CNN 10 - September 13

Name the militant group that took control of Afghanistan in 1996 and remains a powerful force there despite being toppled by a U.S. led War on Terror in 2001? The were also responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the U.S.

• Boko Haram

• Al Qaeda and the Taliban

• Hezbollah

A recent study detected a significant amount of DNA from eels, but no plesiosaurs or monsters, in what famous lake?

• Lake Michigan

• Lake Tahoe

• Loch Ness

What nation's attempt to soft-land a spacecraft on the moon apparently failed about a mile above the moon's surface, though the orbiter or shuttle sent there is still doing it's job?

• India

• United States

• Russia

What nation was recently struck by Typhoon Faxai, which passed over the country's capital and knocked out power for almost a million households?

• Canada

• Argentina

• Japan

What U.S. president addressed the nation on September 11, 2001 with a message of sympathy, resolve, and warning to anyone who supported the terrorist attacks of that day?

• Jimmy Carter

• George W. Bush

• Donald Trump

What nation is considering dumping radioactive water at sea, following years of using it to cool a nuclear reactor that was damaged during a 2011 tsunami?

• Japan

• Ukraine

• Spain

Following the outbreak of lung illnesses nationwide, the U.S. Government is moving to ban the sale of flavored products for what industry? (seriously. Don't do it kids!!)

• vaping/e-cigarettes

• potato chips

• chocolate

What U.S. political party has a record number of candidates hoping to become the party's nominee in the 2020 presidential election? (Hint: some famous members of this party are Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton)

• Democratic

• Republican

What U.S. political party has three candidates challenging the incumbent President, Donald Trump, though experts say he will most likely win the nomination?

• Democratic

• Republican

When the moon's elliptical orbit takes it to the farthest point from Earth, the moon is said to be what?

• new moon

• full moon

• apogee or micro-moon