Questions and Answers about
United States
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in PoliticsMassachusetts was the first state on the East Coast to permit recreational cannabis sales. Which is the second?
Answer: New Jersey is the second state on the East Coast to fully authorize sales of cannabis to all adults. On Apr. 11, 2022, New Jersey gave seven medical-marijuana companies approval to start selling their products to all adults in 13 individual dispensaries scattered throughout the state, including several within a half-hour drive of New York…
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in ArtsThe famous New York “Whitney” is a Museum for what?
Answer: New York’s The Whitney’s full name is the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney Biennial in New York runs from Apr. 6 to Sept. 5, 2022, and features 63 artists and collectives.
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When did lynching become a federal crime in the US?
Answer: On March 29, 2022, President Biden signed a bill making lynching a federal crime for the first time in the United States. The law is named for Emmett Till, the Black boy murdered in Mississippi in 1955. The anti-lynching movement first introduced legislation to criminalize lynching in 1935, but it was repeatedly blocked more…
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in PoliticsWho was the first woman to serve as the US Secretary of State?
Answer: Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, died of cancer on March 23, 2022, at 84. Albright served in that role from 1997 to 2001. She fled the Nazis as a child with her family from her native Czechoslovakia to London during World War II and was raised a Roman Catholic. Still,…
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in AnimalsWhat is the Joro spider?
Answer: Jorō spiders, or Trichonephila clavata, are Japanese spiders with colorful yellow, blue and red markings that measure three inches (8 cm) in length. Jorō spiders are venomous but pose little to no threat to humans._x000D_
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in PoliticsAccording to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, who are the “corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime”?
Answer: On his first state of the union address, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. was launching a task force to go after Russian oligarchs in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. He called the oligarchs “corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime.” “We are coming for your ill-begotten…
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in TVWhat’s the longest-running children’s animated series on American television?
Answer: Arthur – the longest-running children’s animated series on American television – ended its 25 years and more than 250 episodes run on PBS on Feb. 21, 2022. The series’s final episode provides viewers a glimpse of what Arthur and his friends grow up to be. The Arthur characters will live on in a new…
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in PoliticsWhy is former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández wanted by the US?
Answer: Honduran authorities detained former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández on Feb. 15, 2022, to potentially face extradition and drug charges in the United States. Hernández, who led the country for eight years and stepped down less than a month ago, is wanted for taking part in a “violent drug-trafficking conspiracy” that since 2004 has…
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in TechnologyWhat’s an adaptive driving beam (ADB) system?
Answer: Adaptive driving beam (ADB) systems are glare-free high beam headlights designed to Increase safety by dimming individual LED lamps. Camera sensors and computers help to focus the beams on darkness and lower the intensity of the light beams if there’s oncoming traffic. The headlights, commonly used in Europe, will become legal in the US…
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in PoliticsAccording to Russia, it’s “absolutely mandatory” that which country “never, never, ever” becomes a NATO member?
Answer: After hours of negotiations between the US Deputy Secretary of State and Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister in Geneva on Jan. 10, 2022, Russia’s lead negotiator insisted that it was “absolutely mandatory” that Ukraine “never, never, ever” becomes a NATO member. His American counterpart argued that the US “will not allow anyone to slam closed…
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in ScienceWhat’s a “flue effect”?
Answer: Flue effect, also known as stack effect or chimney effect, is when heated air rises in a shaft, like the one created by two open doors at the Jan. 10, 2022, Bronx fire. Seventeen people were killed from inhaling smoke pouring through a malfunctioning door and spreading up to the top of the 19-story…
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in PoliticsAccording to US President Joe Biden, who’s “holding a dagger” at the throat of American democracy?
Answer: In a speech to mark the first anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, US President Joe Biden declared Donald Trump was “holding a dagger” at the throat of American democracy. Biden said that Trump “rallied the mob to attack,” then did nothing to stop the ensuing lethal violence. Watch the speech.
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in FoodWhere is Gruyere cheese traditionally made?
Answer: Gruyere cheese has been made in the Gruyere region of Switzerland since the early 12th century._x000D_
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in BusinessOil companies like Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and BP saw what in 2021?
Answer: The largest oil and gas companies, including Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and BP, made a combined $174bn in profits in the first nine months of 2021, as gasoline prices climbed in the US, according to a new report provided exclusively to the Guardian. More answers inside!
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in PlacesIn New York City, what are “Overdose Prevention Centers” (OPCs)?
Answer: The privately run “Overdose Prevention Centers” (OPCs) are New York City’s supervised drug injection sites, meant to reduce deadly overdoses in the city. The OPCs provide a monitored place for drug users where an antidote can be served if needed. Also known as safer consumption spaces, they exist in Canada, Australia, and Europe and…
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in PoliticsIs Matthew McConaughey running for Texas governor in 2022?
Answer: About two weeks before the candidate filing deadline for the Texas primary, Matthew McConaughey, 52, posted a video on Twitter and Instagram on Nov. 29, 2021, stating that a run for Texas governor is “a path that I’m choosing NOT to take at this moment.”
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in HistoryWho was Bill Clinton running against in the 1996 US Presidential elections?
Answer: In the 1996 US Presidential elections, Bill Clinton won against Republican icon Bob Dole. On Dec. 5, 2021, Dole passed away after being treated for stage 4 lung cancer.
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in AnimalsWhat’s connecting Bella, Luna, Lucy, and Daisy?
Answer: According to the annual Rover survey, Bella, Luna, Lucy, and Daisy are the top four most popular female dog names in the US in 2021. Number five this year is Zoe, which didn’t make the top ten in 2020.
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President Joe Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024. How old will he be?
Answer: Joe Biden was born on Nov. 20, 1942. He already became the oldest person elected president in 2020, when he was 78-years-old. In 2024 he’ll be running for office at 82.
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in PopWho founded the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas?
Answer: The 30-year-old Houston native Travis Scott founded the Astroworld Festival in 2018. Get the facts.