Week 03 Flashcards
What 3 actors star in the new Transformers?
Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlet Johannson
What brand did Caitlin Clark sign a deal with?
Nike
What is Zimbabwe’s new currency called?
ZiG
Who is the Prime Minister of India?
Narendra Modi
Who is the President of Kenya?
William Ruto
What country is William Ruto the president of?
Kenya
What Kenyan military chief was killed in a helicopter crash?
General Francis Ogolla
What country is General Francis Ogolla the military leader of?
Kenya
What former President of the Maldives had their prison sentence overturned by the high court?
Abdulla Yameen
What country is former president Abdulla Yameen from?
Maldives
What far-right German politician is on trial for using a banned Nazi symbol?
Bjorn Hocke
What country kicked out 3 French diplomats?
Burkina Faso
What song did Olivia Dean perform on Jimmy Kimmel?
Dive
Who performed Dive on Jimmy Kimmel?
Olivia Dean
Olivia Dean performed her song Dive on what late night show?
Jimmy Kimmel
Who is the President of the European Commission?
Ursula von der Leyen
Who is the Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Shehbaz Sharif
What app is banned in Pakistan?
The US deported 50 people to what unstable country?
Haiti
Who is the Prime Minister of Iraq?
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani
What country is Mohammed Shia al-Sudani the Prime Minister of?
Iraq
What country is Shehbaz Sharif the Prime Minister of?
Pakistan
Who is the President of Brazil?
Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva
Who will the Las Vegas Golden Knights face in the Stanley Cup?
Dallas Stars
What soccer goalkeeper was banned for 11 games for pointing a laser?
Nahuel Guzman
What runner had their medal taken away?
He Jie
Who are the Toronto Maple Leafs facing in the NHL playoffs?
Boston Bruins
Who are the NY Islanders facing in the NHL Playoffs?
Carolina Hurricanes
Todd and Julie Chrisley, from what reality show, are appealing their case?
Chrisley Knows Best
What co-founder and lead guitarist of the Allman Brothers band, died?
Dickey Betts
Who is Dickey Betts?
Co-founder and guitarist for the Allman Brothers band
What rapper was charged in Georgia for drunk driving?
GloRilla
What Palestinian poet received a $100k prize?
Fady Joudah
In what state has Biden restricted oil leasing?
Alaska
Who stars in the new horror movie, “Trap”?
Josh Hartnett
Who directed The Shining?
Stanley Kubrick
What is the hotel called in the shining, and what is it’s real name?
Overlook Hotel, Timberline Lodge
What vehicle has Tesla recalled all of the models for?
Cybertruck
The daughter of what politician was arrested at a Pro Palestine protest at Columbia University?
Ilhan Omar
Who is the General Manager of the Jacksonville Jaguars?
Trent Baalke
What NFL team is Trent Baalke the General Manager of?
Jacksonville Jaguars
What network is producing an Alien television series?
FX
What grammy winning American Idol star died?
Mandisa
What two rap legends released their song “Define My Name”?
Nas, DJ Premier
What is the title of Nas & DJ Premier’s song?
Define My Name
What Taylor Swift song is rumored to be about Kim Kardashian?
ThanK You aIMee
What bird has returned to Tasmania for the first time in decades?
Bunyip
The UK lent what country some of its gold artifacts that they stole from them?
Ghana
What ancient civilization did the UK steal gold artefacts from in modern day Ghana?
Asante Kingdom
What African country did US troops agree to retreat from?
Niger
Who is the President of Ecuador?
Daniel Noboa
What country is Daniel Noboa the President of?
Ecuador
Who is the Prime Minister of Croatia?
Zoran Milanovic
What country is Zoran Milanovic the Prime Minister of?
Croatia
What country intercepted a truck carrying $8.5m of heroin?
Bulgaria
What country did over 1300 people from Myanmar flee to?
Thailand
What country did 1300 people flee from and go to Thailand?
Myanmar
Who is the owner of the Buffalo Bills?
