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100
Standing before vast crowds from Washington to Los Angeles to Parkland, FL. last Saturday, the speakers- nearly all of them ____- delivered an anguished and defiant message: They are "done hiding" from gun violence, and will "stop at nothing" to get politicians to finally prevent it.


A. Democratic governors

B. grandmothers of gunshot victims

C. students, some still in elementary school

D. teachers and college professors

Who are C. students, some still in elementary school?

The students, as they seized the nation’s attention on Saturday with raised fists and tear-streaked faces, vowed that their grief about school shootings and their frustration with adults’ inaction would power a new generation of political activism.



100
In his first foreign trip since taking office, North Korean leader Km Jong-un traveled to _____ to meet with that country's leader.


A. South Korea

B. China

C. Russia

D. Japan

What is B. China?
100
The _______ Stephanie Clifford told "60 Minutes" that she struck a $130,000 deal for her silence about an alleged affair with Donald J. Trump in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign because she was worried about her safety and that of her young daughter.


A. multi-billion-dollar hedge-fund manager

B. Olympic synchronized swimmer

C. pornographic film star

D. TV weather woman

What is C. pornographic film star?

That concern, she told “60 Minutes” in an interview broadcast on Sunday, was based on a threat she received in 2011 from a man who approached her in Las Vegas. She said the threat came after she sold her story about Mr. Trump for $15,000 to Bauer Publishing, which finally published the interview in its magazine InTouch early this year. Bauer had initially decided not to run it after Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, threatened to sue.


100
Sen. Mitch McConnell is proposing that which product be removed from the controlled substance list?


A. Adderall

B. Hemp

C. Anabolic steroids

D. Xanax

What is B. Hemp?


McConnell said he plans to file a bill that distinguishes hemp as an "agricultural commodity" separate from marijuana, its "illicit cousin". 

100
Which former pro wrestler turned actor recently admitted to struggling with depression?


A. John Cena

B. Dwayne Johnson

C. Steve Austin

D. Hulk Hogan

Who is B. Dwayne Johnson?
200
Running virtually unopposed, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi won a second term in office garnering ___% of the vote in the country's recent presidential election.


A. 76

B. 85

C. 90

D. 97

What is D. 97?
200
More than 40,000 teachers in ______ walked out on their jobs on Monday after rejecting a pay raise offered by the state.


A. Oklahoma

B. Alabama

C. West Virginia

D. Kansas

What is A. Oklahoma?
200
Linda Brown, who was at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of _______ that challenged public school segregation, died at age 75.


A. Little Rock, Arkansas

B. Memphis, Tennessee

C. Topeka, Kansas

D. Louisville, Kentucky

What is C. Topeka, Kansas?


In 1954, the Topeka, Kansas, school district maintained 18 elementary schools for white children and four for black children. 

200
China's Tiangong-1 space lab re-entered Earth's atmosphere and crashed into the _____ Ocean on Sunday evening.


A. North Atlantic

B. South Pacific

C. Indian

D. South Atlantic

What is B. South Pacific?
200
Aaron Donald, a pro-NFL defensive player, trains against ______.


A. dogs

B. knives

C. fire

D. BB guns. 

What is B. knives? 
300
Malala Yousafzai, the world's youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, returned to her native Pakistan for the first time since ____, the year she was shot by terrorists.


A. 2010

B. 2012

C. 2013

D. 2015

What is B. 2012?
300
Hundreds of protesters filled the streets of Sacramento last Thursday, blocking traffic on a major highway and shutting down an arena after ______ four days earlier.


A. ICE agents raided several California businesses and arrested dozens of people

B. the Kings defeated the Celtics at the Golden 1 Center

C. the police fatally shot a young black man in his backyard

D. Pres. Trump held a rally on the steps of the California State Capitol building

What is C. the police fatally shot a young black man in his backyard?


A day earlier, the Sacramento Police Department released footage from body cameras and a helicopter that had recorded the chase and fatal shooting of the man, Stephon Clark.


