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Week 05 Flashcards

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What cyclone hit Kenya & Tanzania?

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Hidaya

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What is the name of the Orangutan who self medicated?

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Rakus

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Who was banned by the International Cricket Council?

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Devon Thomas

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What cricket team does Devon Thomas play for?

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West Indies

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Who is the outgoing President of Panama?

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Laurentino Cortizo

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Who won Bronze at the AFC U23 Asian Cup?

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Iraq

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What team did Iraq beat to win Bronze at the AFC U23 Asian Cup?

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Indonesia

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In what country are civilians protesting a “foreign influence” bill?

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Georgia

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Who is the new Prime Minister of the Soloman Islands?

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Jeremiah Manele

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10
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An outbreak of what has killed 42 people in Nigeria?

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Measles

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11
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In what country was there an outbreak of measles?

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Nigeria

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12
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What congressman has been accused of accepting bribes to advance Azerbaijan?

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Henry Cueller

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Congressman Henry Cueller has been accused of accepting bribes on behalf of what country?

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Azerbaijan

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14
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Who won the AFC U23 Asian Cup?

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Japan

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What country did Japan beat to win the AFC U23 Asian Cup?

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Uzbekistan

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What is the name of China’s probe to explore the dark side of the moon?

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Chang’e-6

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17
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What city are they moving to for season 4 of Emily in Paris?

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Rome

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18
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What festival was cancelled due to dangerous weather?

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Lovers & Friends

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19
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What former LA Lakers player died?

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Darius Morris

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What NBA team did Darius Morris play for?

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LA Lakers

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21
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What is Dua Lipa’s new album called?

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Radical Optimism

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22
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What did Joe Biden award Nancy Pelosi and 16 others?

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Medal of Freedom

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23
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What company is interested in buying Paramount?

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Sony

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24
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What company is Sony interested in buying?

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Paramount

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25
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Who is the secretary of the Air Force?

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Frank Kendall

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26
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Who was re-elected as Mayor of London?

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Sadiq Khan

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27
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Who did the IOC suspend?

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Sheikh Ahmad

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28
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What country is Sheikh Ahmad from?

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Kuwait

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29
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3 anti wind groups are suing what state?

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New Jersey

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30
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Who won the 150th Kentucky Derby?

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Mystik Dan

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31
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Who is Mystik Dan’s jockey?

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Brian Hernandez Jr.

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32
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Who won the China Open?

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Adrian Otaegui

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33
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Who won the Singapore LIV golf?

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Brooks Koepka

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34
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Where did Madonna have her biggest concert?

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Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro

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35
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What painter and sculptor died?

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Frank Stella

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36
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What exotic animal was found gallivanting around Seattle?

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Zebra

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37
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Who will the Boston Bruins face in round 2?

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Florida Panthers

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38
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Who will the Florida Panthers face in round 2?

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Boston Bruins

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39
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Who did the Florida Panthers eliminate?

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Tampa Bay Lightning

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40
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Who will the Vancouver Canucks face in round 2?

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Edmonton Oilers

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41
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Who will the Edmonton Oilers face in round 2?

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Vancouver Canucks

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42
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Who did the Vancouver Canucks eliminate?

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Nashville Predators

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43
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Who did the Edmonton Oilers eliminate?

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LA Kings

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44
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Who will the NY Rangers face in round 2?

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Carolina Hurricanes

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45
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Who will the Carolina Hurricanes face in round 2?

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NY Rangers

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46
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Who did the Carolina Hurricanes eliminate?

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NY Islanders

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47
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Who did the NY Rangers eliminate?

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Washington Capitals

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48
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What is the name of the Boeing whistleblower who died after a sudden illness?

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Joshua Dean

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49
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What two countries did Biden call xenophobic (lol)?

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Japan, India

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50
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What is the latest country to recognize Palestine?

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Trinidad & Tobago

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51
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At what college did police storm the Palestine protests?

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UCLA

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52
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Who was elected as Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands?

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Jeremiah Manele

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53
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What British foreign Secretary has promised 3b pounds annually to Ukraine?

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David Cameron

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54
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The FTC gave what oil company approval to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources?

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Exxonmobil

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The FTC gave ExxonMobil approval to acquire what company?

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Pioneer National Resources

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56
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What is the FTC?

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Federal Trade Commission

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57
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What country banned First Quantum Minerals from mining copper?

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Panama

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58
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Panama banned First Quantum Minerals from mining what element?

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Copper

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59
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In what country did a bus plunge into a ravine?

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Pakistan

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60
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Three Indian men are arrested in Canada for the murder of who?

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Hardeep Singh Nijjar

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61
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In what country were 8 soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice?

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DRC

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62
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What member of parliament from Germany was attacked?

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Matthias Ecke

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63
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What country is Matthias Ecke from?

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Germany

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64
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Who are the champions of LA Liga?

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Real Madrid

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65
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Who eliminated the Miami Heat?

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Boston Celtics

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66
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Who did the Boston Celtics eliminate?

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Miami Heat

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67
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Who eliminated the Orlando Magic?

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Cleveland Cavaliers

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68
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Who did the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminate?

