1) President Obama and his family went on vacation last week. Where did they go?
a) Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
b) Honolulu, Hawaii
c) Kingston, Jamaica
d) Miami Beach, Florida
2) Over 500 protesters were killed by their own government in what African country last week?
a) Iran
b) Libya
c) Yemen
d) Egypt
3) Why did the Republican National Committee vote to boycott NBC and CNN?
a) The two networks ran a negative story about Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli
b) The two networks are planning lengthy films about possible 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
c) The two networks gave President Obama free airtime during the 2012 election campaign but did not give free airtime to Mitt Romney
d) The networks cancelled the talk show of conservative political commentator Glenn Beck
4) The Justice Department has announced that it will attempt to block the proposed merger between what two airlines?
a) Delta and United
b) USAir and American
c) Southwest and Northwest
d) Jet Blue and Allegiant
5) A federal judge ruled last week that this city’s “stop and frisk” policy was unconstitutional because it resulted in racial profiling. What city?
a) Phoenix, Arizona
b) New York City, New York
c) Dallas, Texas
d) Denver, Colorado
6) Why are some athletes and activists talking about boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics?
a) The host country, Russia, recently passed an anti-gay propaganda law
b) Because of global warming, the host country, Austria, is considering using manufactured snow for the skiing events
c) The Chinese team intends to use trans-gender athletes in some of the women’s events
d) The host country, Chile, intends to spend billions of dollars on building new stadiums and highways while neglecting the millions of Chileans living below the poverty line.
7) Elon Musk of Tesla motors recently revealed his plans for what new-type of transportation?
a) The solar-powered hyperloop
b) The personal jet pack
c) The ionic transporter
d) The hydro-powered balloon carriage
8) The olinguilo is the first new carnivore found in the Western hemisphere in 35 years. Where was it found?
a) The Andes Mountains
b) The Canadian Rockies
c) The Arizona desert
d) The Panamanian rain forest
9) According to the Bolivian government, the oldest living person ever documented currently resides in that country near Lake Titicaca. According to the Bolivian government, how old is he?
a) 114
b) 123
c) 131
d) 146
10) What sport recently announced an expanded use of instant replay to help its officials make in-game calls?
a) NFL
b) MLB
c) NBA
d) NHL