APRIL 4 QUIZ
1) It was announced last week that what federal government program is turning a profit?
a) Medicare
b) The Post Office
c) AMTRAK
d) The bank bailout portion of the TARP (Trouble Asset Relief Program)
2) What movie star has been listed as a possible witness in the trial of Italian Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi?
a) Johnny Depp
b) Angelina Jolie
c) George Clooney
d) Lindsay Lohan
3) Wednesday March 30 marked the 30th anniversary of what?
a) The attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
b) The release of the Iranian hostages
c) The explosion of the Challenger
d) The dissolution of the Soviet Union
4) What group protested outside the Capitol Thursday to express its unhappiness with reports of a possible budget deal between Republicans and Democrats that would avert a government showdown?
a) The Tea Party
b) American Association of Retired People (AARP)
c) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
d) La Raza
5) The American unemployment rate recently fell to its lowest level in two years. What is the current unemployment rate?
a) 4.7%
b) 6.6%
c) 8.8%
d) 14.2%
6) Fighting is occurring in this African country between the two rivals in last year’s presidential election. What country?
a) Nigeria
b) Ivory Coast
c) Mali
d)Ghana
7) What airline grounded 79 of its planes for inspection after a 6 foot hole opened up in the roof of a flight headed to Phoenix?
a) Delta
b) American
c) United
d) Southwest
8) What does President Obama want to reduce by a third by 2025?
a) The number of Republicans in Congress
b) The federal debt
c) Oil imports
d) The amount of greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere
9) What former world leader celebrated his 80th birthday last week with a star-studded charity gala in London?
a) Tony Blair
b) George H.W. Bush
c) Mikhail Gorbachev
d) Hosni Mubarak
10) Who won this year’s Cricket World Cup?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d) South Africa