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1
What is Alibaba?
A new facial cream
A character from the folk tale s "Arabian Nights"
A gararage door opener company
A new online e commerce company
2
Who is John Boehner?
The leader of the Scottish independence movement
The 2016 candidate for President for the Democratic Party
The leader of ISIL
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives
3
What was the turnout rate for eligible voters in the US 2012 presidential election?
90%
58%
75%
50%
4
The recent threat of disease from West Africa involves what disease?
West Nile virus
AIDS
Ebola
Malaria
5
What was the estimated turnout for the referendum on Scottish independence?
84%
97%
50%
60%
6
What does ISIL stand for?
Iraq and Syria and Iran and Lebanon
Islamic State of Iran and Libya
Iraquis Standing In with Lebabon
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
7
The US is what percentage of the world's population and uses what percentage of its resources?
15%; 33%
6%; 25%
25%; 25%
33%; 15%
8
Scotland rejected independence yesterday. What is Scotland's status?
A county in the UK
A country in the UK
An independent part of the UK
A province of the commonwealth of the UK
9
Most recently the NFL in the United States has been plagued by stories about
domestic violence
concussions
steroids
gambling