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1
The Badger State
Wyoming
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
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The Peach State
Georgia
Ohio
Maryland
Oregon
3
What current governor of VA is on the hot seat for wearing "Black face"?
Terry McAuliffe
Justin Fairfax
Ralph Northam
Mark Herring
4
This woman is forever associated with which former president?
John Kennedy
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
5
What is the first line of Giles High School's alma mater?
Giles High standing above the rest...
Far above the broad horizon...
Beside the banks of the New River...
Across the hills of old Virginia...
6
The Bay State (2018 World Series Champs)
Rhode Island
Minnesota
California
Massachusetts
7
What Supreme Court decision of 1973 is currently being challenged?
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
8
CAR is one of the poorest countries and most dangerous places for children. Located where?
Central African Republic
Congo Allied Republic
Canadian Allied Republic
Central Afghan Republic
9
Which 2 hurricanes did massive damage to several southern states in the fall of 2018?
Kate and Lester
Hugo and Harvey
Florence and Michael
David and Susan
10
What highly contagious viral disease has spread to over 800 cases in 23 states this year?
chicken pox
whooping cough
measles
mumps
11
The Buckeye State
Tennessee
Ohio
New Hampshire
New Mexico
12
The Garden State
Vermont
New Mexico
New Jersey
New Hampshire
13
What is true of SCOTUS ?
9 justices - 5 liberal/ 4 conservative
7 justices - all male
8 justices - 4 men 4 women
9 justices - 6 men 3 women
14
What is true of the United States senate?
100 members/Republican majority
435 members/ Democratic majority
270 members/ no party
100 members/ Democratic majority
15
This UN ambassador resigned in Oct. 2018
Janet Reno
Betty Gullo
Susan Collins
Nikki Haley
16
The Great Lakes State
Michigan
Nevada
Minnesota
Maine
17
How many people died inside this limo in New York in October, 2018?
42
18
3
they all survived
18
The Pelican State
Alaska
Louisiana
Mississippi
Connecticut
19
What treasured French structure was badly damaged by fire last month?
the Notre Dame Cathedral
the Louvre museum
the Eiffel Tower
the White Flag National Factory
20
Trump went to no limits to feed these National Champions
Oklahoma Sooners
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Alabama Crimson Tide
Clemson Tigers
21
Name the Arizona senator who lost his life to brain cancer in August of 2018.
John McCain
Mitch McConnell
John Warner
Tim Kaine
22
Name the Prime Minister of Israel who just won a 5th term in office
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Button
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Disraeli
23
Oversaw the Russia investigation
Jeff Sessions
Rex Tillerson
Robert Mueller
Rod Rosenstein
24
Name this democratic presidential candidate
Pete Buttigieg
Beto O'Rourke
Joe Biden
Cory Booker
25
What actor claimed to be the victim of a hate crime, but actually fabricated the story?
Tom Cruise
Lou Costello
Tom Costello
Jussie Smollett
26
This former Supreme Court justice recently retired from public life due to dementia
Sandra Day O Connor
Anita Hill
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
27
When is Bill Cosby eligible for parole?
Never, will serve life
3-10 years
11-14 years
30 years
28
Colin O Brady is the first person to
survive 3 shark attacks
fly around the world
complete a solo journey across Antarctica
make a 3 D gun
29
The Old Dominion State
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Washington
Virginia
30
Time's 2018 "Person of the Year" represents the
The CEO's of major corporations
Oscar winners of the decade
Democratic wins of women in Congress
Me Too Movement
31
NBC's top evening newscaster
Lester Holt
Chuck Todd
Kristen Welker
Pete Williams
32
What country is being held responsible for the disappearance of this man?
Brazil
Russia
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
33
The current Speaker of the House
Sandra Day O'Conner
Elizabeth Warren
Janet Reno
Nancy Pelosi
34
The first country to legalize marijuana was
Italy
Canada
Australia
Peru
35
Who is the real GOAT?
Shane Scott
Kobe Bryant
Tom Brady
Willie Mays
36
What is true of the US House of Representatives?
Giles County is in the 11th district
our representative is Chris Hurst
100 members - 52 are Republicans
435 members - over 100 are women
37
The Vice President of the United States is
Mitch McConnell
Mike Pence
Ted Cruz
Paul Ryan
38
This former Trump lawyer is now in prison
Rudy Guilani
Jared Kushner
Paul Manafort
Michael Cohen
39
The Golden State
Florida
California
Utah
Nebraska
40
This former player has settled a joint collusion grievance against the NFL
Colin Kaepernick
Marshawn Lynch
John Unitas
Cam Newton
41
The Empire State
Indiana
Texas
North Dakota
New York
42
Prince Harry and Meghan's baby boy, 7th in line to the British throne, is named
Harry Jr.
Archie
Clovis
Alexander
43
This is the newest justice of the Supreme Court
John Roberts
Earl Warren
Clarence Thomas
Brett Kavanaugh
44
What famous celebrity is involved in the college admissions cheating scandal?
Lori Loughlin
Taylor Swift
Kate Snow
Oprah Winfrey
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Where was the video game shooting located that claimed the life of Taylor Robertson from WV?
Davenport, IA
Boston, MA
Jacksonville, FL
Santa Fe, NM
