Week 03 Flashcards
1
Q
What 3 actors star in the new Transformers?
A
Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlet Johannson
2
Q
What brand did Caitlin Clark sign a deal with?
A
Nike
3
Q
What is Zimbabwe’s new currency called?
A
ZiG
4
Q
Who is the Prime Minister of India?
A
Narendra Modi
5
Q
Who is the President of Kenya?
A
William Ruto
6
Q
What country is William Ruto the president of?
A
Kenya
7
Q
What Kenyan military chief was killed in a helicopter crash?
A
General Francis Ogolla
8
Q
What country is General Francis Ogolla the military leader of?
A
Kenya
9
Q
What former President of the Maldives had their prison sentence overturned by the high court?
A
Abdulla Yameen
10
Q
What country is former president Abdulla Yameen from?
A
Maldives
11
Q
What far-right German politician is on trial for using a banned Nazi symbol?
A
Bjorn Hocke
12
Q
What country kicked out 3 French diplomats?
A
Burkina Faso
13
Q
What song did Olivia Dean perform on Jimmy Kimmel?
A
Dive
14
Q
Who performed Dive on Jimmy Kimmel?
A
Olivia Dean
15
Q
Olivia Dean performed her song Dive on what late night show?
A
Jimmy Kimmel
16
Q
Who is the President of the European Commission?
A
Ursula von der Leyen
17
Q
Who is the Prime Minister of Pakistan?
A
Shehbaz Sharif
18
Q
What app is banned in Pakistan?
A
19
Q
The US deported 50 people to what unstable country?
A
Haiti
20
Q
Who is the Prime Minister of Iraq?
A
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani
21
Q
What country is Mohammed Shia al-Sudani the Prime Minister of?
A
Iraq
22
Q
What country is Shehbaz Sharif the Prime Minister of?
A
Pakistan
23
Q
Who is the President of Brazil?
A
Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva
24
Q
Who will the Las Vegas Golden Knights face in the Stanley Cup?
A
Dallas Stars
25
What soccer goalkeeper was banned for 11 games for pointing a laser?
Nahuel Guzman
26
What runner had their medal taken away?
He Jie
27
Who are the Toronto Maple Leafs facing in the NHL playoffs?
Boston Bruins
28
Who are the NY Islanders facing in the NHL Playoffs?
Carolina Hurricanes
29
Todd and Julie Chrisley, from what reality show, are appealing their case?
Chrisley Knows Best
30
What co-founder and lead guitarist of the Allman Brothers band, died?
Dickey Betts
31
Who is Dickey Betts?
Co-founder and guitarist for the Allman Brothers band
32
What rapper was charged in Georgia for drunk driving?
GloRilla
33
What Palestinian poet received a $100k prize?
Fady Joudah
34
In what state has Biden restricted oil leasing?
Alaska
35
Who stars in the new horror movie, "Trap"?
Josh Hartnett
36
Who directed The Shining?
Stanley Kubrick
37
What is the hotel called in the shining, and what is it's real name?
Overlook Hotel, Timberline Lodge
38
What vehicle has Tesla recalled all of the models for?
Cybertruck
39
The daughter of what politician was arrested at a Pro Palestine protest at Columbia University?
Ilhan Omar
40
Who is the General Manager of the Jacksonville Jaguars?
Trent Baalke
41
What NFL team is Trent Baalke the General Manager of?
Jacksonville Jaguars
42
What network is producing an Alien television series?
FX
43
What grammy winning American Idol star died?
Mandisa
44
What two rap legends released their song "Define My Name"?
Nas, DJ Premier
45
What is the title of Nas & DJ Premier's song?
Define My Name
46
What Taylor Swift song is rumored to be about Kim Kardashian?
ThanK You aIMee
47
What bird has returned to Tasmania for the first time in decades?
Bunyip
48
The UK lent what country some of its gold artifacts that they stole from them?
Ghana
49
What ancient civilization did the UK steal gold artefacts from in modern day Ghana?
Asante Kingdom
50
What African country did US troops agree to retreat from?
Niger
51
Who is the President of Ecuador?
Daniel Noboa
52
What country is Daniel Noboa the President of?
Ecuador
53
Who is the Prime Minister of Croatia?
Zoran Milanovic
54
What country is Zoran Milanovic the Prime Minister of?
