1) What member of President Obama’s cabinet resigned last week?
a) Secretary of State John Kerry
b) Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
c) Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
d) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
2) According to a recent UN report, how would averting catastrophic climate change affect the global GDP?
a) It would cause the global GDP to shrink by 4%
b) It would have no net effect on the global GDP
c) The new economic opportunities created by switching to renewable energy would increase the global GDP by 4.7%
d) The global GDP would still grow (1.3% - 3%) but at a slightly slower rate (.06%)
3) The United Nations recently agreed to send a peacekeeping force to what country?
a) Syria
b) Ukraine
c) Central African Republic
d) Honduras
4) What politician had a shoe thrown at her last week?
a) Former Gov. Sarah Palin
b) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
c) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
d) South Carolina governor Nikki Haley
5) Republicans in the Senate filibustered what kind of bill last week?
a) A bill authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline over Pres. Obama’s objections
b) A bill designed to promote equal pay between men and women
c) A bill adding a 30% tax surcharge on all income over $1,000,000
d) A bill lowering tariffs with Brazil
6) What happened to the percentage of stay at home mothers over the last decade?
a) It declined by 8%
b) It declined by 15%
c) It declined by 21%
d) It increased by 6%
7) Researchers were recently able to restore some voluntary movement to four men who were told they would never walk again. The researchers were from what universities?
a) UCLA and University of Louisville
b) University of Texas and MIT
c) Emory University and Stanford University
d) University of Missouri and University of Michigan
8) Scott Brown recently announced that he is going to run for the open United States Senate seat in New Hampshire. Brown formerly represented what other state in the Senate?
a) Texas
b) Vermont
c) Massachusetts
d) Maine
9) Who was tapped by CBS to take over the 1130 p.m. talk show spot from the retiring David Letterman?
a) Stephen Colbert
b) Oprah Winfrey
c) Jerry Seinfeld
d) Conan O’ Brien
10) What university’s basketball teams won both the men’s and women’s Division 1 championship?
a) University of Florida
b) Stanford University
c) University of Kentucky
d) University of Connecticut