Which food network star lost her contract after admitting to having used racial slurs on her cooking shows?
Paula Deen
100
Which famous soccer player retired this year at age 38?
David Beckham
100
What is the name of the new Pope announced on March 13, 2013?
Pope Francis (Jorge Bergoglio)
100
What federal law relating to gay marriage was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in June?
The Defense of Marriage Act
100
Which country launched a live rhesus monkey into space and recovered the animal safely?
Iran
200
Which singer performed at the 57th Presidential Inauguration and admitted to lip-syncing at the event?
Beyonce
200
Lance Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs to which celebrity interviewer?
Oprah Winfrey
200
Where in the world did Typhoon Haiyan hit, causing the evaluation of nearly 800,000 people and more than 5000 deaths?
Philippines
200
The 50th anniversary of what famous speech was celebrated in 2013?
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream"
200
What was the US Supreme Court ruling regarding naturally occurring genes?
They may not be patented.
300
Which celebrity announced that she had undergone preventive double mastectomy surgery after learning that she was a carrier of a gene that gave her high odds of eventually getting breast cancer?
Angelina Jolie
300
Who was named the PGA Tour Player of the Year?
Tiger Woods
300
What country experienced the worst industrial disaster in recent memory when a building collapsed killing over 1100 workers?
Bangladesh
300
What controversial policy of the New York City police department was declared unconstitutional?
Stop and Frisk
300
What substance, dating back 2.6 million years, was discovered in a Canadian mine?
Water
400
Which celebrity was named "Most Charitable Celebrity of 2013" by US social change organization, dosomething.org?
Taylor Swift
400
Who defeated Novak Djokovic to become Britain's first male Wimbledon singles champion since 1936?
Andy Murray
400
What was the name of the democratically-elected Egyptian President who was removed by the military in July?
Mohammed Morsi
400
Which billionaire purchased the Washington Post in August for $250 million?
The spin of what was accurately measured for the first time by astronomers using the NuSTAR satellite?
Supermassive black hole / black hole
500
What is the name of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's new baby daughter?
North
500
What did football star Manti Te'o become famous for in 2013?
The story about his fake girlfriend.
500
What did the new Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, say in a tweet to Jews?
He wished Jews "a blessed Rosh Hashanah" on the Jewish new year.
500
Liberal stalwart U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel compared what to Civil War Confederates?
Tea Party House members
500
A new study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers found that drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide by what percent?
(a) 10%
(b) 35%
(c) 50%
(d) 65%