Croatia
55
What country intercepted a truck carrying $8.5m of heroin?
Bulgaria
56
What country did over 1300 people from Myanmar flee to?
Thailand
57
What country did 1300 people flee from and go to Thailand?
Myanmar
58
Who is the owner of the Buffalo Bills?
Terry Pegula
59
What football team is Terry Pegula the owner of?
Buffalo Bills
60
What MLB team is on a 4 game winning streak?
Philadelphia Phillies
61
What WNBA team is the 2nd to open a practice facility?
Seattle Storm
62
What Nigerian broke the record for playing chess the longest?
Tunde Onakoya
63
What university canceled its valedictorian speech and its keynote speaker?
University of Southern California
64
What filmmaker did USC cancel the keynote speech of?
Jon M. Chu
65
What two apps did Apple pull from the app store?
WhatsApp, Threads
66
Volkswagen workers in what state voted to join United Auto Workers?
Tennessee
67
Workers for what car company in Tennessee voted to join the United Auto Workers?
Volkswagon
68
Who did Venezuela's opposition party decide on to oppose Nicolas Maduro?
Edmundo Gonzalez
69
Who set themself on fire?
Maxwell Azzarello
70
What designer did Caitlin Clark wear to the draft?
Prada
71
In what system will a star explode?
T Coronae Borealis
72
What 3 states banned the most books last fall?
Florida, Wisconsin, Iowa
73
Bridges in Pittsburgh were closed after 26 barges broke loose and floated uncontrolled down which river?
Ohio
74
In what city and state were bridges closed?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
75
What is the nickname of the spire on Borsen?
Dragon Spire
76
What manager of the St. Louis Cardinals died?
Whitey Herzog
77
What MLB team did Whitey Herzog manage?
St. Louis Cardinals
78
Which world leader traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday?
Olaf Scholz
79
Who is the governor of Arizona?
Katie Hobbs
80
Which Wisconsin-based restaurant chain was ranked No. 1 among the 12 best fast-food chains in America by Fodor's Travel?
Culver's
81
What first time Masters player won 2nd place?
Ludvig Aberg
82
What Clara Bow film was found at a yard sale?
The Pill Pounder
83
Who starred in The Pill Pounder?
Clara Bow
84
Who is playing the new companion in Doctor Who?
Varada Sethu
85
Who did Varada Sethu play in Andor?
Cinta Kaz
86
Who won the men's Bundesliga?
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
What city has banned the construction of new hotels?
Amsterdam
88
What UK diplomat was announced as the first fully blind overseas ambassador?
Victoria Harrison
89
What country will blind overseas ambassador Victoria Harrison represent the UK in?
Slovenia
90
What videogame won Best Game at the BAFTA Game Awards?
Baldur's Gate 3
91
What 2 Bluey characters got married?
Rad & Frisky
92
What celestial body was seen in the sky this week?
Devil Comet
93
Who was Liz Truss compared to?
Alan Partridge
94
What post office software program is under scrutiny?
Capture
95
The number of runners at the Grand National has been reduced from 40 to how many?
34
96
What is the name of the fully digital performer that made their debut at Coachella?
Hatsune Miku
97
What ocean did two Japanese helicopters fall into?
Pacific
98
Two helicopters from what country crashed and fell into the Pacific Ocean?
Japan
99
What NBA team beat the LA Lakers in the playoffs opener?
Denver Nuggets
100
What team did the Denver Nuggets beat in their playoff opener?
LA Lakers
101
Who is the President of the Maldives?
Mohamed Muizzu
102
What islands of what country had a protest for over tourism?
Canary Islands, Spain
103
Who is the Supreme Leader of Iran?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
104
Who is the first Black woman to be Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana?
Sharon Tucker
105
Who was the star of the Denver Nuggets in their game against the LA Lakers?
Nikola Jokic
106
Who did the NY Knicks beat in their playoff opener?
Philadelphia 76ers
107
Who beat the Philadelphia 76ers in their playoff opener?
NY Knicks
108
Who beat the Orlando Magic in their playoff opener?
Cleveland Cavaliers
109
Who did the Cleveland Cavaliers beat in their playoff opener?
Orlando Magic
110
Who was the star of the Cleveland Cavaliers in their playoff opener?
