1) What state was hit with a 6.1 magnitude earthquake Sunday?
a) Oregon
b) Alaska
c) California
d) Hawaii
2) American James Foley was recently beheaded in Syria by ISIS Why was Foley in Syria?
a) He was fighting in the Syrian civil war on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad
b) He was a CIA operative working undercover in Damascus
c) He was a physician with Doctors Without Borders
d) He was a photojournalist
3) Nuri Kamal al-Maliki recently resigned as Prime Minister of what country?
a) Iraq
b) Syria
c) Pakistan
d) Egypt
4) It was recently reported that what country spied on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State John Kerry?
a) Iran
b) Israel
c) Russia
d) Germany
5) According to the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO), what recent action of the federal government was illegal?
a) The trade of Guantanamo Bay prisoners for American Sergeant Bo Bergdahl
b) President Obama’s executive order concerning the treatment of minor illegal immigrants
c) The recent airstrikes in Iraq on ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
d) The placing of sanctions on Russia
6) What governor was recently indicted on corruption charges?
a) Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe
b) Texas Governor Rick Perry
c) California Governor Jerry Brown
d) Maryland Governor Martin O’ Malley
7) What percentage of California is experiencing a “severe drought?”
a) 46.1%
b) 67.7%
c) 80.4%
d) 99.8%
8) Senator John Walsh dropped out of the November Senatorial election after it was discovered that he had plagiarized part of his master’s degree thesis. What state does Walsh currently represent in the U.S. Senate?
a) California
b) Montana
c) Delaware
d) Kansas
9) A recent study blames humans for what percentage of glacier melt that has occured since 1991?
a) 44%
b) 57%
c) 69%
d) 97%
10) Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently purchased what NBA team?
a) Los Angeles Lakers
b) Los Angeles Clippers
c) New York Knicks
d) Brooklyn Nets