(CI&E) Practice Packet: T-1

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1. Who founded WikiLeaks, a controversial whistleblower agency, and was sentenced to 50 weeks in a British prison for violating the conditions of their bail?
Julian Assange
Edward Snowden
Kristinn Hrafnsson
Chelsea Manning
2. Facebook announced the debut of Libra, a new system which is slated to fully launch in 2020. Which of the following best describes Libra?
an online dating platform
a digital polling service
a 'fake news' reporting agency
a global cryptocurrency
3. Which of the following cities became the first in the U.S. to ban government use of facial recognition technology?
Los Angeles
New York City
Washington, D.C.
San Francisco
4. Who replaced Patrick Shanahan as acting U.S.secretary of defense in June 2019? Prior to taking on this position, he served as the secretary of the U.S. Army.
Jim Mattis
Ryan McCarthy
Mark Esper
William Barr
5. The Supreme Court ruled against the inclusion of what type of question in the 2020 census?
citizenship
ethnicity
political affiliation
household relationship`
6. Kendrick Castillo gave his life to protect fellow classmates from an active shooter at a charter school in which state?
Illinois
Texas
Colorado
New York
7. Legislation banning which of the following was signed into law by Governor Bryan Kemp (R) of Georgia in May 2019?
"discriminatory" abortions
abortions conducted after 28 weeks of pregnancy
abortions conducted after detection of a fetal heartbeat
abortions conducted after 20 weeks of pregnancy
8. Which of the following bills was signed into law in Texas in July 2019 and is known as the "Save Chick-fil-A" bill? It was filed by Senator Bryan Hughes.
SB 90
SB 2
SB 1978
SB 22
9. Which of the following companies is in the midst of lawsuits relating to its claims that OxyContin was a safe drug for those seeking relief from pain? This company is owned by the Sackler family.
Pfizer
Insys Therapeutics
Teva
Purdue Pharma
10. Which of the following became the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage in May 2019?
Singapore
China
Vietnam
Taiwan
11. A Facebook facility located in Menlo Park, California evacuated multiple buildings when a package initially tested positive for which of the following dangerous substances in early July 2019?
ricin
both A and B
sarin
anthrax
12. Lilium, a company based in Germany, announced plans to debut which of the following technologies 'by 2025'?
the first water-fueled car
the first electric air taxi
the first nuclear-powered vehicle
the first gyroscopic vehicle
13. Which of the following was true of global first-quarter dividend payouts?
They experienced a slight drop.
They hit a record-high.
They hit a record-low.
They remained the same.
14. Which of the following billionaires plans to pay off the student loans of every 2019 Morehouse College graduate? This person is the richest African American in the United States.
David Steward
Michael Jordan
Robert F. Smith
Oprah Winfrey
15. Which children's television show featured a same-sex wedding in the premiere episode of its 22nd season? This episode, which debuted in May 2019, was not broadcasted by Alabama Public Television
"Sesame Street"
"Arthur"
"Spongebob Squarepants"
"Power Rangers"
16. Which of the following best describes Huawei
a telecommunications company
an oil company
an investment
an energy company
17. In May 2019, which of the following candidates won reelection to the presidency in Indonesia? His reelection sparked protests in Jakarta
Prabowo Subianto
Jacob Zuma
Peter Mutharika
Joko Widodo
18. In May 2019, what controversial change to the SAT was introduced by the College Board?
Adversity Score
IQ Testing
Weighted High School GPA
Diversity Score
19. The series finale of what television show sparked major backlash and a petition for an alternate ending? The final episode broke HBO's record for the highest viewer ratings.
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Vikings"
"Game of Thrones"
"Westworld"
20. By fall of 2020, which Texas university will offer full scholarships to in-state students whose annual family income is $65,000 or less?
Baylor University
Texas Tech University
Univerity of Texas-Austin
Texas A&M University
21. Officials from which Texas city stated that President Donald Trump owes $569,204 for a rally held there in February 2019?
Lubbock
Houston
Dallas
El Paso
22. Who won the presidential election in Malawi in May 2019?
Saulos Chilima
Lazarus Chakwera
Cyril Ramaphosa
Peter Mutharika
23. Per Senate Bill 535, Texans will now be permitted to carry licensed handguns in which of the following places? This bill was filed by Senator Donna Campbell.
public schools
hotels
government buildings
places of worship
24. A stainless steel sculpture titled "Rabbit" sold for $91 million, making it the most expensive piece by a living artist sold at an auction to date. Which of the following artists is its creator?
Anish Kapoor
Richard Serra
David Hockney
Jeff Koons
25. Which American city became the first in the country to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms?
Portland
Seattle
Oakland
Denver
26. Jokha Alharthi of Oman became the first Arabic-language author to win which of the following awards?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Nobel Prize for Literature
Man Booker International Prize
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
27. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that the debut of the design of a $20 bill featuring which historical figure would be pushed back from 2020 to 2028?
Sojourner Truth
Lucretia Mott
Harriet Tubman
Eleanor Roosevelt
28. Which state became the first to legalize human composting in May 2019?
Washington
Oregon
Louisiana
California
29. The wreckage of the last American slave ship, Clotilda, was found off the coast of which state?
South Carolina
Alabama
New York
Florida
30. Best Friends Animal Society named which of the following as the first "no kill" state for shelter animals in the U.S.?
California
Illinois
Delaware
Oregon
31. Philanthropist David Booth pledged to donate $10 million to the University of Texas to assist in the construction of the giant Magellan Telescope located in what country? The telescope will be in one of the driest and highest places on the planet.
Egypt
India
Chile
Peru
32. In the world's largest election with over 900 million eligible voters, the prime minister of what country was reelected in May 2019?
India
China
Singapore
Japan
33. Which British politician resigned from their post as prime minister in June 2019 due to the ongoing Brexit controversy?
Jeremy Hunt
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Angela Merkel
34. In May 2019, President Donald Trump sent 1,500 U.S. troops to the Middle East as a defensive measure after meeting with intelligence officials who blamed what country/entity for recent attacks on oil tankers outside the UAE?
al-Qaida
Islamic State
Iraq
Iran
35. In May 2019, citing a national emergency due to strained relations between the U.S. and Iran, whose advice did President Donald Trump ignore upon his approval of $8 billion in weapons sales to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates?
Pentagon Officials
Secretary of Dfense Patrick Shanahan
the United Nations
Congress
36. Swedish student Greta Thunberg called for youth across the world to hold Friday demonstrations demanding which of the following?
action on climate change
action on poverty
legislation regarding child immunization
legislation regarding gun violence
37. Why did Texas House Bill 1139, a bill that would have ensured individuals determined to have intellectual disabilities could not be given the death penalty,fail to be signed into law?
A key deadline was missed
It was voted out in the senate
none of the above
It was vetoed out by the governor
38. Which of the following companies was the first major Hollywood studio that vowed to boycott Georgia if the state implements its newly signed abortion legislation?
Warner Brothers Pictures
Netflix
Paramount Pictures
20th Century Fox
39. Who organized the first privately-funded international border wall currently under construction on the U.S.-Mexico border?
Steve Bannon
Jeff Allen
Brian Kolfage
Kris Kobach
40. Who resigned from his position as Texas secretary of state in May 2019 after a scandal regarding citizenship checks?
Joe Esparza
Ken Paxton
Dan Patrick
David Whitley
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