Donovan Mitchell
111
Who did the Minnesota Timberwolves beat in their playoff opener?
Phoenix Suns
112
Who beat the Phoenix Suns in their playoff opener?
Minnesota Timberwolves
113
Who was the star of the Minnesota Timberwolves opening playoff game?
Anthony Edwards
114
What Kenyan won the London Marathon?
Mutiso Munyao
115
What race did Mutiso Munyao win?
London Marathon
116
Where is runner Mutiso Munyao from?
Kenya
117
Who did Mutiso Munyao win the London Marathon in honour of?
Kelvin Kiptum
118
What woman won the London Marathon?
Peres Jepchirchir
119
Who beat the NY Islanders in their first game of the NHL playoffs?
Carolina Hurricanes
120
Who did the Carolina Hurricanes beat in their first NHL playoff game?
NY Islanders
121
Who won the Porsche Grand Prix?
Elena Rybakina
122
What former Red Sox player died?
Dave McCarty
123
What MLB team is on a 6 day winning streak?
NY Mets
124
What character did Nuggets player Nikola Jokic dress up as?
Gru
125
What first Filipino-American NFL player died?
Roman Gabriel
126
What amusement park did a tram accident cause 15 injuries?
Universal Studios
127
What Australian island has the bunyip bird finally returned to?
Tasmania
128
In what country have 10's of thousands been protesting Gustavo Petro's social reforms?
Colombia
129
Who is the President of Colombia?
Gustavo Petro
130
What Israeli military person stepped down?
Major-General Aharon Haliva
131
Who is the President of Iran?
Ebrahim Raisi
132
Who visited Iran on Monday?
Shehbaz Sharif
133
Who is the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea?
James Marape
134
What country is James Marape the Prime Minister of?
Papua New Guinea
135
Who won the Chevron Championship?
Nelly Korda
136
Who beat the Indiana Pacers in game one of the NBA finals?
Milwaukee Bucks
137
Who did the Milwaukee Bucks beat in game one of the NBA finals?
Indiana Pacers
138
Who did the Oklahoma City Thunder beat in game one of the NBA finals?
New Orleans Pelicans
139
Who beat the Miami Heat in game one of the NBA playoffs?
Boston Celtics
140
What MLB player did Shohei Ohtani surpass for most homers by a Japanese player?
Hideki Matsui
141
Who won the Talladega Superspeedway?
Tyler Reddick
142
Who did the Florida Panthers beat in game one of the NHL playoffs?
Tampa Bay Lightning
143
Who beat the Tampa Bay Lighting in game one of the NHL playoffs?
Florida Panthers
144
Who won the IndyCar's Grand Prix of Long Beach?
Scott Dixon
145
What team ended the Atlanta Braves 6 game winning streak?
Texas Rangers
146
What team did the Texas Rangers end the win streak of?
Atlanta Braves
147
A racecar in what country veered off the track killing 7 people?
Sri Lanka
148
Who beat the Colorado Avalanche in game one of the NHL playoffs?
Winnipeg Jets
149
Who did the Winnipeg Jets beat in game one of the NHL playoffs?
Colorado Avalanche
150
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
151
Who will receive the Edward MacDowell medal?
Yoko Ono
152
What movie is #1 at the box office?
Civil War
153
What orchestra conductor died?
Andrew Davis
154
What reporter held captive in Lebanon has died?
Terry Anderson
155
In what country was AP reporter Terry Anderson held captive?
Lebanon
156
What third largest city of Iran did Israel hit?
Isfahan
157
Massive protest in what country are in response to education cuts?
Argentina
158
Who is the President of Argentina?
Javier Milei
159
What country is Javier Milei the President of?
Argentina
160
What Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands did not secure a majority?
Manasseh Sogavare
161
What country is Manasseh Sogavare the Prime Minister of?
Solomon Islands
162
What country's skies have turned orange due to sand from Africa?
Greece
163
What US journalist's appeal has been rejected in Russia?
Evan Gershkovich
164
Off the coast of what African country did a boat carrying asylum seekers capsize?
Djibouti
165
Who is the agricultural minister of Ukraine?
Mykola Solsky
166
What is the Google program called meant to aid Israel?
Nimbus
167
What country evacuated 100,000 due to heavy rain?
China
168
Who won the Serie A?