Terry Pegula
What football team is Terry Pegula the owner of?
Buffalo Bills
What MLB team is on a 4 game winning streak?
Philadelphia Phillies
What WNBA team is the 2nd to open a practice facility?
Seattle Storm
What Nigerian broke the record for playing chess the longest?
Tunde Onakoya
What university canceled its valedictorian speech and its keynote speaker?
University of Southern California
What filmmaker did USC cancel the keynote speech of?
Jon M. Chu
What two apps did Apple pull from the app store?
WhatsApp, Threads
Volkswagen workers in what state voted to join United Auto Workers?
Tennessee
Workers for what car company in Tennessee voted to join the United Auto Workers?
Volkswagon
Who did Venezuela’s opposition party decide on to oppose Nicolas Maduro?
Edmundo Gonzalez
Who set themself on fire?
Maxwell Azzarello
What designer did Caitlin Clark wear to the draft?
Prada
In what system will a star explode?
T Coronae Borealis
What 3 states banned the most books last fall?
Florida, Wisconsin, Iowa
Bridges in Pittsburgh were closed after 26 barges broke loose and floated uncontrolled down which river?
Ohio
In what city and state were bridges closed?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
What is the nickname of the spire on Borsen?
Dragon Spire
What manager of the St. Louis Cardinals died?
Whitey Herzog
What MLB team did Whitey Herzog manage?
St. Louis Cardinals
Which world leader traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday?
Olaf Scholz
Who is the governor of Arizona?
Katie Hobbs
Which Wisconsin-based restaurant chain was ranked No. 1 among the 12 best fast-food chains in America by Fodor’s Travel?
Culver’s
What first time Masters player won 2nd place?
Ludvig Aberg
What Clara Bow film was found at a yard sale?
The Pill Pounder
Who starred in The Pill Pounder?
Clara Bow
Who is playing the new companion in Doctor Who?
Varada Sethu
Who did Varada Sethu play in Andor?
Cinta Kaz
Who won the men’s Bundesliga?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
What city has banned the construction of new hotels?
Amsterdam
What UK diplomat was announced as the first fully blind overseas ambassador?
Victoria Harrison
What country will blind overseas ambassador Victoria Harrison represent the UK in?
Slovenia
What videogame won Best Game at the BAFTA Game Awards?
Baldur’s Gate 3
What 2 Bluey characters got married?
Rad & Frisky
What celestial body was seen in the sky this week?
Devil Comet
Who was Liz Truss compared to?
Alan Partridge
What post office software program is under scrutiny?
Capture
The number of runners at the Grand National has been reduced from 40 to how many?
34
What is the name of the fully digital performer that made their debut at Coachella?
Hatsune Miku
What ocean did two Japanese helicopters fall into?
Pacific
Two helicopters from what country crashed and fell into the Pacific Ocean?
Japan
What NBA team beat the LA Lakers in the playoffs opener?
Denver Nuggets
What team did the Denver Nuggets beat in their playoff opener?
LA Lakers
Who is the President of the Maldives?
Mohamed Muizzu
What islands of what country had a protest for over tourism?
Canary Islands, Spain
Who is the Supreme Leader of Iran?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Who is the first Black woman to be Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana?
Sharon Tucker
Who was the star of the Denver Nuggets in their game against the LA Lakers?
Nikola Jokic
Who did the NY Knicks beat in their playoff opener?
Philadelphia 76ers
Who beat the Philadelphia 76ers in their playoff opener?
NY Knicks
Who beat the Orlando Magic in their playoff opener?
Cleveland Cavaliers
Who did the Cleveland Cavaliers beat in their playoff opener?
Orlando Magic
Who was the star of the Cleveland Cavaliers in their playoff opener?
Donovan Mitchell
Who did the Minnesota Timberwolves beat in their playoff opener?
Phoenix Suns
Who beat the Phoenix Suns in their playoff opener?
