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How many people live in San Francisco?

850k people live in San Francisco

13th most populous city in the United States

47 square miles

8.7m in the greater Bay area

How many people live in New York City?

8.5m people live in New York City

most populous city in the United States

300 square miles

28k people per square mile

How many people voted in the 2012 presidential election?

129m people voted in the 2012 presidential election

55% of the voting age population

down from 131m in 2008

51.1% for Obama, 47.1% for Romney

What is the religious breakdown of Saudi Arabia?

85-90% Sunni Islam
10-15% Shia Islam

government sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam

non-muslims not granted citizenship

non-muslim places of worship not permitted

How likely is an American to be diagnosed with cancer in his or her lifetime?

42% for males
38% for women

survivial rates increased from 49% in the late '70s to 69% in 2012

What is the U.S. federal yearly budget?

$3.9t

collects $3.3t in revenue

$440b defecit

What is the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation?

Francisco Liriano
Gerrit Cole
Jeff Locke
Jonathon Niese
Juan Nicasio

What is the religious breakdown of Iran?

90-95% Shia Islam
5-10% Sunni Islam

Who is the current leader of Al-Qaeda?

Ayman al-Zawahiri

succeded Osama bin Laden as emir of al-Qaeda

his Eygptian Islamic Jihad became an al-Qaeda affliate in '98

$25m reward for this capture

How many people are diagnosed with cancer in the US every year?

1.7m will be diagnosed with cancer in 2016

rate is 20% lower in females

prostate & breast cancer are most common

lung & bronchus is second

How many Americans are in prison?

2.4m Americans are in prison

more than 1 in 100 adults

US population has quadrupled since '80

increase largely due to longer sentences for drug offenders

Who are the 4 liberal justices on the US Supreme Court?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

appointed by Clinton in '93

Stephen Breyer

appointed by Clinton in '94

Sonia Stomayor

appointed by Obama in '09

Elena Kagan

appointed by Obama in '10

Who is the leader of the Islamic State?

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Iraqi Islamic cleric and proclaimed caliph

known as "the invisible sheikh"

considers himself political & religious successor of Muhammed

How many detainees are being held in Guantanamo Bay?

84 detainees remain in Guantanamo

775 detains have been brought to the camp

established in 2002

costs US taxpayers $3.8m a year per detainee

How many people live in Iran?

80m people live in Iran

How many people die from gun violence in the US per year?

32k people die from gun violence each year

12k are murdered

19k commit suicide

71k people survive gun violence

Who is the prime minister of Israel?

Benjamin Netanyahu

chairman of the Likud party

prime minister from '96 to '99

re-elected in 2009

How many people live in Saudi Arabia?

30m people live in Saudi Arabia

How many guns are in the US?

310m guns

one for every person in America

40% of households have a gun

How many barrels of crude oil does the US import every day?

7m barrels of crude oil are imported every day

40% from Canada, 11% from Saudi Arabia

down from 10+m barrels a day in '06

US produces 10m barrels a day

What are the 2 Palestinian territories?

West Bank

includes East Jerusalem

Israel controls 60%

Gaza Strip

6 x 25 miles

southern border with Eygpt

Israel dismantled all settlements in '05

Who is the president of Iran?

Hassan Rouhani

elected in '13

suceeding Mahmoud Ahmadhejab

member of Moderation and Development party

What are the poverty thresholds for a US household?

$12k for a 1 person
$16k for 2 people
$20k for 3 people
$24k for 4 people

47m people – 15% – live in poverty

19m children – 1 in 5 – live in poverty

Who are the 4 conservative justices on the US Supreme Court?

Anthony Kennedy

appointed by Reagen in '86

Clarence Thomas

appointed by Bush 41 in '91

Samuel Alito

appointed by Bush 43 in '06

John Roberts

Chief Justice

appointed by Bush 43 in '06

How much is the US in debt?

$19t in debt

100+% of GDP

$1.3t owed to China

$5t in intragovermental holdings

Who are the Pittsburgh Pirates starting 8?

C - Francisco Cervelli
1 - John Jaso
2 - Josh Harrison
3 - David Freese
SS - Jordy Mercer
LF - Starling Marte
CF - Andrew McCutchen
RF - Gregory Polanco

Who is the leader of Saudi Arabia?

King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Head of Saudi monarchy

"Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques"

reign began in Jan '15 at age of 80

Who was the architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

lead al-Qaeda's propaganda operations

captured in 2003 on war crimes

detained in Guantanamo Bay

How many gained health care coverage from the Affordable Care Act?

18m Americans gained coverage

reduced uninsured rate from 15.4% to 8.8%

129m with preexisting condidtions can not be denied coverage, charged more

Who is the Supreme Leader of Iran?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

part of 1979 Iranian Revolution

president from '81 to '89

supreme leader since '89

How is the president of the state of Palestine?

Mahmoud Abbas

2nd president, suceeding Yasser Arafat

chairman of the Palestine Liberation organization

member of the Fatah party

How many people die from cancer in the US every year?

600k cancer deaths in 2016

over 25% from lung cancer

down 23% per 100k people from '91 to '12

decrease has averted 1.7m deaths