This Republican has become the first candidate to drop out of the race to be US president
Who is Rick Perry
100
A camerawoman from this country was caught on film tripping and kicking migrants fleeing from ensuing police
What is Hungary
100
Incorporating parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran this is the name used to describe the area where the ethnic group giving its name to the region predominantly live
What is Kurdistan
200
This tennis player was tackled outside a Manhattan hotel after being wrongly identified in a sting operation
Who is James Blake
200
12 tourists were killed in this country by special forces during an anti-terrorist operation
What is Egypt
200
Recently topped by a flagpole in Saudi Arabia, the flagpole in the capital city of this stan country was the world's tallest, standing at 541ft.
What is Tajikistan
300
This fellow actor and politician will replace Donald Trump as the host of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger
300
Documents were released this past week showing how Argentinean soldiers were subjected to abuse and torture by their own side during this conflict of the 1980s
What is The Falklands War
300
The Epic of Manas, the epic poem of the people of this country, is more than 20 times longer than the Iliad and the Odyssey combined and may be the longest epic in the world
What is Kyrgyzstan
400
Wildfires in this state have forced 23,000 residents to flee their homes
What is California
400
The collapse of a crane at the Grand Mosque in this Middle Eastern city killed 107 and injured more than 200.
What is Mecca
400
This term, which arose during Soviet times, is satirically used to describe a country where everything goes wrong
What is Absurdistan
500
On Monday professor Ethan Schmidt was shot and killed at this American university, with another professor considered to be the suspect
What is Delta State University
500
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been ousted by this man, another member of the centre-right liberal party
Who is Malcolm Turnbull
500
This stan region with capital Ufa, is the most populous of the Russian republics