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This U.S. Secretary of State condemned Monday WikiLeaks' release of hundreds of thousands of documents that detail the nation's diplomatic interactions with other countries.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
100
South Korea's president on Monday took responsibility for failing to protect South Koreans from a deadly artillery attack last week from this country even as he vowed that the country that attacked would face consequences for future aggression.
What is North Korea?
100
President Obama on Monday called for a two-year freeze in the wages of these employees.
What is federal workers? The freeze, which would need congressional approval and save $60 billion over 10 years, would make a small dent in the nation's debt problem.
100
The Patriots are preparing to host this team next Monday night in a game that will put the winner in control of the AFC East.
Who are the New York Jets?
100
If the president and the vice president are unable to serve as president, this person becomes president of the United States.
Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives?
200
This politician needed 12 stitches in his lip last weekend after a basketball game.
Who is President Barack Obama?
200
New WikiLeaks documents suggest that this country is losing patience with North Korea -- with senior figures in Beijing describing the long-time ally as a "spoiled child."
What is China?
200
This oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States wants to sound the alarm on school resegregation, and is hoping a national educational summit will bring attention to what its members consider a huge problem.
What is the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
200
Celtics coach Doc Rivers says this Celtics player missed Boston's practice on Monday because the veteran center forgot the time it was scheduled to start.
Who is Shaquille O'Neal?
200
The number of people in the United States Senate.
What is 100? (2 per state)
300
This star of Naked Gun and Airplane fame died last week at the age of 84.
Who is Leslie Nielsen?
300
A gunman in an Border Police uniform shot and killed six U.S. service members during a recent training mission in this country.
What is Afghanistan?
300
Last Wednesday's National Opt Out Day never really materialized. People who "opted out" demanded this instead of a full body scan at the airport.
What is a pat-down?
300
Victor Martinez will make $12 million next year in the first season of his $50 million, four-year contract with this team. The catcher and designated hitter will receive $13 million each in 2012 and 2013, then earn $12 million in the final season, according to contract terms obtained by The Associated Press. Martinez's deal to leave the Boston Red Sox was finalized Friday.
Who are the Detroit Tigers?
300
The state that Obama was a senator in before becoming president of the United States.
What is Illinois?
400
This former politician's book tour will stop at Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto, California, on Monday, with the social networking site announcing a "Facebook Live" event for 5 p.m. ET. The former politician has been making the media rounds over the past several weeks, appearing on "The Today Show," "Oprah" and "The Tonight Show," among other programs, to talk about his memoir "Decision Points."
Who is George W. Bush?
400
The king of Saudi Arabia last year suggested an unusual way to return prisoners to a country like Yemen without fear that they would become terrorists. He told top White House aide, John O. Brennan, that the United States should implant an electronic chip in each detainee to track his movements, as is sometimes done with horses and falcons. “Horses don’t have good lawyers,” Mr. Brennan replied. That unusual discussion in March 2009 was one of hundreds recounted in secret State Department cables obtained by WikiLeaks and made available to a number of news organizations that reveal the painstaking efforts by the United States to safely reduce the population of this prison in Cuba so it could eventually close.
What is Guantanamo Bay prison?
400
Customers flocked to the web for deals Monday. Retailers are increasingly optimistic that it will be a strong holiday shopping season. Monday was called this.
What is Cyber Monday?
400
Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga take charity work seriously, and they're going offline to prove it. Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher and other celebrities have joined a new campaign called Digital Life Sacrifice on behalf of Keys' charity, Keep a Child Alive. The entertainers plan to sign off of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday. The participants will sign back on when the charity raises $1 million. The charity will benefit those who suffer from this.
What is Aids?
400
The mayor of Haverhill.
Who is Mayor James J. Fiorentini?
500
This Arizona Republican Senator and former presidential candidate criticized the Obama administration's decision to try to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prevents gay service members from serving openly in the military, saying Sunday that "the system is working."
Who is John McCain?
500
The families of two American hikers detained in this country for more than a year said Monday they have spoken with them on the phone for only the second time in 16 months. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal called their families early Saturday.
What is Iran?
500
This city, located in Missouri, was named the most dangerous city in 2009?
What is St. Louis?
500
This film was #1 at the box office last weekend bringing in $49,087,101.
What is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part I?
500
The date of World Aids Day.
What is December 1?
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