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Question	Answer	% Correct
American journalist Steve Kroft retired from what major news program after reporting almost 500 stories and celebrating 50 years as the network's longest-tenured reporter?	"60 Minutes"	100%
Actor Wes Studi will be the first Native American to receive what honorary reward? Marion Brando declined this award in 1973.	an Academy Award	100%
Wildfires north and south of which Alaskan city prompted Governor Michael Dunleavy to issue a disaster declaration for both the Matanuska Susitna Borough and Kenai Peninsula Borough? Alaska is in the midst of an extended fire season.	Anchorage	100%
Women in Japan have established the #KuToo movement which is best described as which of the following?	a protest against sexist dress codes	100%
Texas teacher Georgia Clark of Fort Worth was fired for posting a series of tweets related to which of the following matters?	asking the president to remove illegal students	100%
Which state will be the first to gather prosecutor data in order to investigate racial bias against minorities? "It is part of an effort to try to understand what disparities msy or may not exist," said state Senator Gary Winfield.	Connecticut	100%
Dennis Bonnen, the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, is under investigation for allegations relating to a meeting with the CEO of which of the following groups?	Empower Texans	100%
In July 2019, the National Institutes of Health announced that it would be changing the requirements for obtaining government funding for which of the following types of research?	fetal tissue	100%
The World Health Organization removed which of the following from its list of mental disorders in May 2019?	"gender identity disorder"	100%
Authorities ruled that which of the following sparked the Ranch Fire? Taking the number of acres burned into account, this event stands as the biggest wildfire in the state of California's history.	hammering a metal stake	100%
Targeted by a U.S. trade ban because of alleged security breaches, what Chinese company filed a lawsuit against the U.S. in May 2019?	Huawei	100%
Fores announced that which of the following entertainers became the first billionaire rapper?	Jay-Z	100%
Which former U.S. president received tenure at at Emory University and became the first tenured faculty member with a Nobel Prize?	Jimmy Carter	100%
Who resigned from their post as British ambassador to the U.S. after some documents critical of the Trump administration leaked in July 2019?	Kim Darroch	100%
The historic Notre Dame Cathedral was the site of a catastrophic fire in April 2019. French health officials are now recommending that children and pregnant women in Paris are screened for which of the following?	lead exposure	100%
After blocking the selection of a Supreme Court Justice by the Obama administration in 2016 due to it being an election year, who stated in 2019 that if the same were to happen in 2020, it would be allowed and the position filled because the GOP holds the Senate Majority?	Mitch McConnell	100%
On June 1, 2019, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1631. This law bans which of the following in the state of Texas?	red light cameras	100%
In June 2019, which which Texas city functioned as a resource center for hundreds of African migrants seeking asylum from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Cameroon?	San Antonio	100%
Which of the following figures resigned from their post as White House press secretary in July 2019 and has accepted a position as a Fox News Contributor?	Sarah Huckabee Sanders	100%
President Donald Trump bypassed Congress and approved an arms deal that would allow which country to build bomb parts via U.S. bomb-making technology?	Saudi Arabia	100%
Governor Greg Abott signed Senate Bill 11 into law on June 6, 2019. This legislation addresses which of the following?	school safety measures	100%
Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress was elected to serve as the president of what country in May 2019?	South Africa	100%
Which of the following countries sent 69 containers full of trash back to Canada aboard the MV Bavaria in May 2019 after withdrawing its ambassadors and consuls stationed there over the disputed rubbish?	the Phillippines	100%
Senate Bill 21 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in early June 2019. This legislation raises the minimum age to purchase which of the following products?	tobacco	100%
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees voted to return a $21.5 million donation by Hugh Culverhouse Jr. after he did what?	urged a boycott of the university over the Alabama abortion law	100%
A mass shooting in which 12 lives were lost prompted Governor Ralph Northam to call for gun control legislation in what state?	Virginia	100%
Elisa Carillo became the first Mexican woman to receive the Prix Benois de la Danse. This prestigious honor is awrded to which of the following?	ballet dancers	50%
Hank Whitman retired on June 30, 2019. Whitman served as the head of which of the following Texas agencies?	Child Welfare Agency	50%
Which state became the first in the U.S. to institute a cap on insulin co-pays?	Colorado	50%
U.S. Under Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes made headlines when he referred to liquefied natural gas by what phrase in a U.S. Department of Energy news release?	"freedom gas"	50%
Mark Morgan became the acting director of which agency in May 2019?	Immigration and Customs Enforcement	50%
Which Republican congressman published a barrage of 25 tweets in May 2019 that criticized William Barr's assessment of Robert Mueller's report and stated President Donald Trump had made impeachable offenses?	Justin Amash	50%
Which wealthy philanthropist signed the Giving Pledge in a commitment to donate more than half of their $36.6 billion fortune in May 2019?	MacKenzie Bezos	50%
In June 2019, dozens of Dogon villagers lost theirs lives in a massacre that took place in what country? Though those responsible have not been identified, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said,"This country cannot be led by a cycle of revenge and vendetta."	Mali	50%
Circuit court Judge Michael F. Stelzer's May 31, 2019, ruling temporarily prevented which state from closing its last abortion clinic?	Missouri	50%
Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1518 into law in May 2019. Per this legislation, underage Texans will join minors from 18 other states who are no longer able to purchase which of the following?	over-the-counter cough medicines	50%
Violent suppression of protesters led the African Unions to suspend which of the following nations in June 2019?	Sudan	50%
The U.S. House Judiciary committee announced plans to begin an antitrust investigation examining which of the following industries on June 3, 2019?	technology	50%
Legislation extending the life of which state agency was not passed during the 86th Legislature? It was later extended by executive order.	Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners	50%
In May 2019, the Chosun Ibo published an unverified report stating that five members of what group had been executed in North Korea after being accused of spying for the U.S.?	the North Korean nuclear envoy to the U.S.	50%