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1
The Black Lives Matter Plaza is in the process of being removed and paved over. Which city is this occurring in?
Houston, TX
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
New York City, NY
2
Later in March, a 13,000 acre wildfire in South Carolina was caused by three teenagers...
making a zombie movie.
smoking.
competing in a science fair.
setting off fireworks.
3
Which state removed a portrait of Donald Trump from their state capital building because they felt it was "distorted"?
Montana
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
4
To protest the president, this Democratic spoke for 25 hours straight, making it the longest speech in Senate history.
Raphael Warnock
Chris Van Hollen
Corey Booker
Bernie Sanders
5
After the discovery of 128 new moons, this planet now has 274 in total (almost twice all other planets combined -IOSS)
Saturn
Mars
Neptune
Jupiter
6
Two hours after taking off from Paris, an Air France flight turned back because... (This also happened in February.)
a person couldn't find their phone.
the toilet won't flush.
a snake was brought on board.
a passenger had the measles.
7
After 21 years, Microsoft announced it was shutting down...
Skype
X-Box Live
Windows
Teams
8
In early March, a 600 acre brush fire on Long Island New York was caused by...
people setting of fireworks.
people filming a zombie movie.
people making s'mores.
people hosting a baby shower.
9
In Tennessee, 4 thieves stole $400 worth of goods from a gas station while threatening the clerk with two ...
pythons.
crocodiles.
chickens.
scorpions.
10
After suspending its DEI practices, a 40 day boycott was organized against this company.
Best Buy
Whole Foods
Target
Walmart
11
People from Britain to Croatia saw a strange light in the sky. Astronomers believe this phenomenon is really...
a galaxy exploding.
a mini "Big Bang".
a sign the end is near.
Space X rocket exhaust.
12
The LA health food store,
Erewhon
, made news for selling a single _____, imported from Japan, for $19.
strawberry
avocado
egg
pea
13
This recent event caused Nintendo to delay pre-ordering of the new Switch 2 and possibly raise the price by 50%.
Strike by video game developers.
Earthquake in Nepal.
US imposed tariffs.
Hacks of Nintendo.com
14
On March 4th, Lebron James became the first NBA player to...
score 50,000 points.
win an Oscar.
play in a game with his son.
win 5 MVP awards.
15
This sports team was sold for $6.1 billion dollars to Bill Chisholm.
Los Angeles Lakes
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards
Boston Celtics
16
This retail store announced in March it was closing all of its US stores - over 350 locations.
Forever 21
Pacific Sunwear
Gap
Old Navy
17
Jaythan Gilder was arrested in Florida after an X-Ray showed he swallowed $770,000 worth of stolen _____________.
fish eggs.
Porsche keys.
diamond earrings.
Bitcoins.
18
This international airport was closed for a day after a large fire at a power station; disrupting travel for thousands.
Haneda in Tokyo
Dulles in Washington, DC
Heathrow in London
Leonardo da Vinci in Rome
19
Kingda Ka
,the world's tallest and fastest rollercoaster when it open in 2005 in New Jersey is gone.How was it destroyed?
Rust and neglect
Hit by a cement truck
Earthquake
Controlled implosion
20
On March 6, which country had two fighter jets mistakenly drop 8 bombs on a village in their own country - injuring 15.
Angola
South Korea
Brazil
Russia
21
The 2025 Oscar for best Animated Feature went to the movie...
Memoir of a Snail
Flow
The Wild Robot
Inside Out 2
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
22
Who removed all cultural events from its calendar app - including Black History Month, Pride Month, & JewishHeritage?
Facebook
Instagram
Google
Apple
23
For 63 years, this city has dyed its river green for the St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Boston
New York City
Chicago
Pittsburgh
24
Comedian Steve Carroll announced to 6 high schools, impacted by wildfires, that he has agreed to pay for _______ .
their proms.
the end of year trip.
new football fields.
solar panels.
25
On 4/6, Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL record for career goals, scoring his 895 goal. Which team did he do this against?
Las Vegas Golden Knights
Pittsburg Penguins
Florida Panthers
New York Islanders
26
Due to recent protests, the Vancouver Auto Show removed this car company from attending, over safety concerns.
Tesla
Honda
Ford
Kia
27
This athlete is working with Michelle Obama to create a new sports drink, called PLEZi Hydration.
Caitlin Clark
Steph Curry
Lionel Messi
Aaron Rodgers
28
This celebrity owns 62 pets, including a pregnant donkey and 23 dogs that sleep in human beds.
Millie Bobby Brown
Ariana Grande
Miley Cyrus
Lady Gaga