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1) Which African country recently had an outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus?
2) Mel Carnahan, who died Oct. 16 in a plane crash along with his son and a close advisor, served as governor of which state?
3) On Oct 19, the crew from the space shuttle Discovery had to undertake what difficult task?
4) What grounded hundreds of planes and stranded thousands of travelers in the Southwest U.S. on Oct. 19?
5) In which country did President Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat meet for a summit on Oct 16?
6) Which popular rock band saw its lead singer quit on Oct 18?
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1) The one that didn't already have an outbreak of AIDS, Bubonic Plague & Chicken Pox.
2) Obviously not the one with the National Travel Bureau HQ.
3) Not mysteriously getting lost en route to Mars. Mysterious Mars Monsters: 3. NASA: 0.
4) Air travel came to an immediate halt after authorities realized that they had run out of that white gooey paste they call coleslaw.
5) One in which the Jews aren't hated for no reason whatsoever. Oh wait - there isn't one.
6) I have no clue. It could be "Rage against the machine", but you said "popular".
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I think I'd have to agree with Sol on this one. To get someone on this board to give a straight answer that is actually correct, is like trying to get Jubilee off Charles.
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So, are we going to find out the answers, or are we going to be left hanging?
not that i'm in a hurry to know, i do have a life you know, well actually I don't, but if i did, i sure wouldn't be dying to know about a bunch of current events trivia, unless i had ebola, in which case i would.
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Well, the answer to number 2 is "Missouri". I should know. I live there. The place where his plane crashed is, I think, within an hour of my home. Probably less, actually.
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