Question 1
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On Mar. 8, 2014 a plane from this airline travelling to this location crashed and still has not been recovered. International teams are still looking for which flight?
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Malaysia Airlines, Beijing, M370
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Malaysia Airlines, The Hague, M378
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Quantas, Sydney, M380
Question 2
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In Dec. a school in which country was attacked by the Taliban and over 180 students and teachers were killed?
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Pakistan
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India
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Afghanistan
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Syria
Question 3
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Over the summer an outbreak of Ebola made world headlines for its deadly toll in all of these countries EXCEPT:
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Tanzania
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Sierra Leone
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Liberia
Question 4
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At the end of 2013 and throughout 2014, which country invaded the Eastern portion of a former Soviet state furthering a decades long conflict between two nations?
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Russia, Ukraine
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Russia, Chechnya
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Ukraine, Russia
Question 5
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Which of these iconic celebrities and world figures passed away in 2014?
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Joan Rivers, Pete Seeger, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Shirley Temple, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Casey Kasem, Maya Angelou, Robin Williams
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Bob Woodward, Suzanne Collins, Nelson Mandela, Alex Salamond, Seamus Heaney, Harper Lee, Syvlia Plath, Benazir Bhutto
Question 6
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Which team won the World Cup this year and where was the most popular sporting event in the world played?
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Germany, Brazil
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Spain, Argentina
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U.S.A, Korea
Question 7
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On April 16, a ferry from this Asian country capsized and killed 290 people on board.
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South Korea
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North Korea
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Japan
Question 8
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Beginning in June, this Islamic militant group began a campaign in Northern Iraq, drawing international attention to the civil war in Syria and to Iraq's shaky government and infrastructure.
Question 9
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Operation Protective Edge was launched against this unrecognized state of 2.4 million residents resulting in 2,100 deaths by this world power.
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Palestine, Israel
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Israel, Syria
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Crimea, Russia
Question 10
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This agency released its "Fifth Report" which warned over serious environmental damages if warming trends continue on Planet Earth.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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World Health Organization
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Environmental Protection Agency
Question 11
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President Obama announced the reopening of diplomatic relations with which country in December?
Question 12
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230 school girls from which country were kidnapped from their school by Islamic Militants Boko Haram?
Question 13
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Which film won best picture at the 2014 Academy Awards?
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"12 Years A Slave"
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"Dallas Buyers Club"
Question 14
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In July, a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager causing months of protest nation wide in which town?
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Ferguson, Missouri
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St. Louis, Missouri