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North Korea announced it may attack what island with missiles in retaliation for Trump comments?
Guam
100
What technology firm sacked an engineer for writing a memo claiming that women were “biologically” less likely to succeed in the field of technology?
Google
100
Which Olympic gold medalist was recently injured during his final race before retirement?
Usain Bolt
100
The avocado is thought to have originated in which country?
Mexico
100
In what year was the McCourt School founded?
2013
200
When questioned about human rights, what world leader told reporters, “Don’t go there.”?
Rodrigo Duterte
200
What is the most popular board game of all-time?
Chess
200
In what Olympic event is there no official world record?
Marathon
200
Who built the great pyramid of Giza?
Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu
200
In what year was Old North built?
1794
300
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, gave up public service in May of 2017, at what age?
95 years old
300
The Bank of England launched a new 10-pound note in honor of which author, who died 200 years ago?
Jane Austen
300
What NHL team recently had back-to-back Stanley Cup Championship victories?
Pittsburgh Penguins
300
Mount Sinabung, located on which island, has launched volcanic ash more than 2 miles in the air?
Sumatra, Indonesia
300
Who was the first U.S. President to speak from the Old North porch?
George Washington
400
What nickname has been given to the heatwave in Europe that has contributed to at least 6 deaths?
Lucifer
400
Which program will be phased out of Microsoft Windows operating system in its next update?
Paint
400
Held in Bermuda, the 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup was awarded to Team New Zealand in which sport?
Sailing
400
San Marino is a micro-state in Europe completely surrounded by what country?
Italy
400
What is the first name of who the McCourt School is named after?
Frank
500
Approximately 50,000 of the residents of which German city were evacuated in May, 2017 due to unexploded WWII bombs?
Hanover
500
Hackers using what alias have posted stolen HBO files that include Game of Thrones scripts?
Mr. Smith
500
Jay Cutler’s retirement from the NFL was short-lived. He has signed a $10 million deal with what team?
Miami Dolphins
500
What battle was fought on June 8, 1815 in present-day Belgium?
The Battle of Waterloo
500
McCourt welcomes 4 new full-time faculty this year, name 2.
Sheila Foster, Eva Rosen, Laila Wahedi, and Wesley Joe
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