Week 06 Flashcards
1
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What is the name of the Brazilian horse that was rescued from a roof during the floods?
A
Caramelo
2
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What city in Sweden was the location of large protests against Israel being in Eurovision?
A
Malmo
3
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In what country is the city Malmo?
A
Sweden
4
Q
What 3 countries did Xi Jinping travel to on his Europe tour?
A
France, Serbia, Hungary
5
Q
What airline went into liquidation after cancelling all of its flights?
A
Air Vanuatu
6
Q
Who won the Presidential election in Chad?
A
Mahammet Idris Deby
7
Q
Who lost the Presidential election in Chad?
A
Prime Minister Succes Masra
8
Q
The US simulated the largest ever mock war games with what country?
A
Philippines
9
Q
Who won the Peabody Award?
A
Bisan Owda, AJ+
10
Q
What award did Bisan receive for her Gaza coverage?
A
Peabody
11
Q
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle are in what country to promote the Invictus Games?
A
Nigeria
12
Q
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle are in Nigeria to promote what?
A
Invictus Games
13
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Who is the Prime Minister designate of Croatia?
A
Andrej Plenkovic
14
Q
Who is the Governor of California?
A
Gavin Newsom
15
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What state is Gavin Newsom the Governor of?
A
California
16
Q
The Supreme Court sided with a music producer in an unauthorized use of their sample in what artists song?
A
Flo Rida
17
Q
The Las Vegas Raiders signed who?
A
Brock Bowers
18
Q
What NFL team did Brock Bowers sign with?
A
Las Vegas Raiders
19
Q
Who did the New Orleans Saints sign?
A
Taliese Fuaga
20
Q
What NFL team did Taliese Fuaga sign with?
A
New Orleans Saints
21
Q
What Hall of Fame defensive back died?
A
Jimmy Johnson
22
Q
What college named a court after retired winningest coach, Tara VanDerveer?
A
Stanford
23
Q
Stanford University named a basketball court after which winningest coach?
A
Tara VanDerveer
24
Q
The Phoenix Suns fired which head coach?
A
Frank Vogel
25
Frank Vogel was the head coach of which NBA team?
Phoenix Suns
26
Who won the NBA MVP award?
Nikola Jokic
27
Who won the men's Italian Open for tennis?
Rafael Nadal
28
What Leafs coach was fired?
Sheldon Keefe
29
What golfer withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship due to a back injury?
Hideki Matsuyama
30
What new LOTR movie will Andy Serkis direct and star in?
The Hunt for Gollum
31
Who plays Gollum?
Andy Serkis
32
Which half of the country duo, Florida Georgia Line, is reintroducing himself as a solo artist?
Brian Kelley
33
What country duo was Brian Kelley a part of?
Florida Georgia Line
34
What country star was posthumously inducted into the songwriter hall of fame?
Cindy Walker
35
What Wonder Woman stunt woman died?
Jeannie Epper
36
What Beach Boys member has a judge determined needs a conservatorship?
Brian Wilson
37
What band was Brian Wilson a part of?
Beach Boys
38
What Black US airman was shot dead by a police officer?
Roger Fortson
39
What Prime Minister did Putin reappoint?
Mikhail Mishustin
40
Lindsay Lohan has whose blessing to play them in a biopic?
Ann-Margeret
41
Who did Ann Margaret give her blessing to play her in a biopic?
Lindsay Lohan
42
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are reuniting 17 years after which reality show?
The Simple Life
43
Where did Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber renew their vows?
Hawaii
44
What actor has joined the Fantastic Four cast?
John Malkovich
45
What Miss USA is stepping down?
Noelia Voigt
46
Who accepted the 2023 Miss USA title retroactively?
Savannah Gankiewicz
47
What state was Miss USA Savannah Gankiewicz representing?
Hawaii
48
Ralph Ineson has been cast in the new Fantastic Four movie to play what planet eating villain?
Galactus
49
Who has been cast to play Galactus in the new Fantastic Four?
Ralph Ineson
50
What is the Amy Winehouse biopic called?
Back to Black
51
Zelensky fired which head of the state guards after assassination attempt revealed?
Serhiy Rud
52
Who finally broke Benfica's 48 game win streak?
Bayer Leverkusen
53
Who is the President of the University of Southern California?
Carol Folt
54
What soccer team does Kylian Mbappe play for?
Paris Saint-Germain
55
India's top court has granted bail to which opposition leader?
Arvind Kejriwal
56
This Prime Minister of Poland vows to increase its border security with Belarus.
