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1.Which of the following families own Purdue Pharma, a company currently in the midst of a series of lawsuits relating to its claims that OxyContin was a safe drug for those seeking relief from pain?
Shanghvi family
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Johnson family
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Sackler family
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Sandoz family
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2.Which of the following women became the first athlete to make it on the Forbes' Richest Self Made Women list?
Lindsey Vonn
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Venus Williams
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Serena Williams
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Mia Hamm
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3.Which state is the first to ban cat declawing?
New York
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Texas
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California
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Colorado
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4.Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation introduced by Texas Rep. Matt Krause (R-Fort Worth) in June 2019, referring to it as a 'common sense.' House Bill 234 protects which of the following?
private property from forced annexation
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children's lemonade stands on private property
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monuments and memorials located on state property
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electric scooter rental and usage on city sidewalks
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5.Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, also owe oil and gas company Comstock Resources, Inc. Comstock announced the $2.2 purchase of what Dallas-based company in June 2019?
Baker Hughes
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Covey Park Energy
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Main Street Energy Company
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Gulf-Tex Energy
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6.Which of the following "Jeopardy!" stars broke
the record for the most single-game winnings?
This person almost beat Ken Jennings' cash
winnings record.
Jason Mangano
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Emma Boettcher
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James Holzhauer
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Adam Stone
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7.Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2789 into law in May 2019. This law bans which of the following in the state of Texas?
red light cameras
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running an unlicensed lemonade stand on public property
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sending unsolicited nude photographs
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cultivating or processing industrial hemp
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8.In June 2019, Wayne Christian was unanimously voted to replace Christi Craddick
as chairman of what Texas state agency? Craddick resigned after accusations of financial ties to oil and gas companies.
Texas Real Estate Commission
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Texas Railroad Commission
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Texas Workforce Commission
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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9.In a move that could end in conflict over
mineral rights, Turkey commenced with a
second drilling operation off of the northern
coast of what country?
Bulgaria
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Georgia
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Greece
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Cyprus
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10.Over 500 of what endangered species died of a
mass poisoning in Botswana?
ostriches
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elephants
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African wild dogs
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white-backed vultures
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11.Which state governor approved the
deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to
the U.S.-Mexico border to help with federal
security endeavors?
Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico
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Gavin Newsom of California
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Greg Abbott of Texas
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Doug Ducey of Arizona
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12.Anti-Russia demonstrations in which country
have resulted in hundreds of injuries? Russia
placed flight restrictions on this country in
response, and tensions have remained high
since the 2008 war involving the Abkhazia and
South Ossetia provinces.
Armenia
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Georgia
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Russia
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Turkey
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13.In June 2019, Jared Kushner held a meeting in
Manama, Bahrain, to introduce a $50 million
plan to promote economic growth and peace
between what nations?
Israel and Palestine
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Saudi Arabia and Yemen
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Saudi Arabia and Syria
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Turkey and Kurdistan
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14.In June 2019, NATO implored what country to
destroy new land-based missiles that it says
breaks the terms set by the 1987
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty?
Russia
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China
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Turkey
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Iran
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15.China suspended meat imports from what
country after officials discovered major quality
concerns and false health certificates?
the United States
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Australia
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Canada
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India
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16.Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that will
make what crime a felony if more than 10
people are victims?
mail theft
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vandalism
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reckless driving
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stalking
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17.A massive wildfire in what country was most
likely caused by a mound of manure that self-
ignited during the European heat wave in June
2019?
Portugal
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Germany
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Spain
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France
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18.An agreement was made to share power over
the council of what country after protesters
demanded the military-run government give
control to civilians? President Omar al-Bashir
was removed from office in a military coup in
April of 2019.
Somalia
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Sudan
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Uganda
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Syria
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19.German defence minister Ursula von der
Leyen and IMF director Christine Lagarde are
both nominated to be the first female
presidents of which institutions?
NATO and World Bank
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European commission and European Central Bank
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World Health Organization and European Free Trade Association
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World Trade Organization and United Nations Security Council
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20.Which company withdrew their special edition
product featuring the Betsy Ross flag after
receiving criticism that it promoted a symbol
used by white nationalists?
