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2017 Current Events Trivia

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In 1984, as singer Michael Jackson was earning $1.5 million dollars filming a Pepsi commercial, he had a life-threatening accident. What happened?

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What 18th century British navigator and explorer charted and named many islands of the Pacific Ocean.

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When this volcano, located in the state of Washington, erupted in 1980, it caused forest fires, floods, mud slides, explosions, and spread volcanic ash spread over a wide area. What was the name of this volcano?

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The Million Man March brought 400,000 African-American men together in 1995 for speeches urging them to shoulder the responsibilities of raising families. Where was this event held, and which radical person organized it?

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According to Christian beliefs, Halloween falls the evening before which holiday?

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When Louise Brown was born in London on July 25, 1978, she was the world's first baby that... what?

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The unofficial theme song to George Bush's 1988 presidential campaign was a Grammy-Award winning song with an inspirational title. What song?

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In April, 1990, former enemies signed a cease-fire agreement ending an eight-year civil war in which North American country?

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During the height of Michael Jackson's reign as king of pop, and shortly after the fall of the iron curtain, young fans in which Eastern European country considered Michael to be almost a God?

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Outside this apartment building in New York City, on December 8th, 1980, a deranged fan murdered John Lennon. Who was this person, and which apartment building?

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January 1996, one of the world's most revered opera houses burned down; Verdi, Rossini, Wagner, and Stravinsky had premiered many of their works here. In which city was this fire?

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In what year and location did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his speech: "I Have a Dream"?

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Which U.S. President negotiated the Camp David accords that lead to a signed peace treaty between Egypt and Israel?

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What did Newton Minow, the chairman of the federal communications commission, describe in 1961 as "a vast wasteland"?

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Which dangerous drug, whose generic name was originally a trade name, was first developed in Germany in 1898?