WORLD
NATIONAL
HEALTH/SCIENCE
TECH/BUSINESS
HODGEPODGE
100
An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of this country this week.
What is Chile?
100
Scientists have warned people that this catastrophic event may occur along the San Andreas fault or the Puente Hills line.
What is an earthquake?
100
This is responsible for more than 7 million global deaths in 2012. Hack! Gag!
What is air pollution?
100
This automaker went to Capitol Hill this week to discuss its handling of a recall.
What is General Motors?
100
Increased diagnoses of this disorder - one in 110 children was diagnosed with it in 2010 - may stem from raised awareness.
What is autism?
200
The International Court of Justice has ordered Japan to stop killing these animals.
What are whales?
200
A ruling said that the Northwestern University football team could form this type of organization.
What is a union?
200
If you want to be around happy people, consider moving to this state (are you listening, Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia?).
What is Utah?
200
The CEO of this company announced it would buy a company that makes virtual reality headsets.
What is Facebook?
200
A firefighter in Michigan rescued this creature from a burning home.
What is a 6-foot-long python?
300
This European city has its first female mayor. She's also has a working-class background.
What is Paris?
300
This company hires a lower percentage of applicants than Ivy League colleges admit students.
What is Google?
300
New research shows that electronic cigarettes should not be promoted as an aid to doing this.
What is quitting smoking?
300
Women hold only 6.3 percent of this type of job; there is a larger percentage of female CEOs in the U.S. than there are women in this job.
What is head chef?
300
This politician was exonerated from any responsibility in connection with lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.
Who is Chris Christie?
400
Citizens of Venezuela are being given ID cards so they can buy these.
What are groceries?
400
Demonstrators in this city protested the death of a homeless man killed by police. The police have killed 24 people since 2010.
What is Albuquerque, New Mexico?
400
In April, 2010, 4.1 million barrels of oil spilled into this body of water.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
400
A new app will help users learn this about the food they eat.
What is nutritional content?
400
Prices for this fruit have soared in Mexico due to heavy rain, tree disease, and drug cartel violence.
What are limes?
500
Pope Francis broke with centuries of precedent by doing this in public.
What is going to confession?
500
A recent Supreme Court decision left intact a $2,600 cap on this action.
What is how much an individual can donate to a single candidate?
500
Humans are worse than other primates like monkeys and chimps when it comes to this skill.
What is lie detection?
500
She is the chair of the Federal Reserve.
Who is Janet Yellen?
500
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin aren't divorcing - they're doing this.
What is "consciously uncoupling?"
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