Minnesota Timberwolves
Who was the star of the Minnesota Timberwolves opening playoff game?
Anthony Edwards
What Kenyan won the London Marathon?
Mutiso Munyao
What race did Mutiso Munyao win?
London Marathon
Where is runner Mutiso Munyao from?
Kenya
Who did Mutiso Munyao win the London Marathon in honour of?
Kelvin Kiptum
What woman won the London Marathon?
Peres Jepchirchir
Who beat the NY Islanders in their first game of the NHL playoffs?
Carolina Hurricanes
Who did the Carolina Hurricanes beat in their first NHL playoff game?
NY Islanders
Who won the Porsche Grand Prix?
Elena Rybakina
What former Red Sox player died?
Dave McCarty
What MLB team is on a 6 day winning streak?
NY Mets
What character did Nuggets player Nikola Jokic dress up as?
Gru
What first Filipino-American NFL player died?
Roman Gabriel
What amusement park did a tram accident cause 15 injuries?
Universal Studios
What Australian island has the bunyip bird finally returned to?
Tasmania
In what country have 10’s of thousands been protesting Gustavo Petro’s social reforms?
Colombia
Who is the President of Colombia?
Gustavo Petro
What Israeli military person stepped down?
Major-General Aharon Haliva
Who is the President of Iran?
Ebrahim Raisi
Who visited Iran on Monday?
Shehbaz Sharif
Who is the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea?
James Marape
What country is James Marape the Prime Minister of?
Papua New Guinea
Who won the Chevron Championship?
Nelly Korda
Who beat the Indiana Pacers in game one of the NBA finals?
Milwaukee Bucks
Who did the Milwaukee Bucks beat in game one of the NBA finals?
Indiana Pacers
Who did the Oklahoma City Thunder beat in game one of the NBA finals?
New Orleans Pelicans
Who beat the Miami Heat in game one of the NBA playoffs?
Boston Celtics
What MLB player did Shohei Ohtani surpass for most homers by a Japanese player?
Hideki Matsui
Who won the Talladega Superspeedway?
Tyler Reddick
Who did the Florida Panthers beat in game one of the NHL playoffs?
Tampa Bay Lightning
Who beat the Tampa Bay Lighting in game one of the NHL playoffs?
Florida Panthers
Who won the IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Long Beach?
Scott Dixon
What team ended the Atlanta Braves 6 game winning streak?
Texas Rangers
What team did the Texas Rangers end the win streak of?
Atlanta Braves
A racecar in what country veered off the track killing 7 people?
Sri Lanka
Who beat the Colorado Avalanche in game one of the NHL playoffs?
Winnipeg Jets
Who did the Winnipeg Jets beat in game one of the NHL playoffs?
Colorado Avalanche
What 6 musical artists have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Mary J Blige
Cher
Foreigner
A Tribe Called Quest
Kool & the Gang
Ozzy Osbourne
Who will receive the Edward MacDowell medal?
Yoko Ono
What movie is #1 at the box office?
Civil War
What orchestra conductor died?
Andrew Davis
What reporter held captive in Lebanon has died?
Terry Anderson
In what country was AP reporter Terry Anderson held captive?
Lebanon
What third largest city of Iran did Israel hit?
Isfahan
Massive protest in what country are in response to education cuts?
Argentina
Who is the President of Argentina?
Javier Milei
What country is Javier Milei the President of?
Argentina
What Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands did not secure a majority?
Manasseh Sogavare
What country is Manasseh Sogavare the Prime Minister of?
Solomon Islands
What country’s skies have turned orange due to sand from Africa?
Greece
What US journalist’s appeal has been rejected in Russia?
Evan Gershkovich
Off the coast of what African country did a boat carrying asylum seekers capsize?
Djibouti
Who is the agricultural minister of Ukraine?
Mykola Solsky
What is the Google program called meant to aid Israel?
Nimbus
What country evacuated 100,000 due to heavy rain?
China
Who won the Serie A?
