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1
What country does this person lead?
China
North Korea
Japan
South Korea
2
St. Louis Rams are relocating to what city?
New York
St. Louis
San Diego
Los Angelos
3
What is the Iowa Brown and Black Forum?
Civil Liberties Petition
Minority based Presidential Forum
Law Enforcement Education Law
Minority Legal Institute
4
The United States recently announced it would re-establish relations with which country?
Thailand
Canada
Sudan
Cuba
5
When will the Iowa Caucas be held?
September
November
February
March
6
Who is your favorite Directed Writing Teacher?
Mrs. Kopp
Mrs. Curry
Mr. Giegerich
Mr. Miller
7
Israel is fighting what group in the West Bank and Gaza?
Hezbolla
Palestinians
Taliban
ISIS
8
How many jackpot winning tickets were sold for Wednesday's Powerball drawing?
1
4
2
3
9
What controversy is hurting Republican frontrunner in Iowa, Ted Cruz?
Loan w/ Goldman Sachs
Error in reporting his finances
Not a US citizen
Born in Canada
10
In recent weeks the stock market has....
Gone up
Gone down
11
President Obama presented his last one of these to a joint session of Congress this week?
Budget
Executive Order
Official Portrait
State of the Union Address
12
Who delivered the GOP response to the State of the Union Address?
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Nikki Haley
Ted Cruz
13
What controversy is plaguing the OSCAR nominating committee?
Inappropriate host comments
leaving out Star Wars
Illegal balloting
lack of minority and female nominees
14
The Iowa Hawkeyes won a big victory against what team last night?
ISU
Michigan State
Texas
Carolina
15
What does the line on the map represent?
Keystone Pipeline
Midwest Railroad
Voter divide
Missouri River
16
University of Iowa banned what device from dorms and dining halls last week?
Computers
Segways
Hoverboards
Cell phones
17
What country took 10 US sailors into custody, but later released them this week?
Iran
Iraq
Russia
North Korea
18
What amendment is President Obama attempting to limit through Executive Order?
8th
4th
1st
2nd
19
What legendary pop singer known for hits like “Let’s Dance” and “Changes” died January 10th?
Mick Jagger
Michael Amano
David Bowie
ERic Clapton
20
Mexican drug lord who was recaptured after meeting with actor Sean Penn?
El Chapo
El Gordo
Jesus Menedez
Jacinto Hernandez
21
Who won the National Championship Game in college football?
Alabama
Stanford
Clemson
Iowa
22
An additional 17 million need to over Governor Branstad's privitization of what?
Water Quality
Medicaid
Education
Mental Health
23
Where is Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) located?
Cuba
Mexico
United States
Canada
24
What is Jerry Carr's middle name?
Daniel
Jacob
DeWayne
DeShawn
25
Group believed to believed to be responsible for attack this week in Jakarta, Indonesia?
US
Taliban
ISIS
Boko Haram
26
Which Presidential candidate is a Democratic Socialist?
Kasich
Sanders
Clinton
Rubio
27
The US made an agreement over nuclear weapons in 2015 with what country?
Turkey
Iraq
Israel
Iran