Donald Tusk
57
Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister of Poland, vows to increase its border security with what country?
Belarus
58
What Peruvian President's brother has been arrested?
Dina Boluarte
59
Dina Boluarte, the President of what country, has seen her brother arrested?
Peru
60
What Texas representative has been found to be probably guilty of misusing campaign funds?
Troy Nehls
61
What cosmic event caused the Northern Lights to be visible all over the globe?
Solar Storm
62
Union workers at which Las Vegas Hotel went on strike?
Virgin Hotels
63
A statue of who will be unveiled at the Capitol next week?
Billy Graham
64
What was the name of the dog that was rescued by a team repelling down?
Rippy
65
What mathematician, philanthropist and hedge fund creator has died?
James Simons
66
Who is the new coach of the Phoenix Suns?
Mike Budenholzer
67
Mike Budenholzer is the new coach of which NBA team?
Phoenix Suns
68
What pitcher has reached 2000 innings?
Charlie Morton
69
What MLB team does Charlie Morton play for?
Atlanta Braves
70
What Canadian city is getting a WNBA team?
Toronto
71
What games entertainment anchor and interviewer has died?
Sam Rubin
72
What actress is in talks to join the Mandalorian & Grogu movie?
Sigourney Weaver
73
What Eurovision contestant was disqualified?
Joost Klein
74
What country is Eurovision contestant Joost Klein from?
Netherlands
75
Dave Grohl dedicated what Foo Fighters song to Steve Albini?
My Hero
76
Which Bruce Springsteen song will re-release for it's 40th anniversary?
Born in the U.S.A.
77
What singer announced a 2024 "Born in the Wild" tour?
Tems
78
What tennis player was struck in the head by a water bottle?
Novak Djokovic
79
What former first round MLB pick has died?
Sean Burroughs
80
What song did Laufey perform on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
Goddess
81
Who performed their song Goddess on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
Laufey
82
Laufey performed her song Goddess on what late night show?
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
83
Gracie Abrams performed what song on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
Risk
84
Who performed their song Risk on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
Gracie Abrams
85
Gracie Abrams performed her song Risk on what late night show?
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
86
Andra Day performed what song on Jimmy Kimmel Live?
Probably
87
Who performed their song Probably on Jimmy Kimmel Live?
Andra Day
88
Andra Day performed her song Probably on what late night show?
Jimmy Kimmel Live
89
Cage the Elephant performed what song on Jimmy Kimmel Live?
Rainbow
90
Who performed their song Rainbow on Jimmy Kimmel Live?
Cage the Elephant
91
Cage the Elephant performed their song Rainbow on what late night show?
Jimmy Kimmel Live
92
Incubus performed what 2 songs on Jimmy Kimmel Live?
Wish You Were Here, Nice To Know You
93
Who performed their song Wish You Were here on Jimmy Kimmel Live?
Incubus
94
Incubus performed their song Wish You Were here on what late night show?
Jimmy Kimmel Live
95
Grace Cummings performed what song on the Stephen Colbert Show?
A Precious Thing
96
Who performed their song A Precious Thing on the Stephen Colbert Show?
Grace Cummings
97
Grace Cummings performed her song called A Precious Thing on what late night show?
Stephen Colbert
98
Elyanna performed which 2 songs on the Stephen Colbert Show?
Callin' U (Tamally Maak), Mama Eh
99
Who performed their 2 songs, "Callin' U (Tamally Maak)" and "Mama Eh" on the Stephen Colbert Show?
Elyanna
100
What song did the Indigo Girls perform on Late Night with Seth Meyers?
What We Wanna Be
101
Who performed their song What We Wanna Be on Late Night with Seth Meyers?
Indigo Girls
102
What lawyer was arrested by masked Tunisian police?
Sonia Dahmani
103
Which man from Nepal, better known as "Everest Man" has reached the summit for the 29th time?
Kami Rita
104
Where is Kami Rita, better known as "Everest Man" from?
Nepal
105
What is Kami Rita's nickname?
Everest Man
106
Who is Kami Rita's Sherpa?
Pasang Dawa
107
What region in Spain wishes to separate from the country?
Catalonia
108
What Ukrainian boxer won the IBF crown?
Vasily Lomachenko
109
What country is joining South Africa's ICJ case against Israel?
Egypt
110
What senator is facing another corruption trial, this time over gold bars?
Bob Menendez
111
What Republican governor of Vermont is running for a 5th term?
Phil Scott
112
What South Dakota governor has been banned by two more indigenous tribes?
