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Last Day of Current Events Quiz Game
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1
This means to send a product to another country for sale
recall
import
export
border-hopping
2
Most Toys sold in the U.S. are made in this country.
Japan
India
Russia
China
3
Which country is starting to lose jobs because of outsourcing?
China
Poland
Russia
France
4
Only 45% of people in which age group voted in the 2012 presidential election?
65 and older
18-29
45-64
30-44
5
What type of bias occurs when information is left out of a story?
Selection of Sources
Omission
Intention
Slant
6
Which Iowa Caucus has the "closed" vote?
Democrats
Republicans
7
Which day of the week do MANY of the primaries take place? "Super ...."
Wednesday
Tuesday
Thursday
Monday
8
Which is a political party?
Dictatorship
Republican
Democracy
United States
9
War in this country has resulted in 200,000 dead and 9 million displaced people.
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Syria
10
This kind of paint can cause brain damage (Toy article)
Crayola
Copper
Cherry
Lead
11
Which is a comparison between two unlike things?
Exaggeration
Symbolism
Irony
Analogy
12
What is it called when cartoon artists "overdue" certain features?
Labeling
Irony
Analogy
Exaggeration
13
What is it called when article only focuses on one side of the story?
Selection of Sources
Spin
Placement
Omission
14
Who is the governor of Michigan?
Rick Synder
Jamie Foxx
Joe Biden
Hilary Clinton
15
This is the leader of Russia.
Beiber
Putin
Obama
Al-Assad
16
This Michigan city recently made national news for their water crisis.
Lansing
Dearborn
Detroit
Flint
17
What the "I" stands for in ISIS.
Islamic
State
Iranian
Iraq
18
What news agency reports the "Student News"
CNN
ABC
MSNBC
FOX
19
Where do the parties elect their presidential candidate?
Swing States
National Conventions
Mexico
White House
20
Which teacher graduated from CMU?
Mr. Curl
Mr. Parks
Mrs. Tullar
Mr. Vietzke
21
Which IS a republican?
Hilary Clinton
Marco Rubio
Barack Obama
Bernie Sander
22
Who sang the political song, "Waitin' on the World to Change"?
Journey
John Mayor
FUN.
Taylor Swift
23
Which candidate was a school kid in one of our political cartoons?
Ben Carsons
Marco Rubio
Barry Sanders
Donald Trump
24
What is the capital of the U.S.?
Phildelphia
New York
Washington, DC
Lansing
25
Which candidate often poses for selfies against a backdrop with his name on it?
Donald Trump
Rand Paul
Bernie Sanders
Ben Carson
26
Which republican candidate is this?
Ted Cruz
Marco Rubio
Austin Parks
27
A Shia Muslim country that's a rival of Saudi Arabia?
Afghanistan
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
28
Who is the Vice President?
Joe Biden
Paul Ryan
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
29
Which is NOT a republican?
Ben Carsons
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
30
This is ISIS's largest source of funding.
Oil
Taxes
Stolen Goods
Weapons