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A Leader Alliteration
Final Jeopardy
100
After a disappointing finish in his home state, this candidate with the code name, “Pescado,” dropped out last week
Who is Marco Rubio
100
This country is holding a referendum on June 23rd to determine whether they will stay in the European Union
What is Britain
100
A record of 25 kilos of cocaine, worth about $2 million dollars, recently washed ashore here
What is Florida
100
_euven _ivlin is the president of this Middle East country located on the Mediterranean coast
What is Israel (R)
100
This is the only country whose leader has alliteration in the first and last name, which is also the same starting letter as the nation
What is Bulgaria (Prime Minister Boyko Borissov)
200
President Obama became the first sitting president since Calvin Coolidge to visit this country last weekend
What is Cuba
200
Amid growing tensions, China has now unblocked Internet searches that call this world leader a, “third-generation pig”
Who is Kim Jong Un
200
The World Happiness Report Update showed that this other ex-Spanish owned colony is ranked in the exact same place in terms of happiness relative to the globe that Florida is relative to the United States
What is Morocco
200
_ilda _eine leads this island chain where many of the most crucial WWII battles were fought
What are the Marshall Islands (H)
300
A little over 250 Americans have gone to hospitals with this disease, which has been spreading quickly in Central America
What is the Zika virus
300
The suspected mastermind behind the Paris attacks was taken into custody in this city
What is Brussels, Belgium
300
A corrupt local enforcement officer was recently questioned here after being framed for being a Russian spy by a low level bureaucrat with the code name BadWolf
What is Florida
300
__ongsing __ammavong is the prime minister of this nation, and the two letters missing at the beginning of the first and last names are also the first two of a larger neighboring country
What is Laos (Th)
400
President Obama recently put forward this man’s name to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, though Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that there will be no vote or hearings
Who is Merrick Garland
400
At least five people, including two Americans, died after a bombing tied to ISIS in a shopping area in this city
What is Istanbul, Turkey
400
Even though it was recently made illegal, this place is still the destination for the smuggling of almost 1,500 live pangolins, anteater like animals
What is Vietnam
400
_arlos _orreia is the prime minister of this tiny coastal nation, a product of Portuguese colonization and a historical reputation as the, “slave coast”
What is Guinea-Bissau (C)
500
A T. Rex skeleton believed to be pregnant was found in this state
What is Montana
500
A man in this African country recently developed a solar powered bus, christened, “Kayoola.”
What is Uganda
500
After recent voting, this place has voted for a leader who has advocated violence in order to be elected and hold power-*Two Answers*
What is Florida/Republic of Congo
500
_lmazbek _tambayev is the leader of this country, and the only one in the world whose leader has the same alliterating letter as the continent it is in the middle of (A-Kyrgyzstan)
What is Kyrgyzstan (A)
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