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1. The Section II Athletic Council is placing what school's athletic program on three years’ probation for violating the recruitment and undue influence rule? a. Shenendehowa High School b. Albany Academy c. Shaker High School d. Christian Brothers Academy
2. What municipality was named the eighth-best market for first-time homebuyers in the U.S.? a. Rotterdam b. Cohoes c. Watervliet d. Schuylerville
3. General Electric is in the planning stages of building two facilities in Coeymans that will manufacture what? a. Aircraft engines b. Geothermal generators c. Offshore wind turbine blades d. Solar panel inverters
4. The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states, including New York, are suing what tech giant alleging anticompetitive behavior? a. Google b. Apple c. Microsoft d. Amazon 5. With her 83rd win, Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the all-time winningest female Alpine skier. She is four wins away from surpassing what Alpine skier's all-time record of 86 wins? a. Alberto Tomba b. Ingemar Stenmark c. Hermann Maier d. Bode Miller
6. Boxing legend Mike Tyson has been accused of raping a woman in Albany in the early 1990s. Tyson spent his teen years training in what nearby community? a. Hudson b. Schenectady c. Amsterdam d. Catskill
7. Who is the lone candidate to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023 by the Baseball
Writers’ Association of America? a. Scott Rolen b. Alex Rodriguez c. Andruw Jones d. Manny Ramirez
8. What artist just sold the rights to their entire song catalog for $200 million? a. Lady Gaga b. Justin Bieber c. Katy Perry d. Justin Timberlake
9. The Dave Matthews Band announced they will return to SPAC this summer. Where was Dave Matthews born? a. South Africa b. Australia c, Canada d. Bermuda
10. What new show starring Natasha Lyonne and streaming on Peacock was filmed in the Hudson Valley? a. "Walker" b. "Poker Face" c. "The Last of Us" d. "Velma"