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CNN Week of 9/28-10/2
CNN Week of 9/28-10/2
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1
These animals have the 'Right of Way' at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Tigers
Elk
Elephants
Kangaroos
2
What South American country voted to remove Pres. Dilma Rousseff during her impeachment trial?
Chili
Brazil
Turkey
North Korea
3
What kind of element is mined on the Indonesian volcano of Mount Ijen?
Coal
Sulfur
Chromium
Gold
4
African Elephants are being poached for their tusks which are made of what precious material?
Granite
Gold
Ivory
Silver
5
Name the printing & writing system invented in 1824 that includes cells of raised dots?
Sign language
Cyrillic Alphabet
Braille
Pig Latin
6
What US City experienced its most violent month in 20 years last August
San Bernardino, California
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Chicago, Illinois
New York City, New York
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The number of votes a US state gets at the Electoral College is related to its...
Land Size
Wealth
Population
Number of colleges in the state
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A company in New Zealand have begun delivering this product with drones
Mail
Pizza
Chinese food
Ice cream
9
The European Union has ruled that Apple owes $14.6 billion in back taxes to what country?
England
Holland
Ireland
Germany
10
What is the name of the hurricane that hit Florida last week, the first in 10 years?
Harry
Hermine
Ron
Dumbledore
11
The number of votes a US state gets at the Electoral College is related to its...
Land Size
Wealth
Number of colleges in the state
Population
12
The US President is not elected directly by popular vote, instead it is decided at the...
Princeton University
Congress
Supreme Court
Electoral College
13
A 6 person crew just wrapped up a year-long, simulated mission to Mars in what U.S. state?
Hawaii
Texas
Arizon
Alaska
14
The name of the natural disaster that struck the US 11 yrs ago, causing $108 billion in damage?
Hurricane Katrina
San Francisco Earthquake
Hurricane Sandy
The storm of the Century
15
How many minutes a week can astronauts on a trip to Mars shower?
6 minutes
5 minutes
15 minutes
10 minutes
16
For the first time since 1960, U.S. commercial flights resumed to what Caribbean country?
Cuba
Brazil
Russia
Vietnam
17
A census conducted in Africa found there has been a 30% drop in the population of what animal?
Elephants
Giraffes
Tigers
Hippos