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1
Flooding, destruction and 72 dead as Japan had to endure this Category 1
typhoon
?
Kyoto
Kyuku
Honshu
Hagibis
2
Scientists are trying to reduce the CO2 emissions of this most abundant
man-made product
on Earth.
Plastic
Steel
Concrete
Aluminum
3
One team
has reached MLB's World Series as this
NL East team
won all four games to sweep its way to the big game?
St Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Washington nationals
Montreal Expos
4
British Prime Minister
might have a new Brexit deal as Great Britain again tries to exit the European Union?
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Tony Blair
David Cameron
5
The Internet was viral after Pope Francis inadvertently posted a tweet supporting this
professional sports team
?
New Jersey Devils
Tampa Devil Rays
Arizona Cardinals
New Orleans Saints
6
Second only to football,
this sport
has the most serious cases of concussions while playing?
LAX
Rugby
Girls Soccer
Ice Hockey
7
Twenty five thousand teachers went on strike at the nations
3rd largest school district
demanding better pay and benefit
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York City
Baltimore
8
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei won
this marathon
for the second year in a row with a world record time of 2 hours, 14 mins, 4 sec
Boston
New York
Chicago
Kenya
9
Opened in 1931, this
NYC landmark
recently underwent $160 million in renovations, again open to tourists?
Freedom Tower
Chrysler Building
Central Park
Empire State Building
10
The US has pulled out of Northern Syria, leaving
this ally
vulnerable to attacks from Turkey?
Armenians
Kurdish Rebels
ISIS
Israel
11
LeBron James
angered many after posting a tweet criticizing Americans fro speaking out against China vs Hong Kong?
Orlando Magic
Miami Heat
Cleveland Caviliers
LA Lakers
12
The black hole that took
this game
down worldwide has reopened, throwing millions of players back into the game?
Fortnite
Clash of Clans
Game of Thrones
Mario Kart
13
Pres Trump is running for reelection in 2020. How much can each individual donate to his campaign?
$10,000
$2700
$5400
One Million Dollars
14
A construction crane collapsed killing two people and injuring 30 at a Hard Rock Hotel in this city?
Dallas
St Louis
Phoenix
New Orleans
15
This movie
debuted at #2 at the box office last weekend bringing in over $30 million?
Ad Astra
The Addams Family
The Munsters
Gemini Man
16
Elijah Cummings died earlier this week from heart issues. He served 13 terms as a congressman from
what state?
Missouri
Massachusetts
Maryland
Michigan