300
Which celebrity couple just announced their separation after 9 years of marriage?


A. Beyonce and Jay Z

B. Kim and Kanye West

C. Channing & Jenna Dewan Tatum

D. Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis

Who is C. Channing & Jenna Dewan Tatum?
300
In a tweet on Saturday, Pres. Trump called out which tech company for a "Post Office scam" saying they "must pay real costs (and taxes) now!"


A. Facebook

B. Google

C. Amazon

D. Netflix

What is C. Amazon?


In Trump's tweet, he also singled out the Washington Post as "fake" and "should so REGISTER" as a "lobbyist". 

300
Which pro-NFL quarter back claims he was scammed by a jeweler who sold him an $8 million ring?


A. Aaron Rodgers

B. Matt Ryan

C. Drew Brees

D. Tom Brady

Who is C. Drew Brees?
400
Israeli soldiers fired live bullets on unarmed Palestinian protesters on the Israel-______ border, killing at least 18 and injuring more than 1000.


A. Jordan

B. Gaza

C. West Bank

D. Syria

What is B. Gaza?
400
Fox News host ________ lost nearly a dozen of her advertisers after mocking Parkland survivor and activist David Hogg.


A. Laura Ingraham

B. Martha MacCallum

C. Sean Hannity

D. Jeanine Piro

Who is A. Laura Ingraham?


"David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it," Ingraham wrote on Twitter Wednesday morning, linking a Daily Wire article. Ingraham's tweet sparked a backlash in the media. Hogg responded by targeting Ingraham's advertisers.

400
Which former Disney Channel star has signed up as a member of the White House press team?


A. Caroline Sunshine

B. Cole Sprouse

C. Laura Marano

D. Bella Thorne

Who is A. Caroline Sunshine?


Sunshine starred alongside Zendaya on Shake It Up from 2010-2013. 

400
The ride-sharing company Uber has sold its southeast Asian operations to which Singapore-based rival?


A. Haxi

B. Grab

C. Lyft

D. Wingz 

What is B. Grab?


The news caught the 100 Uber employees in Singapore off guard as they were given only two hours to clean out their offices. 

400
______ won the women's NCAA  basketball championship by beating Mississippi State 61-58.


A. Notre Dame

B. Oregon

C. Connecticut

D. Louisville

What is A. Notre Dame?
500
Pres. Trump last Thursday imposed tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of _____ to combat the rising threat from a nation that the White House has called "an economic enemy".


A. Chinese goods

B. German cars

C. Mexican petroleum

D. Russian technology

What is A. Chinese goods?


The measures are Mr. Trump’s strongest trade action yet against a country that he says is responsible for thousands of lost American jobs and billions in lost revenues. Financial markets plunged on fears of a potential trade war between the world’s two largest economies, with the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index dropping by 2.5 percent.


500
Two people were killed and five others wounded in a series of bombings centered on ______, this month. The police have said the attacks are linked, and on Wednesday a man suspected of being the bomber blew himself up as officers approached him.


A. Austin, TX

B. Boise, ID

C. Kansas City, MO

D. Memphis, TN

What is A. Austin, TX?

Both people killed by the bombings were black and belonged to prominent African-American families in the city, raising the specter that the violence was racially motivated.

Brian Manley, the Austin police chief, said investigators had not yet determined a motive for the attacks, in which homemade bombs were used to kill and maim people.


500
A statue of which musician was vandalized less than 48 hours after it was unveiled in Aylesbury, England?


A. "Weird Al" Yankovic

B. David Bowie

C. Ringo Starr

D. R. Kelly

Who is B. David Bowie?


The words "Feed the homeless first" were painted in front of the statue. 

500
A judge has ruled that coffee shops in which state must serve coffee with a cancer warning?


A. Oregon

B. Washington

C. New York

D. California

What is D. California?


The World Health Organization's cancer agency moved coffee off the "possible carcinogen" list two years ago, though it says evidence is insufficient to rule out any possible role.

500
Which men's NCAA basketball team won the championship this week?


A. Michigan

B. Villanova

C. Loyola-Chicago

D. Kansas

Who is B. Villanova?


79-62 against Michigan

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