Ralph Lauren
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Levi Strauss & Co.
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Nike
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Adida
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21.Who resigned as head of the Indian National
Congress party after accepting liability for its
recent loss to the Bharatiya Janata Party?
Rahul Gandhi
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Amit Shah
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Varun Gandhi
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Narenda Modi
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22.In July 2019, what country classified an
incident involving a disastrous and deadly fire
aboard one of its submarines as highly
confidential after concerns of a possible
radiation leak?
India
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Russia
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Iran
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China
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23.Businesses from what country have been
blamed for disregarding safety regulations and
inspections, resulting in many deaths and a
building collapse, in their pursuit of industrial
expansion in Sihanoukville, Cambodia?
Thailand
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China
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India
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Vietnam
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24.After withdrawing from the International
Whaling Commission, which country has
resumed commercial whaling despite 30 years
of conserving the species?
Iceland
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China
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Japan
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Canada
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25.Parks and schools across Europe have closed
to allow specialists to remove what invasive
species that has increased dramatically from
last year? Its toxic hairs cause skin irritation
and allergic reactions.
Japanese knotweed
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oak processionary caterpillars
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termites
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asp caterpillars
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26.Mississippi had to close all of its beaches in
July 2019 due to what?
harmful algae bloom
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oil tanker spill
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flesh-eating bacteria
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tropical storm
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27.Carrie Lam announced in July 2019 that the
extradition bill which triggered many protests
in what location was dead and a "total
failure"?
Hong Kong
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Tibet
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Taiwan
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China
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28.Which Texas billionaire and two-time
presidential candidate died at the age of 89 in
July 2019?
George McGovern
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Al Gore
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Ross Perot
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Hubert Humphrey
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29.The Organization for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons has a new team assigned
to investigate chemical weapons attacks that
have not yet been solved in what region or
country?
Kurdistan
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Afghanistan
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Iraq
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Syria
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30.What country's aquisition of Russian missile
defense systems could lead to U.S. sanctions
against the country, a NATO ally, causing
concern for the Western alliance?
Turkey
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Montenegro
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Slovakia
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Romania
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31.Alex Acosta resigned from what position after
criticism of his handling of a secret case
involving Jeffrey Epstein and the sex trafficking
of minors in 2008?
U.S. Commissioner of Federal Trade Commission
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U.S. Labor Secretary
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U.S. Secretary for International Trade
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce
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32.In July 2019, what celebrity was charged with
18 federal counts that include racketeering
sexual exploitation of children and
kidnapping?
Kevin Spacey
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R. Kelly
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Harvey Weinstein
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Nelly
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33.The president of what country authorized an anti-sexual harassment law called the "Safe Spaces Act" that will outlaw catcalling and
sexist comments?
the Phillipines
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Peru
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China
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India
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34.Why did protesters march and request the
resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo
Rosselló?
a scandal involving a celebrity affair
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allegations of misconduct from female coworkers
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leaked sexist and homophobic text messages
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a taped recording of him accepting bribes from an interest group
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35.In July 2019, Democrats called on the Federal
Trade Commission and the FBI to investigate
the information safeguards in place to protect
consumer privacy due to concerns over what?
the Russian-based FaceApp
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the Experian data breach
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the Fortnite hacking episode
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Facebook data privacy
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36.In July 2019, Russia and China deployed their
first joint air patrol consisting of bombers and
jet fighters. This drew warning shots from
which country?
North Korea
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Japan
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South Korea
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the Phillipines
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37.Two police officers in Gretna, Louisiana, were
fired for recommending on Facebook that
which member of the U.S. Congress should be
shot?
Steve Scalise
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Ilhan Omar
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Mitch McConnell
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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38.Baytown, Texas, residents were warned to stay indoors in July 2019 to avoid exposure to what?
smoke from an ExxonMobil refinery fire
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poor air quality due to smog
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above average summer temperatures
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fumes from an overturned chemical truck
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39.President Donald Trump reportedly offered
what country's leader U.S. help with their
raging forest fires?
China
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Iceland
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Russia
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Greenland
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40.After experiencing over 620 fatalities in 2019,
the Philippines declared an epidemic of which
of the following diseases?