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This week, the leaders of the world's seven largest economies met in France for a yearly summit.
... [Show More] This group is known by what name? - CORRECT ANSWER G7
What city, which is preparing to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, is known as a "city of waterways"? - CORRECT ANSWER Tokyo
What country has threatened to intervene and prevent riots in a Special Administrative Region where large protests have been held for months? - CORRECT ANSWER China
Name the current capital of Indonesia, where overpumping of groundwater has caused so much sinking that the country plans to move its capital to Borneo. - CORRECT ANSWER Jakarta
Heat index is a measurement of relative humidity combined with what? - CORRECT ANSWER air temperature
In a closely watched U.S. legal decision, a district county judge fined Johnson & Johnson $572 million for its role in what crisis? - CORRECT ANSWER Opioid Epidemic
Name the publication that provides long-range weather predictions and expects this winter to be a "polar coaster" for much of the U.S. - CORRECT ANSWER Farmers' Almanac
As Hurricane Dorian approaches the mainland U.S., forecasters say it's most likely to make landfall in what state over Labor Day weekend? - CORRECT ANSWER Florida
What nation, a "land of fire and ice," has become one of the most popular countries in the world for adventure tourism (or adventure travel)? - CORRECT ANSWER Iceland
What nation has issued a 60-day ban on using fire to clear land, as international efforts continue to control wildfires in the Amazon Rainforest? - CORRECT ANSWER Brazil
What name, a Greek letter, did the World Health Organization give to a new mutation (or variant) of Covid-19 that was recently identified in South Africa? - CORRECT ANSWER Omicron
What two-word term has been used to describe the annual shopping and sports mayhem in Philadelphia and the time when U.S. retailers typically show a profit? - CORRECT ANSWER Black Friday
What Caribbean island nation officially became a republic this week after replacing Queen Elizabeth II's ceremonial role with that of a new president? - CORRECT ANSWER Barbados
The country named in answer 3 was settled in 1627 by what nation, from which the island gained its independence in 1966? - CORRECT ANSWER Britain
The CEO of what company stepped down this week, after having co-founded the business and led it from 2006-2008 and from 2015-2021? - CORRECT ANSWER Social Media - Twitter
What two-word term was first used in 2005 to describe a spike in a specific type of shopping that took place four days after Thanksgiving? - CORRECT ANSWER Cyber Monday
The U.S. Federal Reserve says problems with the supply chain are threatening to lengthen the rise in prices of goods and services, which is known by what one-word term? - CORRECT ANSWER Inflation
In an effort to better protect the animals, conservationists in Africa recently relocated 30 members of what large species of rhinoceros? - CORRECT ANSWER Northern White Rhinos
A standoff between NATO and Russia concerns events surrounding what Eastern European nation, which has experienced an armed conflict since 2014? - CORRECT ANSWER
Because of a dispute between owners and players, what has just occurred in Major League Baseball for the first time since the 1994 and 1995 seasons? - CORRECT ANSWER [Show Less]