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This Supreme Court Justice died this past week at the age of 79, sparking a nationwide controversy over how his successor should be decided
Who is Antonin Scalia
100
The European Union has begun talks with this member nation of the possibility for the country to alter its role and responsibilities within the Union
What is the United Kingdom
100
1. This country where the European High Court recently declared reparations must be payed to certain relatives of victims from the coup that ousted dictator Nicolae Ceausescu 2. This country the largest in the world 3. This small country just north of Burundi with current long term president Paul Kagame
What is Romania, Russia, Rwanda
100
1. This predominantly Muslim country that is the lowest in the world, and in 2009 to raise awareness about rising ocean levels held a presidential cabinet meeting at the bottom of the ocean 2. This small country in the Pacific that uses the US dollar and is considered by many to be the first country to disappear if ocean levels continue to rise 3. This country east of Madagascar that was the home of the Dodo bird Hint: They're all islands
What is Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius
200
This Republican candidate decided to officially drop out of the race this weekend after a poor performance in the South Carolina and previous primaires
Who is Jeb! Bush
200
This chocolate producer has recalled its products from 55 countries (not including the US) after traces of plastic were found inside of certain candies
What is Mars
200
1. This island nation just to the south-east of Florida 2. This Caribbean island nation whose name comes from the Portuguese for 'the bearded ones" referring to trees native to the island that appeared to have beards 3. This country, the only in Europe to still have the death penalty in law and in practice
What is Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus
300
Recently added to the growing list of Trump criticizers is this religious leader, referring to his actions as being not-Christian
Who is Pope Francis
300
This Italian author and philosopher, best known for his novel In the Name of the Rose, died this past week at the age of 84
Who is Umberto Eco
300
1. This partially recognized country formally referred to as the Republic of China 2. This Central Asian country with over 90% of its country being made up of mountainous topography 3. This Central Asian country that has a 70 foot crater of constantly burning natural gas called the Door to Hell, that was created after a failed Soviet experiment
What is Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
400
President Obama and the Pentagon have put forth an official plan outlining the process to shut down this detention facility
What is Guantanamo Bay
400
Yoweri Museveni won the national elections in this country during the past week, extending his reign as president to more than 30 years
What is Uganda
400
1. This island country that received its independence together with fellow Portuguese colony Guinea-Bissau and the two remained a united country until 1980 2. This slender country that controls Easter Island and its famous statues 3. This country who only fits the category if you use its French name and not the common English pronunciation
What is Cabo Verde, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire
500
This American author who published a long awaited sequel titled Go Set A Watchman to her more famous novel released in 1960 died this past week at the age of 89
Who is Harper Lee
500
This man, three time president of Bolivia, has lost a referendum that would allow him to run for a fourth term
Who is Evo Morales
500
1. This archipelago country, the smallest in the Middle East 2. This country formerly referred to as Dahomey 3. This small country, the first in the world to ban tobacco and the only country that absorbs more CO2 than it puts out
What is Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan