Living in America
Midterms of Madness
World News of the Year
The Year in Sports
2022 FIFA World Cup
2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics
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On June 24, 2022, the SCOTUS decision on Dobbs overturned this 1973 ruling on federal reproductive rights
What is Roe v. Wade?
100
Most of the GOP blamed this former reality star & the 45th President of the US for costing them gains in the House, Senate, & State-level offices, despite regaining the House with a slim majority
Who is Donald Trump?
100
February 24, 2022 marked the day Russia invaded this former Soviet Union country whose flag is blue & yellow; its current president is Volodymyr Zelenskyy
What is Ukraine?
100
This NFL team became the 2nd team to win a Super Bowl in their home stadium by beating the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles
Who are the LA Rams?
100
The Qatari Government, on November 17, 2022, banned this type of alcoholic beverage sold in stadiums, in their stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
What is beer?
100
These 2 female Asian-Americans competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing; one won back-to-back Gold medals in snowboarding for the US, & the other won Gold in skiing for China
Who are Chloe Kim & Eileen Gu?
200
He is the owner of Tesla & SpaceX who brought out Twitter for $44 billion in 2022, but later destabilized it
Who is Elon Musk?
200
This US Senator is a reverend from Georgia who got elected in 2020, but won his re-election campaign in 2022 against Herschel Walker
Who is Raphael Warnock?
200
The current paramount leader of China, he was re-elected General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party for a 3rd term in October 2022- the 1st time it happened since Mao Zedong
Who is Xi Jinping?
200
Despite accusations of cheating to win the 2017 World Series, this team beat the Philadelphia Phillies to win the 2022 World Series
Who are the Houston Astros?
200
This is the country, located in South America, that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
What is Argentina?
200
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he won Gold in Singles in Men’s Figure Skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Who is Nathan Chen?
300
Supply chain issues, the cost of living, and the Russia-Ukraine War, were a factor throughout 2022 causing this term that describes a general increase in the prices of goods & services in an economy
What is inflation?
300
Governor Ron DeSantis & the GOP expanded control over this Sunshine State by expanding their majorities in the State House of Representatives & State Senate, plus flipped Miami-Dade County
What is Florida?
300
Protests broke out in Iran & worldwide since September 16, 2022, over the death of this 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in police custody for wearing an “improper” hijab
Who is Mahsa Amini?
300
Max Verstappen won his 2nd consecutive Formula 1 Drivers Championship in 2022, and he races for this F1 race team sponsored by this Austrian energy drink company
What is Red Bull?
300
This is where the US Men’s National Team finished in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which is another name for the 1st stage of the Knockout Rounds/Stage
What is the Round of 16?
300
These are the mascots of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing, China
Who are Bing Dwen Dwen & Shuey Rhon Rhon?
400
On September 28, 2022, this hurricane was classified as a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the deadliest hurricane to strike Florida since 1935
What is Hurricane Ian?
400
The re-election of this Senator from Nevada helped the Democrats maintain control of the Senate by reaching the 50-seat threshold
Who is Catherine Cortez Masto?
400
In the 2022 Brazilian Presidential Election, this former President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 defeated incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro to become President of Brazil once again
Who is Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva?/Who is Lula?
400
NASCAR’s Busch Clash race in 2022 took place at this stadium built for the 1984 Summer Olympics, which inspired the climatic race scene in the 2006 Disney/Pixar movie Cars
What is the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum?
400
Nicknamed the “Blue Samurai”, this country’s fans were known for picking up the trash after their team’s soccer games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
What is Japan?
400
She is the only Paralympian who competed in both the Summer & Winter Paralympics for the US Paralympic Team (most recently Tokyo 2020 & Beijing 2022)
Who is Oksana Masters?
500
This is the name of NASA’s uncrewed lunar orbital test flight mission to the moon, to test the Orion spacecraft & Space Launch System; it successfully launched on November 16, 2022 after delays
What is Artemis I?
500
These 2 2022 sports gambling propositions in California- one organized by tribes, & a competing one backed by sports betting companies, were the most expensive proposition campaigns in history
What are (California) Prop 26 & Prop 27? (Note: both propositions failed.)
500
Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister was assassinated on July 8, 2022 during a campaign rally in Japan; he was 67 years old when he died
Who is Shinzo Abe?
500
The 75th season of the NBA ended with this NBA team based in the San Francisco Bay Area winning its 4th NBA championship since 2015
Who are the Golden State Warriors?
500
This African nation became the first African country to reach the World Cup Semi-Finals during the 2022 FIFA World Cup
What is Morocco?
500
Until November 30, 2016, this form of ice hockey also known as sledge hockey & sled hockey was streamlined to this term; the US won this tournament against Canada at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
What is Para Ice Hockey?