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Orlando Magic

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69
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Who eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks?

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Indiana Pacers

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70
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Who was eliminated by the Indiana Pacers?

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Milwaukee Bucks

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71
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Who eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers?

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The New York Knicks

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72
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Who was eliminated by the New York Knicks?

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Philadelphia 76ers

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73
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Who eliminated the New Orleans Pelicans?

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Oklahoma City Thunder

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74
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Who was eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder?

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New Orleans Pelicans

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75
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Who eliminated the LA Clippers?

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Dallas Mavericks

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76
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Who was eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks?

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LA Clippers

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77
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Who eliminated the Phoenix Suns?

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Minnesota Timberwolves

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78
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Who was eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves?

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Phoenix Suns

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79
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Who eliminated the LA Lakers?

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Denver Nuggets

80
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Who was eliminated by the Denver Nuggets?

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LA Lakers

81
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Who are the Boston Celtics facing in round 2?

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Cleveland Cavaliers

82
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Who are the Cleveland Cavaliers facing in round 2?

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Boston Celtics

83
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Who are the Indiana Pacers facing in round 2?

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New York Knicks

84
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Who are the New York Knicks facing in round 2?

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Indiana Pacers

85
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Who are the Oklahoma City Thunder facing in round 2?

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Dallas Mavericks

86
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Who are the Dallas Mavericks facing in round 2?

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Oklahoma City Thunder

87
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Who are the Minnesota Timberwolves facing in round 2?

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Denver Nuggets

88
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Who are the Denver Nuggets facing in round 2?

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Minnesota Timberwolves

89
Q

Who hosted SNL?

A

Dua Lipa

90
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Who performed on SNL?

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Dua Lipa

91
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What 2 songs did Dua Lipa perform on SNL?

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Illusion, Happy For You

92
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What LOTR and Titanic actor has died?

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Bernard Hill

93
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What character did Bernard Hill play in LOTR?

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Theoden

94
Q

Who is starring in Megalopolis?

A

Adam Driver

95
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Who is directing Megalopolis?

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Francis Ford Coppola

96
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What movie is starring Adam Driver and directed by Francis Ford Coppola?

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Megalopolis

97
Q

What is the name of the latest Star Wars spinoff?

A

The Acolyte

98
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Whose “Gen Z” role will not be recast after their death?

A

Chance Perdomo

99
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What famous person of history’s archive of letter is on sale for $75k?

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Helen Keller

100
Q

Who fought two men in an airport escalator?

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Jim Jones

101
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What golf analyst died?

A

Peter Oosterhuis

102
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Who won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson for golf?

A

Taylor Pendrith

103
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Who won the Insperity Invitational for golf?

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Scott Dunlap

104
Q

Who won the Miami Grand Prix?

A

Lando Norris

105
Q

What is Madonna’s tour called?

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The Celebration tour

106
Q

Who was elected President of Panama?

A

Jose Raul Mulino

107
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Jose Raul Mulino was elected President of what country?

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Panama

108
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Who is the former President of Panama?

A

Ricardo Martinelli

109
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Ricardo Martinelli is the former President of what country?

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Panama

110
Q

What team does Lando Norris drive for?

A

McLaren

111
Q

Who won the 2024 AdventHealth 400?

A

Kyle Larson

112
Q

Who lost the 2024 AdventHealth 400?

A

Chris Buescher

113
Q

A new reactor unit at what power plant in Georgia went into commercial operation?

A

Vogtle

114
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Where is the Vogtle nuclear power plant?

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Georgia

115
Q

The James Webb Telescope captured a high resolution image of which nebula?

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Horsehead Nebula

116
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What constellation is the Horsehead constellation in?

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Orion

117
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What telescope captured the image of Horsehead Nebula?

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James Webb

118
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What city has introduced a 5 euro travel fee?

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Venice

119
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What state is Kristi Noem the governor of?

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South Dakota

120
Q

Bob Bakish stepped down as CEO of what company?

A

Paramount

121
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Who stepped down as CEO of Paramount?

A

Bob Bakish

122
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What company is considering building a 737 plane to compete with Boeing and Airbus?

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Embraer

123
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What organization has decided to lift the ban on LGBTQ+ clergy?

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The United Methodist Church

124
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Who gave up their career as a venture capitalist to compete in cycling?

A

Kristen Faulkner

125
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Kristen Faulkner gave up her career as a venture capitalist to compete in what sport?

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Cycling

126
Q

What author of the New York trilogy died?

A

Paul Auster

127
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What books did Paul Auster write?

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The New York Trilogy

128
Q

What food caused an outbreak of e.coli?

A

Walnuts

129
Q

15000 eSports fans watched a tournament for what game?

A

Dota 2

130
Q

Who asked if Melissa McCarthy used ozempic?

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Barbara Streisand

131
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Who was elected the new first minister of Scotland?

A

John Swinney

132
Q

In what country did a building collapse?

A

South Africa

133
Q

What song was banned in Hong Kong?

A

Glory to Hong Kong

134
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What St. Louis Cardinals player broke their arm after getting hit with bat?