Kristi Noem
113
What Democrat governor of Connecticut has been elected for a 3rd term?
Chris Murphy
114
What state has revealed its new flag?
Minnesota
115
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the border between what two countries?
Mexico, Guatemala
116
Who won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest?
Nemo
117
What country is this year's Eurovision winner, Nemo from?
Switzerland
118
North Macedonia's new president, Gordana Siljenovska Davkova, has reignited tensions with what country?
Greece
119
What Canadian province had to evacuate thousands due to wildfires?
British Colombia
120
What prison has built a kid friendly visitation room?
Rikers Island, New York
121
What Hollywood mentor and "King of the B's" died?
Roger Corman
122
What actress awarded Orville Peck the Vito Russo award?
Jennifer Lawrence
123
Jennifer Lawrence awarded whom the Vito Russo award?
Orville Peck
124
What award did Jennifer Lawrence award Orville Peck?
Vito Russo
125
Who hosted SNL?
Maya Rudolph
126
A brawl broke out at the soccer game of what two teams?
NYCFC, Toronto
127
NYCFC and Toronto played their match at what arena?
BMO Field
128
What former NBA player has been sentenced to 40 months for fraud?
Glen Davis
129
What is the nickname of former NBA player Glen Davis?
Big Baby
130
What NBA team has hired the Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee to be their head coach?
Charlotte Hornets
131
What Boston Celtics assistant coach has been hired as the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets?
Charles Lee
132
Charles Lee, the assistant coach of which NBA team has been hired as the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets?
Boston Celtics
133
What former MLB infielder has died?
Sean Burroughs
134
Nemo won the Eurovision contest for what song?
The Code
135
What Norwegian announcer of Eurovision withdrew from announcing the votes in support of Palestine?
Alessandra Mele
136
Alessandra Mele, the announcer for Eurovision is from what country?
Norway
137
Who won the first round of Lithuania's presidential election?
Gitanas Nauseda
138
Who is Gitanas Nauseda's rival in Lithuania?
Ingrida Simonyte
139
Gitanas Nauseda and Ingrida Simonyte are both running for president of what country?
Lithuania
140
Who is Putin removing as defense minister and reassigning as the Secretary of the Security Council?
Sergei Shoigu
141
Who is replacing Sergei Shoigu as the defense minister of Russia?
Andrei Belousov
142
What former leader of Germany will release their memoir "Freedom" in November?
Angela Merkel
143
What is the title of Angela Merkel's memoir to be released in November?
Freedom
144
What is the name of the small well-built EV made by China?
Segaull
145
What airline has seen a $4.7m profit in 2023?
Emirates
146
What golfer won the Wells Fargo Championship?
Rory McIlroy
147
What golfer won the Founders Cup?
Rose Zhang
148
Who won the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 race at Darlington Raceway?
Brad Keselowski
149
What golfer was not successful at winning their Grand Slam?
Jordan Speith
150
What Seattle Mariners player finally got their first home run of the season?
Julio Rodriguez
151
What MLB team does Julio Rodriguez play for?
Seattle Mariners
152
Which winningest coach for the LA Chargers died?
A.J. Smith
153
What actor was punched in the face in New York?
Steve Buscemi
154
What is Kings of Leon's new album?
Can We Please Have Fun
155
Can We Please Have Fun is the new album of what band?
Kings of Leon
156
What is SIA's new album?
Reasonable Woman
157
Reasonable Woman is what singer's new album?
Sia
158
Apple store employees in what state have voted to authorize a first strike?
Maryland
159
Which star witness for the prosecution in Trump's case is set to take the stand?
Micheal Cohen
160
The Spanish investigation into what singer's tax evasion has been dropped?
Shakira
161
What Australian grocery store has bare shelves after IT problem?
Woolworths
162
What will be the first game of the 2024 NFL season?
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens
163
What outside linebacker did the LA Chargers sign?
Bud Dupree
164
What NFL team did outside linebacker Bud Dupree sign with?
LA Chargers
165
What former Maple Leafs forward died?
Ron Ellis
166
What golfer won the Regions Tradition?
Doug Barron
167
What golfer won the Myrtle Beach Classic?
Chris Gotterup
168
What UFC pioneer died?
Art "One Glove" Jimmerson
169
Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Spring Race at Darlington Raceway?
Justin Allgaier
170
What rapper hyped up the US women's Water Polo olympic team?
Flavor Flav
171
What high profile advertising pioneer died?
Mary Wells Lawrence
172
What stunt woman who was the first to be eaten by Jaws, died in real life?
