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Who is the current Vice-President of the US?
Mike Pence
What is the name the media has given to the process of the UK leaving the EU?
Brexit
What is the most heavily visited tourist attraction in the US?
Times Square, NYC
(annual visitiors: 41 million)
Which extremely popular TV show will begin showing its final season on April 14th?
Game of Thrones
What (American) football team won the Superbowl this year?
The New England Patriots
What popular American TV show predicted a Trump presidency in 2000?
The Simpsons
Who is the current Prime Minister of the UK?
Theresa May
What is the most heavily visited tourist attraction in the UK?
The Tower of London
(3 million)
What famous singer did Rami Malek win an Academy Award for playing?
Freddie Mercury
What British F1 driver won the World Championship title in 2017 and 2018?
Lewis Hamilton
Secretary of Education Besty DeVos tried to cut funding for a very popular worldwide event in the most recent budget, sparking a backlash and having the decision reversed by Presdent Trump. What is the event?
The Special Olympics.
Of the four countries the comprise the United Kingdom, how many of them voted to leave the EU?
Two - England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain.
What is the national airline of Canada?
Air Canada
Popular actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were recently charged with bribing university administrators to do what?
Accept their children into the university.
March 28th was opening day for what popular American sport?
Baseball
What has President Trump threatened to close as early as next week?
The border with Mexico.
When will Brexit happen?
April 12th. This is an extension from March 29th.
On average, how many internatioal visitors come to the US every year?
a. 40 million
b. 75 million
c. 225 million
b. 25 million
Which film won the award for Best Picture at the recent Academy Awards?
Green Book
What city will host the 2020 Summer Olympics?
Tokyo, Japan
What is the name of the Attorney General who released a four-page summary of the 300-page Mueller report?
William Barr
What is article 50?
The article in the European Union Treaty that states "Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements" - this is what the UK is invoking.
What US state is the Grand Canyon located in?
Arizona
What popular rapper was shot and killed in Los Angeles over the weekend?
Nipsey Hussle
What ice hocky team won the Stanley Cup this year?
Washington Capitals