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1
Approximately how many people are there in the World (i.e., What is the World's population)?
70 Million
7 Billion
7 Million
70 Billion
2
What famous ship was built out of over 500 thousand legos for an exhibition in Poland
The USS Enterprise
The USS Constitution
The Titanic
The Millennium Falcon
3
"Really, you gotta..."
was added to what traffic sign in Branson Missouri?
SCHOOL CROSSING Sign
SPEED LIMIT Sign
STOP Sign
YIELD Sign
4
As many as 12 cars were swallowed by the earth in a town in Meridian, ...
New Hampshire
Texas
Mississippi
Kentucky
5
Believed to have been hidden by the Nazi's, treasure hunters may have found 'THIS' in Poland,
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The National Treasure
The Gold Train
Pandora's Box
6
What is the name of the capital of LEBANON, where suicide bombers killed dozens of civilians?
Beirut
Amman
Jeruselem
Tel Aviv
7
NASA's MAVEN mission involves a satellite that is studying what planet?
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
8
A group of kittens is called
A Kindle
A Clowder
A Lot!
A Cat-O-Nine
9
A Bulldog named "Otto" rode a skateboard through 30 pairs of human legs to establish a...
Peruvian World Record
Guinness World Record
An Olympic Record
Food Chain
10
This is the thinnest, lightest and strongest stable material known on earth?
Rebar
Gypsum
Graphene
Silicone
11
Egypt and Israel are separated by a land form known as...
The Sinai Penninsula
The Kenai Fjords
The Mississippi Delta
The Isthmus of Panama
12
In order to conduct research on suspense, participants watched movie clips while in...
A movie theater
An MRI machine
An X-Ray laboratory
A CAT Scan machine
13
Timothy Wolfe resigned as president from what US University?
University of Missouri
University of Arizona
University of Alabama
University of Texas
14
World Anti-Doping Agency recommended athletes from what country be banned from the Olympics?
Russia
United States
Israel
Afghanistan
15
The original name for Veteran's Day was?
Arbor Day
Armistice Day
All Saint's Day
Memorial Day
16
Where will the 2016 Summer Olympics be held?
Madrid, Spain
Athens, Greece
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Seoul, South Korea
17
This is the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world that is still standing
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
the Lighthouse at Alexandria
18
U.S. military`s highest decoration, awarded to Army Cpt. Florent Groberg by President Obama.
The Legion of Honor
The Medal of Honor
The Silver Cross
The Purple Heart
19
The TERM for the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization
Installation
Enterprise
Foundation
Infrastructure
20
What occurs naturally when underground water erodes the bedrock?
Sinkholes
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
21
A proposed constellation of 600 satellites could give access to WHAT across the world?
Food
Health Care
The Internet
Netflixs
22
Researchers from The Georgie Institute of Technology, define 'SUSPENSE' as a mixture of
Anger & Laughter
Worry & Disinterest
Fear & Hope
Caring & Uncaring
23
On Veteran's Day, President Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at
Arlington National Cemetary
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary
The Lincoln Memorial
The White House
24
In the US, the average price for a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house is?
$1.5 million
$75 thousand
$2.3 million
$302 thousand
25
What is the name of the proposed oil pipeline that the Obama Administration recently rejected?
The Keystone XL
The Mainline Express
The Pipeline Conduit
The Alaskan Tube
26
World Leaders, President Xi Jinping and President Ma Ying-jeou, represent what two countries?
China & Taiwan
Taiwan & Japan
China & Japan
Taiwan & Israel