Susan Backlinie
173
What is the title of Childish Gambino's new album?
Atavista
174
Atavista is the title of what rappers new album?
Childish Gambino
175
Who performed on SNL?
Vampire Weekend
176
What show did Vampire Weekend perform on?
SNL
177
What 2 songs did Vampire Weekend perform on SNL?
Gen-X Cops, Capricorn
178
Childish Gambino's "Atavista" is the finished version of what album?
3.15.20
179
What is the title of Lady Gaga's concert film for HBO and Max?
Gaga Chromatica Ball
180
What is the title of Willow's new album?
empathogen
181
empathogen is the title of what singer's new album?
Willow
182
What is the title of Neil Young & Crazy Horse's new album?
Fu##in'Up
183
Fu##in'Up is the title of what band's new album?
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
184
What 3 actors will strip for charity in "Real Full Monty" special at Fox?
James Van Der Beek, Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs
185
James Van Der Beek, Anthony Anderson & Taye Diggs will strip for charity for what special at Fox?
Real Full Monty
186
What producer of "Monster" died?
Mark Damon
187
What "Mary Tyler Moore Show" writer died?
Bob Ellison
188
What Magnum P.I. actor gave the crew $1000 bonuses?
Tom Selleck
189
What 2 actors will star in the monster movie "Grendel"?
Jeff Bridges, Dave Bautista
190
What actress underwent surgery for a hysterectomy?
Olivia Munn
191
Kim Kardashian threw a themed party for her kid, what was the theme?
Ghostbusters
192
What 'Funniest Man in America' comedian died?
James Gregory
193
A shopping mall in what country has been destroyed by fire?
Poland
194
What party won the election in Catalonia, Spain?
Socialists Party of Catalonia
195
What soccer team has extended its win streak to 50 games?
Bayer Leverkusen
196
Kim Godwin stepped down as president at what network?
ABC
197
Who stepped down as president of ABC?
Kim Godwin
198
GM says it will stop production of what popular model?
Malibu
199
Who is the CEO of Norfolk Southern?
Alan Shaw
200
Boeing delayed the launch of what spacecraft?
Starliner
201
Who is the President of Togo?
Faure Gnassingbe
202
Faure Gnassingbe is the President of what country?
Togo
203
What senior official in Russia is the second to be arrested for corruption?
Yuri Kuznetsov
204
The UN has passed a resolution to mark July 11 as commemoration for the 1995 genocide of what place commited by the Serbians?
Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzagovina
205
Who resigned as co-chair of French Gates?
Melinda French Gates
206
What structure collapsed in Mumbai, killing 14 people?
Billboard
207
A billboard collapsed in what city, killing 14 people?
Mumbai
208
What Australian war crimes whistleblower has been sentenced to 6 years in prison?
David McBride
209
A curfew has been imposed in what city and country in the French Pacific island territory?
Noumea, New Caledonia
210
Who was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Singapore?
Lawrence Wong
211
A monarchy reform activist from what country has died after a month's long hunger strike?
Thailand
212
What ex Ukrainian President criticized the US' delay in aid?
Viktor Yushchenko
213
What legendary Red Sox player was honored by the New York senate?
David Ortiz
214
What will the WNBA team associated with the Golden State Warriors be called?
Valkyries
215
Which Minnesota Timberwolves player was fined $75k for making money gestures?
Rudy Gobert
216
What NBA team does Rudy Gobert play for?
Minnesota Timberwolves
217
What World Cup-winning striker is joining Los Angeles FC?
Olivier Giroud
218
World Cup-winning striker, Olivier Giroud is joining which American soccer team?
Los Angeles FC
219
What player is leaving Manchester United?
Raphael Varane
220
Soccer player Raphael Varane is leaving what team?
Manchester United
221
What Nobel literature winner and short story writer has died?
Alice Munro
222
What grammy winning saxophonist has died?
David Sanborn
223
What are Punxsutawneys children's names?
Shadow, Sunny
224
What company is under investigation for its automated parts?
Waymo
225
What is ChatGPT's new and improved AI?
GPTo
226
Hundreds of what bird were stranded and emaciated along the California coast?
Pelicans
227
What is the top prize at Cannes?
Palme d'Or
228
Who received the Palme d'Or at Cannes?
Meryl Streep
229
Who presented the Palme d'Or at Cannes?
Juliette Binoche, Great Gerwig
230
What is the new Everest movie starring Tom Hiddleston and Willem Defoe called?
Tenzing
231
What movie premiered at Cannes?
The Second Act
232
What rom-com has had an amazing debut on Amazon?
