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Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Theresa May
100
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Iraq
100
Vincent Van Gogh
100
In what city will the Superbowl be held this year?
Houston
100
who is the cartesian plane named after?
Rene Descartes
200
What date did Chinese New Year fall on most recently?
January 28th, 2017
200
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Haiti
200
Thomas Edison
200
Serena Williams beat her sister in straight sets to win the _____________ Open for the seventh time, earning her 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
Australian
200
What is Newton's 1st Law of Motion? (It's a physics question but close enough)
an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force.
300
Mexican President __________(name) cancelled his meeting with Trump, after the president signed an order to build a wall between the countries, and said Mexico would pay for it.
Enrique Pena Nieto
300
#24
Kenya
300
Dwight D. Eisenhower
300
Who won the 2000 NBA Finals?
Lakers
300
What famous mathematician/philosopher said "I think, therefore I am"?
Rene Descartes
400
Former Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo was sworn in as Director of ___________________
CIA
400
#38
Bulgaria
400
Ted Turner
400
Why did Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown apologize to his coach and team-mates?
Steelers star receiver Antonio Brown issued an apology late Tuesday for violating the NFL’s social media policy by streaming his coach’s post-win locker room speech.
400
Who solved Fermat's Last Theorem?
Andrew Wiles
500
On Jan. 30, after the acting _________ (title), Sally Yates, defiantly refused to defend President Trump's executive order closing the nation’s borders to refugees, he fired her, removing her as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.
Attorney General
500
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Myanmar
500
Bill Gates
500
Who was Tom Brady speaking about when he said: 'I have called him, yes, in the past. Sometimes he calls me. Sometimes I call. He’s been very supportive of me for a long time. It’s just a friendship. I have a lot of friends. I call a lot of people'?
Donald Trump
500
The Mayans had a base __________(number) numeral system.
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