Week 05 Flashcards
1
Q
What cyclone hit Kenya & Tanzania?
A
Hidaya
2
Q
What is the name of the Orangutan who self medicated?
A
Rakus
3
Q
Who was banned by the International Cricket Council?
A
Devon Thomas
4
Q
What cricket team does Devon Thomas play for?
A
West Indies
5
Q
Who is the outgoing President of Panama?
A
Laurentino Cortizo
6
Q
Who won Bronze at the AFC U23 Asian Cup?
A
Iraq
7
Q
What team did Iraq beat to win Bronze at the AFC U23 Asian Cup?
A
Indonesia
8
Q
In what country are civilians protesting a “foreign influence” bill?
A
Georgia
9
Q
Who is the new Prime Minister of the Soloman Islands?
A
Jeremiah Manele
10
Q
An outbreak of what has killed 42 people in Nigeria?
A
Measles
11
Q
In what country was there an outbreak of measles?
A
Nigeria
12
Q
What congressman has been accused of accepting bribes to advance Azerbaijan?
A
Henry Cueller
13
Q
Congressman Henry Cueller has been accused of accepting bribes on behalf of what country?
A
Azerbaijan
14
Q
Who won the AFC U23 Asian Cup?
A
Japan
15
Q
What country did Japan beat to win the AFC U23 Asian Cup?
A
Uzbekistan
16
Q
What is the name of China’s probe to explore the dark side of the moon?
A
Chang’e-6
17
Q
What city are they moving to for season 4 of Emily in Paris?
A
Rome
18
Q
What festival was cancelled due to dangerous weather?
A
Lovers & Friends
19
Q
What former LA Lakers player died?
A
Darius Morris
20
Q
What NBA team did Darius Morris play for?
A
LA Lakers
21
Q
What is Dua Lipa’s new album called?
A
Radical Optimism
22
Q
What did Joe Biden award Nancy Pelosi and 16 others?
A
Medal of Freedom
23
Q
What company is interested in buying Paramount?
A
Sony
24
Q
What company is Sony interested in buying?
A
Paramount
25
Who is the secretary of the Air Force?
Frank Kendall
26
Who was re-elected as Mayor of London?
Sadiq Khan
27
Who did the IOC suspend?
Sheikh Ahmad
28
What country is Sheikh Ahmad from?
Kuwait
29
3 anti wind groups are suing what state?
New Jersey
30
Who won the 150th Kentucky Derby?
Mystik Dan
31
Who is Mystik Dan's jockey?
Brian Hernandez Jr.
32
Who won the China Open?
Adrian Otaegui
33
Who won the Singapore LIV golf?
Brooks Koepka
34
Where did Madonna have her biggest concert?
Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
35
What painter and sculptor died?
Frank Stella
36
What exotic animal was found gallivanting around Seattle?
Zebra
37
Who will the Boston Bruins face in round 2?
Florida Panthers
38
Who will the Florida Panthers face in round 2?
Boston Bruins
39
Who did the Florida Panthers eliminate?
Tampa Bay Lightning
40
Who will the Vancouver Canucks face in round 2?
Edmonton Oilers
41
Who will the Edmonton Oilers face in round 2?
Vancouver Canucks
42
Who did the Vancouver Canucks eliminate?
Nashville Predators
43
Who did the Edmonton Oilers eliminate?
LA Kings
44
Who will the NY Rangers face in round 2?
Carolina Hurricanes
45
Who will the Carolina Hurricanes face in round 2?
NY Rangers
46
Who did the Carolina Hurricanes eliminate?
NY Islanders
47
Who did the NY Rangers eliminate?
Washington Capitals
48
What is the name of the Boeing whistleblower who died after a sudden illness?
Joshua Dean
49
What two countries did Biden call xenophobic (lol)?
Japan, India
50
What is the latest country to recognize Palestine?
Trinidad & Tobago
51
At what college did police storm the Palestine protests?
UCLA
52
Who was elected as Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands?
Jeremiah Manele
53
What British foreign Secretary has promised 3b pounds annually to Ukraine?
David Cameron
54
The FTC gave what oil company approval to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources?
Exxonmobil
55
The FTC gave ExxonMobil approval to acquire what company?
Pioneer National Resources
56
What is the FTC?
Federal Trade Commission
57
What country banned First Quantum Minerals from mining copper?
Panama
58
Panama banned First Quantum Minerals from mining what element?
Copper
59
In what country did a bus plunge into a ravine?
Pakistan
60
Three Indian men are arrested in Canada for the murder of who?
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
61
In what country were 8 soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice?
DRC
62
What member of parliament from Germany was attacked?
Matthias Ecke
63
What country is Matthias Ecke from?
Germany
64
Who are the champions of LA Liga?
