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1
Which shark Tank host revealed they have thyroid cancer?
Lori Greiner
Daymond John
Mark Cuban
Kevin O'Leary
2
Texas has approved adoption agencies denying adoption by who?
Muslims
Foreigners
Transgenders
Non-Christians
3
Which of these Hip-Hop artists is the wealthiest?
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Usher
P. Diddy/Sean Combs
4
Kim Jong Un is the leader of which communist country?
North Korea
Japan
Cuba
China
5
Which action movie star recently hinted at a potential presidential run?
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sylvester Stallone
Vin Diesel
6
Which NBA legend is currently mentoring seven all-stars?
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O'Neal
7
The draft for which national sports league happened in the past two weeks?
NBA
NFL
MLB
NHL
8
Which late night talk show host was under fire for mean Trump jokes?
Steven Colbert
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel
Seth Meyers
9
The world’s heaviest man from Mexico weighs how much?
900 lbs
1600 lbs
893 lbs
1153 lbs
10
Which country is giving people $600 a month just for being alive?
Sweden
France
Finland
French Guyana
11
Which state has defunded illegal alien sanctuary cities?
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
California
12
Which dead singer has six siblings who want to be named sole heir to the fortune?
Michael Jackson
George Michael
John Lennon
Prince
13
Rapper Travis Scott designed a shirt for fans of which NBA team?
Warriors
Rockets
Thunder
Raptors
14
A girl showed up to her prom in what which scared many students?
Dinosaur Costume
Zombie Makeup
Police Car
A Coffin
15
A 7
th
grader in Ohio was suspended after liking an Instagram picture of what?
His Mom
Hitler
Osama Bin Laden
A Gun
16
Which NFL Team is predicted to go undefeated in 2017?
Giants
Patriots
Falcons
Cowboys
17
The Affordable Care Act, which is being repealed and replaced, is more commonly known as what?
Obamacare
Medicare
Freecare
Health Shield
18
Which Muslim country is giving women more freedom?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Somolia
Indonesia
19
Which MLB player tried to break a bat over his knee, but just got a big bruise?
Yasiel Puig
Derek Jeter
Daniel Hudson
Ross Stripling
20
Ben Ketola bowled a perfect 300 score in how long?
3 min 4 sec
86.9 seconds
42.5 seconds
2 minutes
21
Which once wealthy actor is now in great financial trouble?
Johnny Depp
Borat
Nicholas Cage
Seth Rogan
22
Which country is asking people for spare change to fund it’s state university?
Puerto Rico
Kenya
Mexico
Austria
23
Melania Trump is taking on which social issue?
LGBT rights
Cyber-bullying
Adoption
Pet Abandonment
24
Which craft tool triggered a 4-hour lockdown at Colgate University?
glue gun
seweing needle
pin cushion
yard stick
25
A surgery tech in Tennessee shares a first name with which STAR WARS character?
Boba Fett
R2-D2
Darth Vader
Yoda
26
Which European country carried out multiple ISIS raids this past week?
France
England
Germany
Italy
27
Some are comparing President Trump’s scandals to which former President?
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
28
Which head of the FBI was fired by President Trump?
Rod Rosenstein
James Comey
J. Edgar Hoover
Jimmy Hoffa
29
Matt Harvey, who plays for which MLB team, skipped a game because he was mad at his girlfriend?
Oriels
Twins
Astros
Mets
30
A teacher in Colorado was suspended after using a piñata that looked like which politician?
Hillary Clinton
President Lincoln
President Obama
President Trump