The Idea of You
233
Who will star in the new Barbarella movie?
Sydney Sweeney
234
3 inmates agree to a plea deal in death of what Boston mob boss?
Whitey Bulger
235
A bus carrying migrant workers in what state crashed killing 8?
Florida
236
What army officer resigned in protest over Palestine?
Major Harrison Mann
237
What body of water have orcas been attacking boats?
Strait of Gibralter
238
What Bob Dylan photographer died?
Daniel Kramer
239
What creepy director was found to apparently not defame one of his accusers?
Roman Polanski ew
240
What actor will make their Broadway debut in "Good Night, and Good Luck"?
George Clooney
241
George Clooney will make his Broadway debut in what play?
Good Night, and Good Luck
242
What last surviving member of the Original Limeliters has died?
Alex Hassilev
243
Alex Hassilev was a part of what musical group?
Original Limeliters
244
Who announced their "All Returners Tour"?
Allison Russell
245
Kendrick Lamar released this diss track about Drake and it went No. 1 on Billboard.
Not Like Us
246
What drummer for the Turtles and Jefferson Starship has died?
John Barbata
247
Kellyoke
Trolls - NSync
248
Who are the two new Voice judges?
Micheal Buble, Snoop Dog
249
What is Google's new multimodal AI?
Project Astra
250
What golfer has filed for divorce?
Rory McIlroy
251
What stores stock has sky rocketed?
Game Stop
252
What element has been banned from Russia?
Uranium
253
What is the far right German group?
Alternative for Germany
254
Caitlin Clark lost her first WNBA game to which team?
Connecticut Sun
255
After 20 years, who is finally leaving their post as Prime Minister of Singapore?
Lee Hsein Loong
256
What fashion brand's profits have reduced by 40%?
Burberry
257
What Prime Minister of Slovakia has been shot?
Robert Fico
258
Robert Fico is the Prime Minister of what country?
Slovakia
259
What co-founder of OpenAI is leaving?
Ilya Sutskever
260
What former chief of staff will return to help Biden debate?
Ron Klain
261
Trump and Biden to debate on what network on what day?
CNN, June 27
262
What is the name of the activist with embryos at home?
Lauren Handy
263
What song did Antony Blinken perform for Ukrainian soldiers?
Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
264
What country has outlawed public zoos?
Costa Rica
265
What comedy movie is getting a Broadway show?
Death Becomes Her
266
What Glee actor will return to broadway for "Maybe Happy Ending"?
Darren Criss
267
Darren Criss who plays Blane on Glee will return to what broadway show?
Maybe Happy Ending
268
What is the Bruce Springsteen doc called?
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
269
Keira Knightley to star in a film adaptation of what book?
The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware
270
Who are the indigenous people of New Caledonia?
Kanak
271
Another bus crash in Peru kills 13, including this former congressman?
Edgar Alarcon
272
What country was Edgar Alarcon a former congressman for?
Peru
273
What former head of the Ministry of Defence was arrested in Russia for bribery?
Yuri Vaselievich Kuznetsov
274
Who is the President of Tunisia?
Kais Saied
275
Kais Saied is the President of what country?
Tunisia
276
The supreme court of Kazakhstan sentenced who to 24 years in prison for murdering his wife?
Kuandyk Bishimbayev
277
Kuandyk Bishimbayev is from what country?
Kazakhstan
278
What Russian dissident lost their appeal?
Vladimir Kara-Murza
279
Who won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Darlington Raceway?
Ross Chastain
280
What song did Young Miko perform on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
offline
281
Who performed their song offline on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
Young Miko
282
Who joined Young Miko on stage to perform "offline" on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?
Feid
283
Young Miko performed her song "offline" on what late night show?
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
284
Who performed their song "Slip Slidin' Away" on the Stephen Colbert Show?
Paul Simon
285
Paul Simon performed what song on Stephen Colbert?
Slip Slidin' Away
286
Paul Simon performed "Slip Slidin' Away" on what late night show?
Stephen Colbert
287
Les Savy Fav performed what song on Late Night with Seth Meyers?
World Got Great
288
Who performed their song "World Got Great" on Late Night with Seth Meyers?
Les Savy Fav
289
Les Savy Fav performed their song "World Got Great" on what late night show?
Late Night with Seth Meyers
290
Who won Best Actress at the BAFTAs?
Sarah Lancashire
291
Sarah Lancashire won Best Actress at the BAFTAs for her role in what show?
Happy Valley
292
Who painted King Charles III?
Jonathan Yeo
