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UIL CI&E Virtual Meet #3
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Practice quiz
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Questions
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After several security breaches @ White House, ___ resigned as Secret Service Director
Patrick Donahoe
Sally Jewell
Joe Clancy
Julia Pierson
2
Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship indicted after 29 deaths from 2010 underground explosion in
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Utah
3
Protesters speaking out in opposition to Pres. Zeman's recent outspoken support for ___.
Taliban
Russia
Afghanistan
China
4
Japanese firm Takata under fire after massive recall of ___
exhaust systems
brake components
air bags
ignition switches
5
American Idol contestant ___ defeated in North Carolina House of Representatives race.
Kelly Clarkson
Clay Aiken
Taylor Hicks
Skylar Laine
6
Obama met with Thein Sein who is president of ___ and concerned abt human rights violations
Malaysia
Thailand
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
7
All of the following are true except
Philippines served as host for 2 Vietnamese navy vessels
CBS was only network to cover Obama immigration announcement
East African Community accepted trade agreement with EU
Oscar de la Renta, famous fashion designer, died recently
8
Pres. Juan Manuel Santos of ___ hosted China Ppl's Congress Chair Zhang Dejiang
Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru
Colombia
9
Pres. Milos Zeman of ___ egged and booed during speech for 1989 Velvet Revolution anniversary
Poland
Czech Republic
Macedonia
Bulgaria
10
Border disputes between India and Pakistan over the ___ province
Punjab
Kashmir
Tripura
Assam
11
Brazilian business leaders arrested in corruption investigation of state-owned ___ company
maritime shipping
telecommunications
railroad
petroleum
12
Mexico 1st Lady Angelica Rivera not buying mansion because a firm involved got govt contract to
Construct solar and wind farms
Build a high-speed train system
Expand the nation's offshore oil production
Equip Mexico's military with state of the art weaponry
13
November 2014 greenhouse gas emissions agreement between the US and ___
Japan
Russia
China
India
14
___ is the leading country of origin for 1/3 of international students attending US colleges.
China
Saudi Arabia
India
France
15
Which person is incorrectly matched with state in which they were recently elected governor?
Pete Ricketts - Nebraska
Larry Hogan - Connecticut
Bruce Rauner - Illinois
Greg Abbott - Texas
16
Obama appointed former Al Gore advisor Ron Klain as
White House press secretary
Supreme Court associate justice
Ebola czar
member of Federal Reserve Board
17
Kay Hagan vs Thom Tillis in ___ is most expensive Senate race in US history.
North Carolina
Iowa
Kansas
Alaska
18
Over past 4 yrs, ___ won 2 Wisconsin gubernatorial elections and recall efforts by opponents.
Scott Walker
Bryan Sandoval
Jerry Brown
Jan Brewer
19
___ is home to the highest number of military veterans (more than 22 million).
Illinois
Florida
Texas
California
20
Chuck Hagel was the ____ Secretary
Treasury
Interior
Commerce
Defense
21
All Supreme Court justices attended law school at either Harvard or _____ University
Northwestern
Princeton
Georgetown
Yale
22
Republicans announced ___ as the site of their 2016 convention
Atlanta
Houston
Miami
Cleveland
23
___ was former Luxembourg pres. & is currently European Commission pres.
Jean-Claude Juncker
Christine Lagarde
Anders Rasmussen
Martin Schulz
24
Rear Admiral Timothy Giardina (#2 nuclear commander) removed for using counterfeit ___
postage stamps
money
casino chips
stock certificates
25
According to Justice Dept & US Marshals, govt uses ___ (small aircraft to gather citizen info).
dirt boxes
space eyes
aerial lamp posts
weather lights
26
Declining ___ population resulted in federal limits in the Gulf of Maine.
sturgeon
cod
halibut
herring
27
___ is world's second largest oil consumer
China
Germany
India
Brazil
28
Juan Carlos Fabrega stepped down from ___ central bank after criticism by President de Kichner
Portugal
Philippines
Chili
Argentina
29
___ closed borders after influx of 100K Kurdish refugees from neighboring Syria.
Turkey
Lebanon
Iran
Jordan
30
US News & World Report ranked _____ as "Best Global University"
University of Tokyo
Cambridge
MIT
Harvard
31
Speaking to UN, Benjamin Netanyahu said that ___ is more dangerous than ISIS.
BokoHaram
Jordan
Iran
Palestinian Authority
32
Protests spread across southern ____ after September disappearance of more than 40 students.
Venezuela
Honduras
Mexico
Colombia
33
Oldest Supreme Court Justice ___ recently hospitalized briefly for a heart condition.
Antonin Scalia
Ruth Ginsberg
John Roberts
Clarence Thomas
34
In terms of percentage of total population, ___ has the highest illegal immigrant population.
Texas
Nevada
New Jersey
California
35
Chinese company Lenovo among world's largest producers of
automobiles
personal computers
coal
sports apparel (including shoes)
36
Shinzo Abe is PM of ___
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Thailand
37
Outbreak of plague claimed more than 40 lives in ___
Angola
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
Lesotho
38
>4000 deaths in illegal border crossing. 75% of those occurred to ppl who were
in the East African region
crossing the Bay of Bengal
entering US from Canada and Mexico
in the Mediterranean Sea attempting to reach Europe
39
Ms World contestant Maria Alvarado from ___ murdered in home country (has highest murder rate)
Nicaragua
Honduras
El Salvador
Colombia
40
___ will become the next Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid
Jon Cornyn
Mitch McConnell
Lamar Alexander