Real Madrid
65
Who eliminated the Miami Heat?
Boston Celtics
66
Who did the Boston Celtics eliminate?
Miami Heat
67
Who eliminated the Orlando Magic?
Cleveland Cavaliers
68
Who did the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminate?
Orlando Magic
69
Who eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks?
Indiana Pacers
70
Who was eliminated by the Indiana Pacers?
Milwaukee Bucks
71
Who eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers?
The New York Knicks
72
Who was eliminated by the New York Knicks?
Philadelphia 76ers
73
Who eliminated the New Orleans Pelicans?
Oklahoma City Thunder
74
Who was eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder?
New Orleans Pelicans
75
Who eliminated the LA Clippers?
Dallas Mavericks
76
Who was eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks?
LA Clippers
77
Who eliminated the Phoenix Suns?
Minnesota Timberwolves
78
Who was eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves?
Phoenix Suns
79
Who eliminated the LA Lakers?
Denver Nuggets
80
Who was eliminated by the Denver Nuggets?
LA Lakers
81
Who are the Boston Celtics facing in round 2?
Cleveland Cavaliers
82
Who are the Cleveland Cavaliers facing in round 2?
Boston Celtics
83
Who are the Indiana Pacers facing in round 2?
New York Knicks
84
Who are the New York Knicks facing in round 2?
Indiana Pacers
85
Who are the Oklahoma City Thunder facing in round 2?
Dallas Mavericks
86
Who are the Dallas Mavericks facing in round 2?
Oklahoma City Thunder
87
Who are the Minnesota Timberwolves facing in round 2?
Denver Nuggets
88
Who are the Denver Nuggets facing in round 2?
Minnesota Timberwolves
89
Who hosted SNL?
Dua Lipa
90
Who performed on SNL?
Dua Lipa
91
What 2 songs did Dua Lipa perform on SNL?
Illusion, Happy For You
92
What LOTR and Titanic actor has died?
Bernard Hill
93
What character did Bernard Hill play in LOTR?
Theoden
94
Who is starring in Megalopolis?
Adam Driver
95
Who is directing Megalopolis?
Francis Ford Coppola
96
What movie is starring Adam Driver and directed by Francis Ford Coppola?
Megalopolis
97
What is the name of the latest Star Wars spinoff?
The Acolyte
98
Whose "Gen Z" role will not be recast after their death?
Chance Perdomo
99
What famous person of history's archive of letter is on sale for $75k?
Helen Keller
100
Who fought two men in an airport escalator?
Jim Jones
101
What golf analyst died?
Peter Oosterhuis
102
Who won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson for golf?
Taylor Pendrith
103
Who won the Insperity Invitational for golf?
Scott Dunlap
104
Who won the Miami Grand Prix?
Lando Norris
105
What is Madonna's tour called?
The Celebration tour
106
Who was elected President of Panama?
Jose Raul Mulino
107
Jose Raul Mulino was elected President of what country?
Panama
108
Who is the former President of Panama?
Ricardo Martinelli
109
Ricardo Martinelli is the former President of what country?
Panama
110
What team does Lando Norris drive for?
McLaren
111
Who won the 2024 AdventHealth 400?
Kyle Larson
112
Who lost the 2024 AdventHealth 400?
Chris Buescher
113
A new reactor unit at what power plant in Georgia went into commercial operation?
Vogtle
114
Where is the Vogtle nuclear power plant?
Georgia
115
The James Webb Telescope captured a high resolution image of which nebula?
Horsehead Nebula
116
What constellation is the Horsehead constellation in?
Orion
117
What telescope captured the image of Horsehead Nebula?
James Webb
118
What city has introduced a 5 euro travel fee?
Venice
119
What state is Kristi Noem the governor of?
South Dakota
120
Bob Bakish stepped down as CEO of what company?
Paramount
121
Who stepped down as CEO of Paramount?
Bob Bakish
122
What company is considering building a 737 plane to compete with Boeing and Airbus?
Embraer
123
What organization has decided to lift the ban on LGBTQ+ clergy?
The United Methodist Church
124
Who gave up their career as a venture capitalist to compete in cycling?
Kristen Faulkner
125
Kristen Faulkner gave up her career as a venture capitalist to compete in what sport?
Cycling
126
What author of the New York trilogy died?
Paul Auster
127
What books did Paul Auster write?
The New York Trilogy
128
What food caused an outbreak of e.coli?
Walnuts
129
15000 eSports fans watched a tournament for what game?
Dota 2
130
Who asked if Melissa McCarthy used ozempic?
Barbara Streisand
131
Who was elected the new first minister of Scotland?
John Swinney
132
In what country did a building collapse?
South Africa
133
What song was banned in Hong Kong?
