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CNN Week of March 6
CNN Week of March 6
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1
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system is more commonly known as...
THANKS
THATS
THAAD
THADS
2
An "American Journal of Preventive Medicine" study linked social media use with what feeling?
Awkwardness
Isolation
Joy
Complacency
3
What kind of weapon is both used and targeted by a THAAD system?
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)
blunderbuss
Star Phasers
Light Sabres
4
What is the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere?
Canada
China
Brazil
Australia
5
Wednesday, March 8th was recognized across America as "A Day Without... "
Freedom
Woman
Animals
Jobs
6
Which of these is known as the "last great race"?
Iditarod
Kentucky Derby
Ironman Triathlon
Monaco Grand Prix
7
Why was the start of this year's Iditarod race moved from Anchorage, Alaska to Fairbanks?
Not enough snow
Too much snow
Too many dogs
Not enough dogs
8
In the NEW Travel Ban Executive Order issued this week, this country was NOT included
Iran
Yemen
Syria
Iraq
9
This city in Syria, was captured by ISIS in 2011 and is known as their 'Capitol'.
Tehran
Mosul
Raqqa
Bagdad
10
A countries 'GDP' is an important measure of that countries value. What does GDP stand for?
Geographic Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product
Geographic Destination Position
General Defense Position
11
This 'special administrative region (SAR) of China, was once a colony of the British Empire
Hong Kong
Singapore
Beijing
Taiwan
12
What company says its active users total more than 1.8 billion people every month?
Disney
FaceBook
Starbucks
McDonalds
13
When a country's GDP decreases for 2 consecutive quarters, their economy is said to be in...?
Recession
Expansion
Depression
Acceleration
14
International Women's Day, is held annually on what date?
July 4th
March 8th
June 21st
December 31st
15
What is currently the worlds most populous country?
United States
China
Brazil
India