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The Sun Also Rises
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100
Which song came out in 2017? Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran I Don't Wanna Live Forever - Taylor Swift Bad Things - Machine Gun Kelly Your Song Names Suck - Mr. McConnaha
What is Castle on the Hill?
100
Rank these car brands from most to least reliable according to Consumer Reports 2017 Ford Subaru GMC Kia
What is: 1 Kia (I know, right?) 2 Subaru 3 Ford 4 GMC
100
What Spanish city did Ernest Hemingway make famous in The Sun Also Rises?
What is Pamplona?
100
Four weeks after Hurricane Maria, packing winds of up to 155 miles an hour, 80 percent of Puerto Rico still does not have ________.
What is Electricity?
100
Protesters greatly outnumbered supporters of the white nationalist Richard Spencer on Oct. 19 at the University of Florida, their chants drowning out Mr. Spencer in his first college appearance since the white nationalist gathering in __________that left one dead in August.
What is Charlottesville?
200
This album won Grammy of the Year 1989 - Swift Lemonade - Beyonce 25 - Adele Purpose - Justice Beaver
What is 25
200
The average car decreases in value this amount in its first three years.
What is (roughly half)
200
Who introduces Brett to Romero?
Who is Jake?
200
President Trump’s condolence call to _____ exploded into a vicious row that swamped the White House on Oct. 18.
What is the widow of a slain soldier?
200
The Senate took a significant step toward rewriting the tax code on Oct. 19 with the passage of a budget blueprint that would protect a $1.5 trillion tax cut from a Democratic filibuster. The budget resolution could also pave the way for ________opening up to oil exploration.
What is the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve? (ANWR)
300
Which Netflix series did not premiere this year? 13 Reasons Why OA Unfortunate Events Santa Clarita Diet
What is the OA?
300
This car maker is debuting a new pickup truck.
What is Mercedes?!?!
300
What book in the Bible was the inspiration for Hemingway's novel?
What is Ecclesiastes?
300
American-backed forces said on Oct. 17 that they had seized the northern Syrian city of _____ from the Islamic State, a major blow to the militant group, which had long used the city as the de facto capital of its self-declared caliphate. a)Damascus b)Raqqa c)Baghdad d)Tehran
What is Raqqa?
300
In a rare show of political unity, the five living former _____appeared on the same Texas stage on Oct. 21 to help raise money for hurricane recovery efforts. a)Backstreet Boys b)N'Sync members c)Prime Ministers d)U.S. Presidents
What are presidents?
400
Which film took home the most awards in the 2017 Oscars? Mad Max: Fury Road Manchester by the Sea Moonlight La La Land
What is La La Land? (P.S. I got this right)
400
Fuel Economy for a Ford Raptor (MPG)
What is EPA combined/city/highway: 16/15/18 mpg
400
In The Sun Also Rises, Mike Campbell mentions that Robert Cohn refers to Brett Ashley as which female from Greek mythology? a)Circe b)Pandora c)Hera d)Medusa
What is Circe? (Told you this was hard)
400
President Trump’s ban on people from a handful of countries entering the United States, though worded as a national security measure, appears to be a veiled, unconstitutional bid to bar Muslims based on their religion, a federal judge in Maryland ruled on Oct. 18 in an order that cited __________ at length.
What are the presidents own words?
400
Honolulu has passed a law, which will take effect on Oct. 25, that allows the police to fine pedestrians up to $35 for _______ while crossing streets in the city and surrounding county. Honolulu is thought to be the first major city to enact such a ban.
What is viewing an electronic device?
500
Which movie had the highest box office numbers in March? Rogue one Beauty and the Beast Fantastic Beasts Civil War
What is Beauty and the Beast?
500
Which vehicle did Car and Driver pick as "best mid-size pickup" 2017? a)Chevrolet Colorado b)Honda Ridgeline
What is the Ridgeline? (Right?)
500
What is the name of the owner of the hotel where Jake stays during the fiesta?
What is the Montoya?
500
After an intense campaign, Sebastian Kurz won a snap election on Oct. 15, setting him on track to become prime minister of Austria and one of the world’s _____ leaders.
What is youngest?
500
Three of the Halloween-themed facts below come from recent articles in The New York Times. One is from the satirical site The Onion. Which is the fake fact? A century ago, Halloween rituals used to be about finding love, not blood, gore and scary monsters. One in five American children will do their trick or treating online this year. On the day after Halloween, schools across the country will be collecting leftover candy to support a range of charities. Vampire bats use their front teeth to break the skin of their prey just enough to damage blood vessels that ooze out blood that they can then lick up, not suck.
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