Glory to Hong Kong
134
What St. Louis Cardinals player broke their arm after getting hit with bat?
Willson Contreras
135
What MLB team does Willson Contreras play for?
St. Louis Cardinals
136
Whose bat broke Willson Contreras arm?
J.D. Martinez
137
What book won the Pulitzer for fiction this year?
Night Watch, Jayne Anne Phillips
138
What is Oprah Winfrey's bookclub pick?
Long Island, Colm Toibin
139
Colm Toibin's Long Island is a sequel to what book?
Brooklyn
140
Who are the two hosts of the new fashion competition show OMG Fashun?
Julia Fox, Law Roach
141
What new show are Julia Fox and Law Roach hosting?
OMG Fashun
142
Who won the World Snooker Championship?
Kyren Wilson
143
What for-profit hospital filed for bankruptcy?
Steward Health Care
144
What city in Brazil is experiencing the most of the flooding?
Rio Grande do Sul
145
What is the Boy Scouts of America changing its name to by Feb 8, 2025?
Scouting America
146
Following Trinidad and Tobago who is the latest to recognize Palestine?
Bahamas
147
What nonprofit organization has Russia declared as an "undesirable organization"?
Freedom House
148
Who has been cast to star in the new horror movie, The Carpenters Son?
FKA Twigs, Nicolas Cage
149
What is the documentary called about the band Blur?
To the End
150
What song did Ariana Grande perform at the MET Gala?
Into You
151
Kellyoke this week?
Sad But True - Metallica
152
Who performed what song at BBC Radio 1?
Sunshine - Dua Lipa
153
What singer announced their first US stadium show?
Lana Del Rey
154
What show is Travis Kelce joining?
Grotesquerie
155
Who eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights?
Dallas Stars
156
Who was eliminated by the Dallas Stars?
Vegas Golden Nights
157
The theme of the MET Gala, Garden of Time, is based on a short story by whom?
J. G. Ballard
158
In a new study, having two copies of what gene variant almost guarantees you will get Alzheimer's?
APOE4
159
Who is Marjorie Taylor Green trying to remove?
Mike Johnson
160
What Indian airline's workers are calling in sick in protest of working conditions?
Tata
161
What former President of Fiji has been jailed for a year?
Frank Bainimarama
162
What country is Frank Bainimarama the former President of?
Fiji
163
Who is Tunisia's swimming champ?
Ahmed Hafnaoui
164
What country is Ahmed Hafnaoui from?
Tunisia
165
In what country was there a fire at a chemical storage tank?
Thailand
166
Who is the Prime Minister of Armenia?
Nikola Pashinyun
167
What country is Nikola Pashinyun the Prime Minister of?
Armenia
168
What congressman died?
Pete McCloskey
169
Who was elected as President of North Macedonia?
Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
170
What country is Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova the President of?
North Macedonia
171
Who beat Bayern to go to the Champions League final?
Real Madrid
172
Who stars in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes?
Freya Allan
173
What producer for Nirvana and the Pixies died?
Steve Albini
174
What covid vaccine is pulling out of Europe?
AstraZeneca
175
Who will play boxer Christy Martin?
Sydney Sweeney
176
What boxer will Sydney Sweeney play?
Christy Martin
177
What is Lily Gladstone's new movie?
Fancy Dance
178
What director was sentenced to 8 years in Iran?
Mohammad Rasoulof
179
What is the King Henry VIII movie called?
Firebrand
180
Who is starring in Firebrand?
Alicia Vikander, Jude Law
181
Who is the director of Furiosa?
George Miller
182
Who stars in Twisters?
Glen Powell
183
What is Chuck Norris's new movie?
Agent Recon
184
What song did Kate Hudson perform on Howard Stern?
Vaseline - Stone Temple Pilots
185
Who performed a cover of Vaseline on Howard Stern?
Kate Hudson
186
Who will play Jon Landau in Springsteen biopic?
Jeremy Strong
187
Who performed what song on Fallon?
Starburster - Fontaines D. C.
188
Who did the New York Giants sign?
Allen Robinson
189
What NFL team did Allen Robinson sign with?
New York Giants
190
A statue of what African American Civil Rights leader was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol?
Daisy Bates
191
Who is Siemens Energy's new CEO?
Vinod Philip
192
What company is Vinod Philip the new CEO of?
Siemens Energy
193
What new AI model have Google DeepMind researchers announced?
AlphaFold 3
194
Researchers for what organization announced AlphaFold 3?
Google Deepmind
195
What is the name of the ship with the Olympic flame?
Belem
196
What is AstraZeneca's vaccine?
Vaxzevria
197
What Paris Saint-Germain player will leave at the end of 2024?
Kylian Mbappe
