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100
What was the highest government position held by Newt Gingrich?
Speaker of the House
100
Who is the Chancellor of Germany?
Angela Merkel FOLLOW UP: What is the name of her party?
100
Name the four members of the Beatles.
John Lennon Paul McCartney Ringo Star George Harrison FOLLOW UP: Name the original drummer of the Beatles
100
During the war of 1812 who was the United States fighting against? (Mostly)
The United Kingdom
100
Who is thought to have “won” the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Douglas
200
The House Majority Leader, a Republican, recently lost his primary election. What is his name?
Eric Cantor
200
Name of the leader of Syria?
Bashar Al-Assad
200
What country will be hosting the 2022 World Cup?
Qatar
200
Who was the Kaiser of Germany during WW1?
Wilhelm II
200
The first televised debate was between what two presidential nominees?
Kennedy and Nixon
300
How many circuit courts are there?
13
300
What sparked the recent escalation of conflict in the West Bank and Gaza?
The kidnapping of three Israeli students and the revenge killing of a Arab teenager.
300
What was Private Ryan's name in the film "Saving Private Ryan"?
James
300
During which war were U.S. troops officially integrated?
Korean War
300
What year did the Lincoln-Douglas debates take place?
1858
400
Who was the only President never elected to serve in the executive branch?
Gerald Ford FOLLOW UP: How did this occur?
400
15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were form what country?
Saudi Arabia
400
What is Harry Potter's birthday?
July 31st
400
What was unique about The Battle of New Orleans?
The battle was fought two weeks after the War of 1812 had ended
400
When asked if age would become an issue in the election, what president famously quipped "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience,"?
Reagan FOLLOW UP: Who was his opponent?
500
Name all nine Supreme Court Justices
Scalia Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Breyer Roberts Alito Sotomayer Kagan
500
Who is the leader of the radical group ISIS/ISIL/IS/You should know what we mean:)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
500
What number appears in all Star Wars films?
1138
500
What nation has the U.S. been in a declared war with the longest?
North Korea (1950) FOLLOW UP: Who was President at the time war was declared?
500
What vice presidential candidate famously said in a debate “Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.”?
Lloyd Bentsen
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