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Under 18s
Wild Cards
100
New York city overwhelmed by enormous amounts of snow.
What is Buffalo, New York?
100
The name of the Bowl game in which the Utes football team participated this year, winning 45-10 over Colorado State.
What is the Las Vegas Bowl?
100
A referendum held here this year determined that this country would remain a part of the United Kingom.
What is Scotland?
100
The Movie that popularized the song "Everything is Awesome".
What is the Lego Movie?
100
With total donations reaching almost $100 million, this non profit challenge asked people to pay or freeze.
What is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?
200
Driven by hot weather, strong winds and drought condition, this western state was plagued by fierce wild fires.
What is California?
200
Utah native, mother of 2 and winner of silver medal in Skeleton racing at Sochi.
Who is Noelle Pikus Pace?
200
This brutal militant group has become known for its kidnappings and brutal public executions in Syria and Iraq.
What is ISIS or ISIL?
200
The 17 year old New Zealander who won 2 Grammys, saw her debut album go platinum, promoted a healthy body image and curated the Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack--all this year.
Who is Lorde?
200
Town in Missouri where protests broke out in response to police actions.
What is Ferguson?
300
Country left to mourn after ferry capsized and sank, killing hundreds who were mostly high school students.
What is South Korea?
300
The number of points scored by the Denver Broncos in the 2014 Super Bowl championship game?
What is 8 points?
300
The Chinese city that saw protests lead primarily by teens.
What is Hong Kong?
300
Name of airline that experienced a disappeared and a downed flight within months of each other.
What is Malaysian Airlines?
400
The war torn country that saw a pair of devastating landslides destroy an entire village in its northernmost province.
What is Afghanistan?
400
The name of the Russian host city for the 2014 Olympic Games.
What is Sochi?
400
The king of Spain who abdicated the throne and made way for the coronation of his son.
Who is King Juan Carlos?
400
Made the subject of a reporter's rant over her attire as inappropriate because of her father's important position.
Who is Malia Obama?
400
The 3 West African nations most impacted by Ebola.
What are Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea?
500
The name of the small town on Hawai'i's Big Island in the path of a slow, but persistent lava flow, moving towards it since June.
What is Pahoa?
500
Was put on the cover of Sports Illustrated after her shut out performance at the Little League World Series as a 13 year old pitcher.
Who is Mo'ne Davis?
500
The annexation of this Ukrainean region caused spiking tensions between Russia and the West.
What is the Crimea?
500
Youngest ever recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
500
The name of the spacecraft that made history as the first to land on a comet.
What is the Rosetta?