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1
A five year old girl from what U.S. state recently qualified for the National Spelling Bee?
California
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Texas
2
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated widely in Dublin, which is the capital of what country?
England
Denmark
Sweden
Ireland
3
What is the double-stranded nucleic acid that contains genetic information?
mitosis
cells
DNA
flux capacitor
4
What waterway built across Central America connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Mississippi River
Panama Canal
Lake Michigan
Ohio River
5
The San Diego Chargers recently moved their football team to what California city?
Sacramento
Oakland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
6
What type of natural disaster tore through New Orleans during the 3rd week of February?
Flood
Wildfire
Tornado
Hurricane
7
What company is offering immigrant employees free advice on immigration law from Ernst & Young?
McDonalds
Target
Google
Starbucks
8
Who is the author of the Lorax, which was first published in 1971?
Dr. Seuss
John Grisham
Mark Twain
J.K. Rowling
9
Donald Trump took the oath of office on the west front of which building?
The Supreme Court
The Lincoln Memorial
The White House
The U.S. Capital Building
10
Which U.S. state hosts the annual Iditarod Sled Dog race?
North Dakota
Alaska
Washington
Montana
11
What US president flipped the coin for this years Super Bowl and received a standing ovation?
Barack Obama
George W. Bush (son)
George Washington
George H. W. Bush (dad)
12
What is the top trophy in the National Hockey League?
Davis Cup
Lombardi Trophy
Stanley Cup
Americas Cup
13
The NCAA Men's basketball tournament is better known by what nickname?
College Basketball Tournament
Grand Slam of basketball
NBA Finals
March Madness
14
Who recently celebrated her 65th year on the British throne?
Mother Teresa
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
Michelle Obama
15
This legendary sprinter had to give back a Gold Medal due to a teammates failed drug test.
The Road Runner beep beep
Speedy Gunzaulus
Carl Lewis
Usain Bolt
16
How many Super Bowl title games has Tom Brady won with the New England Patriots
1
Two
Five
Ten
17
Which international pop star performed at this years Super Bowl?
Lady Gaga
Beyonce
Adam Levine
Bruno Mars
18
What package delivery company is the LATEST to test deliveries with drones?
Amazon
Ebay
Fed Ex
UPS
19
Which movie won best an Academy Award for Best Animated feature film?
Storks
Trolls
Sing
Zootopia
20
This type of candy was poured onto the highway in rural Wisconsin when a truck flipped over?
M & M's
Mike and Ike
Skittles
Nerds
21
Who did President Trump claim tapped his phone wires at Trump Tower before the recent election?
George W. Bush
Bernie Sanders
Barack Obama
Hilary Clinton
22
In what country did a boy recently uncover remains of a WWII airplane and its pilot?
United States
Denmark
Australia
Japan
23
Which NFL team won the Superbowl in 2017?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Green Bay Packers
Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots
24
Which presidents are the reason why we have Presidents Day in February?
George Washington
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
George W. Bush
25
Which U.S. agency has had the "Ten Most Wanted" list for 66 years?
IRS- Internal Revenue Service
Defense Department
FBI- Federal Bureau of Investigation
CIA- Central Intelligence Agency
26
What type of meat at Subway has tested to only be 50% real meat?
Ham
Roast Beef
Chicken
Turkey
27
Which highly contagious disease has broken out in the National Hockey League?
Influenza B
Yellow Fever
Influenza A
Mumps
28
Name the only US President to have ever resigned his presidency?
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
29
Each U.S. state elects how many senators?
6
4
2
0 because senators are appointed
30
Which company is purchasing Yahoo?
U.S. Cellular
Verizon
T-Mobile
Sprint
31
Which major banking company recently fired their head of credit card operations?
U.S. Bank
Wells Fargo
Rocket Mortgage
Capital One
32
President Trump has proposed an increase of 54 billion dollars for what government department?
Department of the Treasury
Department of Defense
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
33
In a leap year, the extra calendar day falls on what date?
March 31
February 29
January 31
December 31
34
Which movie won best picture at the 2017 Academy Awards?
Moonlight
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
35
What is ESPN's winter extreme sporting event held every year in Aspen, Colorado?
Colorado Games
Aspen Games
ESPN Snow Games
Winter X Games
36
The Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March took place in which southern state?
Texas
Mississippi
South Carolina
Alabama
37
What U.S. waterway runs over 2,000 miles from Minnesota to Louisiana?
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Missouri River
Colorado River
38
What country is located directly east of Iraq?
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iran
Saudi Arabia
39
Washington is passing a bill to require seatbelts on what type of private and public vehicles?
Taxi Cab
School Bus
Subway
Train
40
Which sporting goods company will introduce apparel for Muslim Women to wear on their heads?
Reebok
Under Armour
Adidas
Nike