
Medicine
15
Between 1915 & 1920, U.S. consumption of this liquid doubled and there was a shortage.
Coca Cola
Milk
Water
Oil
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US city under a state of emergency following a controversial police shooting & violent protests
Columbia, South Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago, Illinoise
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What new Smithsonian Museum opened in Washington DC this weekend?
National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of Native American History & Culture
National Museum of American History
National Air & Space Museum