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On July 8, less than three months after striking a blockbuster $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, ________ announced that he was terminating the deal.
Who is Elon Musk?
100
Across __________ , torrents of floodwater have ripped away mountainsides, swept buildings off their foundations and roared through the countryside, turning whole districts into inland seas. More than 1,100 people have died so far, and more than one million homes have been damaged or destroyed.
Where is Pakistan?
100
On July 23, the World Health Organization declared ___________ to be a “public health emergency of international concern,” the second time in two years it has taken the extraordinary step of declaring a global emergency.
What is monkey pox?
100
Which North American butterfly, pictured above, was classified in July as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature? 
What is a monarch?
100
On June 16, the _________ defeated the Boston Celtics, 103-90, to win the N.B.A. championship again, four seasons after its last one and its fourth in eight years.
Who are the Golden State Warriors?
200
A Russian judge on Aug. 4 sentenced the American star Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after finding her guilty of bringing illegal drugs into Russia.
What is basketball?
200
The United States announced on Aug. 1 that it had killed Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike in ___________ , ending a 21-year manhunt for the terrorist leader. He was instrumental in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and took command of _____________ after Osama bin Laden’s death.
What is Afghanistan; Al Qaeda?
200
President Biden signed into a law a gun bill that addressed gun violence in the United States. What was in it?
Expand background check system for buyers under 21
Give incentives to states to create red flag laws
200
Yale scientists announced on Aug. 3 that they had revived cells in animals that had been dead for an hour. Which type of animal were they?
What is a pig?
200
_____________ said on Aug. 9 that she planned to retire from tennis after playing in this year’s U.S. Open.
Who is Serena Williams?
300
_________ said on July 7 that he would step down as Britain’s prime minister after a wholesale rebellion of his cabinet, a wave of government resignations and a devastating loss of party support prompted by his handling of recent scandals.
Who is Boris Johnson?
300
After months of fervent protests blaming him for the country’s economic collapse and widespread hardship, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka officially resigned on July 14, setting off celebrations around the nation.
Which country highlighted above is Sri Lanka?
What is D?
300
On Aug. 16, a Texas school district ordered the removal of the Bible and a graphic novel adaptation of ___________, an example of a growing trend to ban and restrict books in the U.S. over the past few years.
Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl"
300
Why was Mack Rutherford, 17, pictured above, in the news this August? 
He became the youngest pilot to circle the globe alone in a small plane
300
The F.B.I. conducted a search of Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 9. What was the search reportedly targeting?
What is material that Trump took with him when he left the White House?
400
Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of ___________ who held the office longer than anyone else, was fatally shot on July 8 while giving a speech for a political candidate in the city of Nara. He was 67.
What is Japan?
400
China began conducting military drills near the small island as part of an effort to intimidate it and the United States.
Which island pictured on the map is Taiwan?
What is C?
400
President Biden announced on Aug. 24 that the federal government would cancel up to $20,000 worth of ________ debt for tens of millions of Americans
What is student loan debt?
400
This image was captured by what?
What is Webb Space Telescope?
400
A Texas jury ordered the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Aug. 5 to pay the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting ___________ in punitive damages for spreading the lie that they helped stage the massacre.
$452,000
$4.25 million
$45.2 million
What is $45.2 million
500
Elizabeth Johnson Jr. of Andover, Mass., became the last person convicted in the ____________ to have her name cleared, 329 years after she was sentenced to death.
What is the Salem Witch Trials?
500
The summer saw the passing of several iconic figures. In sports, Bill Russell, the Hall of Fame basketball player died at 88 on July 31. He propelled the __________ to 11 NBA championships.
Where is Boston Celtics?
500
Mikhail Gorbachev, the reformist ________ leader died at 91 on Aug. 30.
What is Soviet?
500
An animal advocacy group argued that ______ the elephant was illegally detained by a zoo. What is his name?
What is happy?
500
Weeks after the bill appeared dead, the House passed legislation on Aug. 12 that would reduce the cost of prescription drugs and pour billions of dollars into the effort to slow ____________ , as House Democrats overcame united Republican opposition to deliver on key components of President Biden’s domestic agenda.
What is global warming/climate change?