Inter Milan
169
In what country did two helicopters collide, killing 10?
Malaysia
170
Who is the President of Turkey?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
171
Who is the President of Indonesia?
Prabowo Subianto
172
What country is Prabowo Subianto the President of?
Indonesia
173
What country did North Korea send a delegation to?
Iran
174
What mayor's house was broken into?
LA, Karen Bass
175
What country has become the latest to strike down anti LGBTQ laws?
Dominica
176
What Korean War veteran will finally get his purple heart?
Earl Meyer
177
What country did two UN employees plan to sell Chinese weapons to?
Libya
178
What WNBA player retired?
Epiphanny Prince
179
What figure skater got a Barbie designed of her?
Kristi Yamaguchi
180
Crew members from what movie were injured on set?
The Pickup
181
Who made their debut starring in Madame Butterfly?
Asmik Grigorian
182
What country is opera singer Asmik Gregorian from?
Lithuania
183
What artist is involved in an MLB scandal?
Bad Bunny
184
In what city did military horses run loose?
London
185
What 3 companies have teamed up in a Vatican pledge to regulate AI?
Cisco, Microsoft, IBM
186
What medical service says its clients files may have been taken in Change attack?
Unitedhealth
187
What tabloid and publisher is involved in Trump's case?
National Inquirer, David Pecker
188
What province in China got the worst of the flooding?
Guangdong
189
NASA has received decipherable information from what device?
Voyager 1
190
What hospital in Khan Yunis was a mass grave discovered?
Nasser
191
Who is the human rights chief of the UN?
Volker Turk
192
What river in Alaska did a Douglas DC-4 crash into?
Tanana
193
What country has become the 140th to recognize Palestine?
Jamaica
194
Who was cast in season 2 of Wednesday?
Thandie Newton
195
What show was Thandie Newton cast in?
Wednesday
196
Who's starring in "The pickup"?
Eddie Murphy
197
What actor is exiting "FBI: International" after 3 seasons?
Luke Kleintank
198
Who voices Joe Swanson in Family Guy?
Patrick Warburton
199
Who does Patrick Warburton voice in Family Guy?
Joe Swanson
200
What is Johnny Cash's new album called?
Songwriter
201
What is Marc Anthony's new album called?
Muevense
202
Who released a new album called Muevense?
Marc Anthony
203
Who will star in Neuromancer?
Callum Turner
204
What show will Callum Turner star in?
Neuromancer
205
What Battlestar Galactica and McCloud actor died?
Terry Carter
206
What comedian is set to produce a variety show in China?
Stephen Chow
207
Who became the first Irish artist to top US charts since Sinead O'Conner, with what song?
Hozier, Too Sweet
208
Who is the President and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasting?
Curtis LeGeyt
209
Who beat the Dallas Mavericks in game one of the NBA finals?
LA Clippers
210
What team beat the Indiana Pacers in game one of the NBA finals?
Milwaukee Bucks
211
What team lost against the Milwaukee Bucks?
Indiana Pacers
212
Who beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in game one?
Florida Panthers
213
What team did the Florida Panthers beat in game one?
Tampa Bay Lightning
214
Who beat the Washington Capitals in game one?
NY Rangers
215
What team did the NY Rangers beat in game one?
Washington Capitals
216
Who beat the Nashville Predators in game one?
Vancouver Canucks
217
What team did the Vancouver Canucks beat in game one?
Nashville Predators
218
Who beat the LA Kings in game one?
Edmonton Oilers
219
What team did the Edmonton Oilers beat in game one?
LA Kings
220
What country was Lee Hsein Loong the Prime Minister of?
Singapore
221
What 3 countries do the crowns on the dragon Spire represent?
Denmark, Norway, Sweden
222
What country is the biggest funder of American universities?
Qatar
223
A developer wants to build America's tallest building in what city?
Oklahoma City
224
A developer wants to build America's tallest building in what city?
Oklahoma City
225
What Taylor Swift song is a pub?
The Black Dog
226
What Taylor Swift song is a pub?
The Black Dog
227
Who has been approved to write Sherlock?
Gareth Ruben
228
What country is bringing a criminal case against Evghenia Gutal for using Russian funds?
Moldova
229
Who is the Prime Minister of Spain?
Pedro Sanchez
