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1
Four cases of what in Miami are highly likely to be caused by infected mosquitoes?
Yellow Fever
Malaria
West Nile
Zika
2
What city on July 17 were 3 police officers killed in a shooting targeting law enforcement?
Ferguson, MO
Baton Rouge, LA
St. Paul, MN
Los Angeles, CA
3
What Auschwitz survivor that witnessed six million Jews slaughtered died on July 2 at 87?
Roman Polanski
Elie Wisel
Simon Wisenthal
Imre Kertesz
4
Young adults 19-34 years of age are more like to live with who, than with a romantic partner?
With a parent
With strangers met online
Alone
With a friend
5
The Republican National Convention started with a speech by who that mirrored Michelle Obama's?
Melania Trump
Marco Rubio
Clint Eastwood
Barbara Bush
6
All Russian athletes have been banned from competing in what games as a punishment for steroids
Metalympic
Wounded Warrior
Paralympic
Senior
7
FBI recommended no charges against Hillary Clinton for handling classified info with a private?
Facebook Page
Cell Phone
E-mail
Laptop
8
On June 12, a gunman killed 49 people wounding 53 more in a nightclub in?
San Francisco, CA
Denver, CO
New York City, NY
Orlando, FL
9
The Green Party officially nominated who as its 2016 presidential candidate?
Gary Johnson
Ralph Nadar
Jill Stein
Naomi Klein
10
President Obama laid a wreath at what Memorial on May 27?
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Potsdam Declaration Peace Memorial
Nagasaki Peace Memorial
Los Alamos Peace Memorial
11
June 23 the Supreme Court rejected a race-conscious admission program at Texas, a win for who?
Quotas
Civil Liberties
Affirmative Action
Segregation
12
On June 30th, the final barrier to military service was lifting by removing the barrier on?
Homosexuals
Women
Muslims
Transgendered
13
The first ever Olympic team made up of who, made history as they leading the opening ceremony?
Palestinians
South Sudanese
Refugees
Guantamo
14
On June 19, LeBron James led who to their first championship with a victory over Golden State?
New York Knicks
Miami Heat
Cleveland Cavaliers
LA Lakers
15
In what Mediterranean city on July 14, did a Tunisian immigrant kill 84 people?
Venice, Italy
Nice, France
Canopus, Egypt
Nador, Morocco
16
In May, George Zimmerman tried to auction the pistol he used in the killing of who in Stanford?
Michael Brown
Tamire Rice
Trayvon Martin
Freddie Gray
17
The Supreme Court announced on May 16 that it would not rule in a major case on what?
The death penalty
The rights of female clergy
A major case on public unions
Access to contraception
18
Researchers have identified the a superbug in the US thats resistance to what last resort drug?
A computer hack
A chemotherapy treatment
An anitibiotic
A gene
19
Nintendo's game "Pokemon Go" was banned where after being declared a national security threat?
Venezuela
Iraq
France
Iran
20
The Libertarian Party officially nominated who as its 2016 presidential candidate?
Jill Stein
Gary Johnson
Naomi Klein
Ralph Nader
21
What book was released July 31 where 4.5 million copies sold in the first 48 hours.
Harry Potter
Hunger Games
Star Wars
Diveregent
22
A separate line for what, was added on food packages?
Sugars
Carbohydrates
Sodium
Proteins
23
In Baltimore on July 27, all charges against 3 policers awaiting trial for the death of who?
Walter Scott
Eric Gamer
Michael Brown
Freddie Gray
24
Baseball star Alex Rodriguez announced that he's resigning, but will consult for his team, the?
Miami Marlins
San Francisco Giants
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
25
Where was the California uproar in college campus, perpetrator got 6 months for sexual assault?
Stanford
USC
UCLA
Berkley
26
On May 28, when a boy fell into an enclosure the Cincinatti Zoo Employee had to shoot what?
A polar bear
A gorilla
A lion
An elephant
27
On June 23, Britain voted to leave what? Which caused a wave of geopolitical economical, shocks
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
European Union
United Kingdom
28
What voter requirement did the Federal Court of Appeals strike down in North Carolina in July?
Birth certificate
Age
Voter-ID
Social Security Number