Quiz Practice DMS

In 2008, this country fought Russia over the disputed region of South Ossetia.

• Armenia

• Azerbaijan

• Georgia

• Ukraine

What state is governed from Bismarck and is associated with the construction of Garrison Dam creating Lake Sakakawea?

• Utah

• North Dakota

• California

• Nevada

Identify this type of gemstone that gives an alternate name to boba or bubble tea.

• Ruby

• Sapphire

• Pearl

• Emerald

What is the probability of drawing a red queen from a standard deck of 52 playing cards?

• 1/13

• 1/26

• 1/52

• 1/2

Which country was led by an affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood from 2012 to 2013?

• Egypt

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Turkey

Name this gangster who ordered a 1929 "hit" against his longtime nemesis Bugs Moran.

• Al Capone

• John Dillinger

• Lucky Luciano

• Bugsy Siegel

This character utters his final words, "look at me," after failing to escape from an "enchanted cage" within the Shrieking Shack.

• Albus Dumbledore

• Severus Snape

• Sirius Black

• Remus Lupin

Which author wrote "The Catcher in the Rye" and lived reclusively in New Hampshire?

• J. D. Salinger

• Emily Dickinson

• Thomas Pynchon

• Mark Twain

This man, who was the last Supreme Court nominee by a Democratic president, never received a congressional hearing and currently serves in the Biden administration.

• Merrick (Brian) Garland

• Neil Gorsuch

• Brett Kavanaugh

• Amy Coney Barrett

A painting by this artist shows a home he shared with Paul Gauguin and is called The Yellow House.

• Vincent van Gogh

• Claude Monet

• Pablo Picasso

• Henri Matisse