Government & Politics
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200

The ANZUS Agreement of 1951 is a non-binding security agreement between Australia, the United States, and what guessable island nation?

What is New Zealand?

200

Whitney Houston had a massive hit in 1992 with a cover of whose hit?

Who is Dolly Parton?

200

This device changed the world forever in 1994?

What is a smartphone?

200

What are the top two most popular spices in the world?

What is Pepper and Mustard?

200

What candidate in the 2020 presidential primaries had a logo with a shape based on the Jefferson Boulevard Bridge in South Bend, Indiana?

Who is Pete Buttigieg?

400

At first count, over 60% of California voters rejected a September 2021 recall of what current governor?

Who is Gavin Newsom?

400

Just down the street from Monica's apartment, Central Perk was a fictional coffee shop and gathering spot for the title characters of what long-running sitcom?

What is Friends?

400

 You may have used this delicious tablet candy as medicine when you played a pretend game of hospitals and doctors?

What is a Smartie?

400

Outside of its home city, the St. Louis Bread Company is more popularly known as what chain restaurant?

What is Panera?

400

Who is the oldest person to assume the United States Presidency, having been born before four of his predecessors?

Who is Joe Biden?

600

In April 2019, who became the first African American woman to serve as Chicago's mayor?

Who is Lori Lightfoot?

600

What logistics company's orange and purple corporate logo was created in 1994 and has a hidden arrow between the two penultimate letters?

What is FedEx?

600

Catch a porch pirate with this device?

What is a Smart doorbell?

600

What distilled alcoholic spirit has an English name derived from a diminutive form of the Slavic word for water?

What is Vodka?

600

The FDA's first commissioner, Harvey Washington Wiley, began serving in 1907, and was appointed by what President?

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

800

What "O" term simply means government by the few, but is most often used to describe corrupt rule of a nation by a small and self-interested group?

What is Oligarchy?

800

How old was Notorious B.I.G. when he was murdered?

What is 24?

800

Disappeared 1998, he was one of the victims of a double murder in New Zealand?

Who is Ben Smart?

800

Pizza Margherita is a typical Neapolitan pizza made with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, and what culinary herb?

What is Basil?

800

In 1949, which president officially made June 14th Flag Day in the United States?

Who is Harry Truman?

1000

Repping social and political scientists, the national honor society Pi Sigma Alpha's headquarters are on New Hampshire Avenue in what guessable U.S. city?

What is Washington D.C?

1000

What fashion accessory was invented by a high school shop teacher?

What is a Slap Bracelet?

1000

Test your smarts with this original game on Fox hosted by Jeff Foxworthy which later turned into a board game?

What is Are you Smarter than a 5th grader?

1000

Found on many types of sushi, nori is the Japanese name for the edible species in the red algae genus Pyropia. Frequently used in the format of dried sheets, what is the English term for this edible ingredient?

What is Seaweed?

1000

The No Child Left Behind Act was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and was signed into law by what U.S. President?

Who is George W Bush?

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