This country has the highest infant mortality, with 147 babies dying for every 1,000 born.
What is AFGHANISTAN
100
The Obama administration has proposed big changes for this early childhood education program.
What is HEAD START
100
In an exercise in damage control, this individual resigned as CEO of British Sky Broadcasting Group, a News Corps controlled company.
Who is JAMES MURDOCH
100
The coup d'etat in Mali is ongoing with the military taking over in response to what they see has escalation with Tuareg rebels. The activity reached this fabled city in Mali yesterday.
What is TIMBUKTU
100
With nearly 1 billion uploaded files, 30 million users, and 430,000 on the Android waiting list, this smartphone app has skyrocketed in popularity in the past year.
What is INSTAGRAM
200
As a percentage of GDP, this country has the highest government debt at 199.7%
What is JAPAN
200
HAVING spent years heaping new rules onto its financial markets, America is about to take a modest step in the opposite direction. This act is designed to address the decline in initial public offerings (IPOs).
What is JOBS ACT
200
The United States announced yesterday that it has placed a $10 million bounty on the head of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the suspected mastermind behind this attack.
What is 2008 MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS
200
The Syrian government has agreed to withdraw its forces from major population centers by April 10. This individual has played a key role in recent negotiations as the UN/Arab League envoy to Syria.
Who is KOFI ANNAN
200
Robert Redford, who memorably played this man in “All the President’s Men,” is producing a documentary for the Discovery Channel about Watergate and its consequences.
Who is BOB WOODWARD
300
These two countries have the most number of households in the world, with 389 million and 282.2 million respectively. No wonder analysts warn of a housing bubble!
What are CHINA, INDIA
300
Mexico’s election is heating up. The PAN’s (party of the current President) candidate is falling far behind this man, the PRI’s young and energetic candidate.
What is ENRIQUE PENA NIETO
300
12 Policemen died and 28 were injured when a mine hit a bus in easternmost tip of India’s state of Maharashtra. This follows a flurry of activity from this group, who has been trying to wage civil war on the Indian government for over 10 years.
Who are MAOISTS/NAXALITES
300
African conservations today agreed to a strategic plan for combating the poaching of this majestic beast of the safari, not to be confused with Ramsey Hidmi.
What are RHINOS
300
Director James Cameron reportedly changed this scene in the re-release of his classic Titanic at the prompting of famed astronomer Neil Degrasse Tyson.
What is CAMERON EDITED THE STARSCAPE THAT ROSE SEES AS SHE DRIFTS IN THE OCEAN NEAR THE END OF THE FILM SO THAT IT WOULD BE ACCURATE WITH THAT WHICH WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SEEN ON THE NIGHT THE TITANIC SANK.
400
With 809.1 hectares of vegetation, this country has the largest forested area
What is RUSSIA
400
Arizona has outlawed the teaching of these classes in K-12 public schools; astonishing teachers, academics, and moderates.
What is ETHNIC STUDIES CLASSES (MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES)
400
AFTER 100 days in office, the honeymoon is over for Mariano Rajoy. Spain’s prime minister has lost an important regional election. On March 25th Mr Rajoy’s centre-right People’s Party (PP) confounded the opinion polls by failing to wrest control of Spain’s biggest region, from the Socialists.
What is ANDALUSIA
400
Egypt's most dominant political party has officially entered the contest by nominating this candidate. Name the party and the candidate.
What is THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD/ KHAIRAT AL-SHATER
400
John Calipari has won his first national championship as coach of Kentucky. This comes after 2 years as coach. Prior to that he coached for nine years at this college, earning the team a number one seed twice.