What type of market is when the prices in the stock market are falling?
A Bear Market
100
Japanese gaming giant, Nintendo, recently unveiled their new Wii version that comes in high definition. It is called the Wii-______.
Wii-U
100
What term describes the average increase in the Earth’s atmosphere and ocean temperatures, often believed to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect and pollution?
Global Warming
100
The United States federal government is making school meal more nutritious, but also more __________.
expensive
100
Who is the current President of the United States and what year was he elected?
Barack Obama, 2008
200
Steve Jobs passed away on Oct. 5th, 2011. What innovative technology company was he the CEO for?
Apple
200
In June, a NASA rocket lifted the Aquarius satellite into space with the purpose of measuring the amount of what in the ocean?
Salt
200
What U.S. government independent agency officially ended their program in July 2011?
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
200
State laws are beginning to ban adults from ________ while in cars with children.
Smoking
200
What day of the week will the 2012 Presidential Election be held?
Tuesday (November 6th)
300
The U.S. Postal Service has changed their policy to allow the faces of currently living Americans to appear where?
On the Postage Stamp
300
Netflix decided to split their company into online rentals and DVD rentals. A short time after making this announcement, they decided not to split the company after all. What was to be the name of the ‘new’ DVD Company?
Qwikster
300
According to scientists at the California Institute of Technology, what may have been responsible for water first appearing on the planet Earth?
Comets
300
In order to receive benefits like welfare, unemployment assistance, job training, food stamps and public housing, what might some states require of those asking for welfare?
Urine samples for drug testing
300
This summer, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminister Abby in Great Britain. What are their royal titles?
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
400
The Reebok Company will be paying $25 million to customers to settle charges from the Federal Trade Commission because the company made deceptive claims about what product?
EasyTone walking and running shoes
400
What social media tool did the White House and Barack Obama encourage people to use so anyone can voice their support of the American Jobs Act to their Republic Senators and Speaker of the House?
Twitter
400
This Antarctic lake has been isolated from the outside world for at least 125,000 years and British scientist are about to use hot water to melt the ice and try to discover new life forms. What is the lake?
Lake Ellsworth
400
The World Health Organization has declared that the appearance of this infectious disease has declined for the first time in over a decade. What is the disease?
Tuberculosis
400
What nation has officially granted women the right to vote and run in local elections starting in 2015?
Saudi Arabia
500
According to Kelly Blue Book, used car prices are at a 16-year high. What is the reason why?
In a recession, people do not buy new as often, so there is a higher demand for used cars.
500
Hasen Poreya and several members of his community walked the streets of his town, taking names and locations of streets. He used this information to upload his town on the Maps of Google. What country did this take place?
Afghanistan
500
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will be awarding $500,000 to an organization willing to research the idea to send humans where?
To another star
500
Scientists have now discovered a way to attach specific allergen-causing proteins to cells to have the body build immunity. Scientists believe this will solve which food allergy?
Peanut allergies
500
Which Egyptian Finance Minister resigned after an unsettling Chrisitian Coptic protest?