1) What Republican presidential candidate dropped out of the race last week?
a) Newt Gingrich
b) Ron Paul
c) Mitt Romney
d) Rick Santorum
2) President Obama and Vice-President Biden were on the road this week promoting the Buffett Rule. What is the Buffett Rule?
a) A rule that would require all millionaires to pay a minimum tax rate of 30%
b) A rule that would lift the current embargo on Cuba
c) A rule that would institute mandatory spending cuts if Congress is unable to reduce the annual deficit by 5.2%
d) A rule that would limit greenhouse gas emissions by coal mines
3) President Obama met with Latin American leaders last week at the Summit of the Americas conference in what city?
a) Mexico City, Mexico
b) Cartagena, Colombia
c) Kingston, Jamaica
d) Buenos Aires, Argentina
4) Political strategist Hillary Rosen made controversial comments about what wife of a presidential candidate?
a) Michelle Obama
b) Ann Romney
c) Karen Santorum
d) Calista Gingrich
5) What country fired a rocket last week, despite international pressure to call off the launch?
a) North Korea
b) South Korea
c) Iran
d) Russia
6) Last week, the five Security Council members and Germany met with representatives of Iran to discuss Iran’s nuclear program. Where did they meet?
a) Istanbul, Turkey
b) Stockholm, Sweden
c) Geneva, Switzerland
d) New York, New York
7) What Florida Congressman claimed last week that 78 to 81 Congressional Democrats are members of the Communist Party?
a) Marco Rubio
b) Charlie Crist
c) Jeb Bush
d) Allan West
8) Jacob England and Alvin Watts face hate crime charges after killing three African-American men in what city?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) Tulsa, Oklahoma
c) Dubuque, Iowa
d) Cleveland, Ohio
9) An 8.6 strength earthquake struck what Pacific nation last week?
a) Indonesia
b) Japan
c) New Zealand
d) Australia
10) What historical event occurred 100 years ago last week?
a) The sinking of the Titanic
b) The outbreak of World War I
c) The assassination of Pres. William McKinley
d) The end of the Spanish-American War
11) Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games for making controversial comments about what political figure?
a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
b) Fidel Castro
c) Barack Obama
d) Adolf Hitler
12) Who won the 2012 Masters golf championship?
a) Tiger Woods
b) Phil Mickelson
c) Bubba Watson
d) Louis Oosthuizen