Inter Milan
In what country did two helicopters collide, killing 10?
Malaysia
Who is the President of Turkey?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Who is the President of Indonesia?
Prabowo Subianto
What country is Prabowo Subianto the President of?
Indonesia
What country did North Korea send a delegation to?
Iran
What mayor’s house was broken into?
LA, Karen Bass
What country has become the latest to strike down anti LGBTQ laws?
Dominica
What Korean War veteran will finally get his purple heart?
Earl Meyer
What country did two UN employees plan to sell Chinese weapons to?
Libya
What WNBA player retired?
Epiphanny Prince
What figure skater got a Barbie designed of her?
Kristi Yamaguchi
Crew members from what movie were injured on set?
The Pickup
Who made their debut starring in Madame Butterfly?
Asmik Grigorian
What country is opera singer Asmik Gregorian from?
Lithuania
What artist is involved in an MLB scandal?
Bad Bunny
In what city did military horses run loose?
London
What 3 companies have teamed up in a Vatican pledge to regulate AI?
Cisco, Microsoft, IBM
What medical service says its clients files may have been taken in Change attack?
Unitedhealth
What tabloid and publisher is involved in Trump’s case?
National Inquirer, David Pecker
What province in China got the worst of the flooding?
Guangdong
NASA has received decipherable information from what device?
Voyager 1
What hospital in Khan Yunis was a mass grave discovered?
Nasser
Who is the human rights chief of the UN?
Volker Turk
What river in Alaska did a Douglas DC-4 crash into?
Tanana
What country has become the 140th to recognize Palestine?
Jamaica
Who was cast in season 2 of Wednesday?
Thandie Newton
What show was Thandie Newton cast in?
Wednesday
Who’s starring in “The pickup”?
Eddie Murphy
What actor is exiting “FBI: International” after 3 seasons?
Luke Kleintank
Who voices Joe Swanson in Family Guy?
Patrick Warburton
Who does Patrick Warburton voice in Family Guy?
Joe Swanson
What is Johnny Cash’s new album called?
Songwriter
What is Marc Anthony’s new album called?
Muevense
Who released a new album called Muevense?
Marc Anthony
Who will star in Neuromancer?
Callum Turner
What show will Callum Turner star in?
Neuromancer
What Battlestar Galactica and McCloud actor died?
Terry Carter
What comedian is set to produce a variety show in China?
Stephen Chow
Who became the first Irish artist to top US charts since Sinead O’Conner, with what song?
Hozier, Too Sweet
Who is the President and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasting?
Curtis LeGeyt
Who beat the Dallas Mavericks in game one of the NBA finals?
LA Clippers
What team beat the Indiana Pacers in game one of the NBA finals?
Milwaukee Bucks
What team lost against the Milwaukee Bucks?
Indiana Pacers
Who beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in game one?
Florida Panthers
What team did the Florida Panthers beat in game one?
Tampa Bay Lightning
Who beat the Washington Capitals in game one?
NY Rangers
What team did the NY Rangers beat in game one?
Washington Capitals
Who beat the Nashville Predators in game one?
Vancouver Canucks
What team did the Vancouver Canucks beat in game one?
Nashville Predators
Who beat the LA Kings in game one?
Edmonton Oilers
What team did the Edmonton Oilers beat in game one?
LA Kings
What country was Lee Hsein Loong the Prime Minister of?
Singapore
What 3 countries do the crowns on the dragon Spire represent?
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
What country is the biggest funder of American universities?
Qatar
A developer wants to build America’s tallest building in what city?
Oklahoma City
A developer wants to build America’s tallest building in what city?
Oklahoma City
What Taylor Swift song is a pub?
The Black Dog
What Taylor Swift song is a pub?
The Black Dog
Who has been approved to write Sherlock?
Gareth Ruben
What country is bringing a criminal case against Evghenia Gutal for using Russian funds?
Moldova
Who is the Prime Minister of Spain?
Pedro Sanchez
