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CNN Week of 1/9/17
CNN Week of 1/9/17
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1
After last week's rain U.S. drought monitors says less than ? % of Ca is in drought conditions?
60%
75%
50%
97%
2
The name of the whitening process that cause coral to lose its algae?
Coral bleaching
Coral pollution
Coral dissipation
Coral blanding
3
Which of these invertebrates is an anthozoan known for its stony skeleton?
Sea anemone
Starfish
Coral
Mollusk
4
The US Constitution requires that presidents give both an inaugural and a farewell address.
False
True
5
In 2014, Russia controversially took over this area of Eastern Ukraine
Lithauania
Latvia
Kaliningrad
Crimea
6
Who was the first U.S. president to live in the White House?
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams,
George Washington
John Adams
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Which of these historic structures is the oldest?
Machu Picchu
Stonehenge
Great Wall of China
Colosseum
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This is number one search engine with 2/3 of all internet searches occurring on their platform
Internet Explorer
AOL
Google
Yahoo
9
In what part of the U.S. government do elected officials serve six-year terms?
President
Supreme Court Justices
House of Representative
Senate
10
What US company announced the closures of 100 stores, and the loss of more than 10,000 jobs?
Walmart
Macy's
Forever 21
Target
11
How much time does White House staff have to move the Obama family out & Trump's family in?
24 hours
90 minutes
6 hours
One week
12
What U.S. leader presidential farewell address, warned about influence of political parties?
Barack Obama
George Washington
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
13
international organization, founded in 1949, as a sort of guard against the Soviet Union?
The Group of 20 (G20)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The United Nations (UN)
14
The U.S. National Weather Service defines a blizzard as having what wind speed?
0-15 mph
There is no wind speed requirement for a blizzard
Above 35 mph
15-30 mph
15
Who is the leader of North Korea, who blames US policy for their controversial nuclear program?
Shinzō Abe
Park Geun-hye
Kim Jong-un
Xi Jinping
16
Britain recently approved a controversial plan to build a tunnel under this ancient monument.
Buckingham Palace
Arundel Castle
Stone Henge
The Tower of London
17
Nicolas Maduro is leader of this South American country struggling with major economic crisis?
Venezuela
Bolivia
Ecuador
Brazil
18
Company once known as the Internet's "king of the hill" now set to be sold off.
Google
Facebook
Verizon
Yahoo