A

Willson Contreras

135
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What MLB team does Willson Contreras play for?

A

St. Louis Cardinals

136
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Whose bat broke Willson Contreras arm?

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J.D. Martinez

137
Q

What book won the Pulitzer for fiction this year?

A

Night Watch, Jayne Anne Phillips

138
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What is Oprah Winfrey’s bookclub pick?

A

Long Island, Colm Toibin

139
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Colm Toibin’s Long Island is a sequel to what book?

A

Brooklyn

140
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Who are the two hosts of the new fashion competition show OMG Fashun?

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Julia Fox, Law Roach

141
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What new show are Julia Fox and Law Roach hosting?

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OMG Fashun

142
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Who won the World Snooker Championship?

A

Kyren Wilson

143
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What for-profit hospital filed for bankruptcy?

A

Steward Health Care

144
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What city in Brazil is experiencing the most of the flooding?

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Rio Grande do Sul

145
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What is the Boy Scouts of America changing its name to by Feb 8, 2025?

A

Scouting America

146
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Following Trinidad and Tobago who is the latest to recognize Palestine?

A

Bahamas

147
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What nonprofit organization has Russia declared as an “undesirable organization”?

A

Freedom House

148
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Who has been cast to star in the new horror movie, The Carpenters Son?

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FKA Twigs, Nicolas Cage

149
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What is the documentary called about the band Blur?

A

To the End

150
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What song did Ariana Grande perform at the MET Gala?

A

Into You

151
Q

Kellyoke this week?

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Sad But True - Metallica

152
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Who performed what song at BBC Radio 1?

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Sunshine - Dua Lipa

153
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What singer announced their first US stadium show?

A

Lana Del Rey

154
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What show is Travis Kelce joining?

A

Grotesquerie

155
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Who eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights?

A

Dallas Stars

156
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Who was eliminated by the Dallas Stars?

A

Vegas Golden Nights

157
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The theme of the MET Gala, Garden of Time, is based on a short story by whom?

A

J. G. Ballard

158
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In a new study, having two copies of what gene variant almost guarantees you will get Alzheimer’s?

A

APOE4

159
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Who is Marjorie Taylor Green trying to remove?

A

Mike Johnson

160
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What Indian airline’s workers are calling in sick in protest of working conditions?

A

Tata

161
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What former President of Fiji has been jailed for a year?

A

Frank Bainimarama

162
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What country is Frank Bainimarama the former President of?

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Fiji

163
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Who is Tunisia’s swimming champ?

A

Ahmed Hafnaoui

164
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What country is Ahmed Hafnaoui from?

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Tunisia

165
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In what country was there a fire at a chemical storage tank?

A

Thailand

166
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Who is the Prime Minister of Armenia?

A

Nikola Pashinyun

167
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What country is Nikola Pashinyun the Prime Minister of?

A

Armenia

168
Q

What congressman died?

A

Pete McCloskey

169
Q

Who was elected as President of North Macedonia?

A

Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova

170
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What country is Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova the President of?

A

North Macedonia

171
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Who beat Bayern to go to the Champions League final?

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Real Madrid

172
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Who stars in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes?

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Freya Allan

173
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What producer for Nirvana and the Pixies died?

A

Steve Albini

174
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What covid vaccine is pulling out of Europe?

A

AstraZeneca

175
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Who will play boxer Christy Martin?

A

Sydney Sweeney

176
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What boxer will Sydney Sweeney play?

A

Christy Martin

177
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What is Lily Gladstone’s new movie?

A

Fancy Dance

178
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What director was sentenced to 8 years in Iran?

A

Mohammad Rasoulof

179
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What is the King Henry VIII movie called?

A

Firebrand

180
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Who is starring in Firebrand?

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Alicia Vikander, Jude Law

181
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Who is the director of Furiosa?

A

George Miller

182
Q

Who stars in Twisters?

A

Glen Powell

183
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What is Chuck Norris’s new movie?

A

Agent Recon

184
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What song did Kate Hudson perform on Howard Stern?

A

Vaseline - Stone Temple Pilots

185
Q

Who performed a cover of Vaseline on Howard Stern?

A

Kate Hudson

186
Q

Who will play Jon Landau in Springsteen biopic?

A

Jeremy Strong

187
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Who performed what song on Fallon?

A

Starburster - Fontaines D. C.

188
Q

Who did the New York Giants sign?

A

Allen Robinson

189
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What NFL team did Allen Robinson sign with?

A

New York Giants

190
Q

A statue of what African American Civil Rights leader was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol?

A

Daisy Bates

191
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Who is Siemens Energy’s new CEO?

A

Vinod Philip

192
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What company is Vinod Philip the new CEO of?

A

Siemens Energy

193
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What new AI model have Google DeepMind researchers announced?

A

AlphaFold 3

194
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Researchers for what organization announced AlphaFold 3?

A

Google Deepmind

195
Q

What is the name of the ship with the Olympic flame?

A

Belem

196
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What is AstraZeneca’s vaccine?

A

Vaxzevria

197
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What Paris Saint-Germain player will leave at the end of 2024?

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Kylian Mbappe

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