1) Whom did Mitt Romney choose as his vice-presidential running mate?
a) Tim Pawlenty
b) Paul Ryan
c) Marco Rubio
d) Rob Portman
2) Romney’s vice-presidential choice is best known for what?
a) His proposal to transition Medicare into a quasi-voucher program
b) Leading the fight against gay marriage as governor of Ohio
c) Proposing the DREAM Act that would have created a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants under 20
d) Heading up the Office of Management and Budget for President George W. Bush
3) What politician claimed last week that victims of “legitimate rape” are unlikely to get pregnant?
a) President Obama
b) Gov. Mitt Romney
c) Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin
d) Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid
4) This hurricane hit Puerto Rico and Cuba last week and is headed to Florida. What name has it been given?
a) Hurricane Harry
b) Hurricane Isaac
c) Hurricane Joshua
d) Hurricane Keisha
5) The wife of a prominent politician in this country was convicted of murder last week. What country?
a) Iran
b) China
c) France
d) Sweden
6) Andres Brevik, the Norwegian who killed 93 at a summer camp last year, was recently sentenced by a Norwegian court. What sentence did he receive?
a) Twenty-one years in prison
b) A life sentence
c) The death penalty
d) He received no sentence as he was declared legally insane.
7) The Augusta National Golf Club, host of the Masters golf tournament, admitted its first two women last week. One was South Carolina financier Darla Moore. Who was the other?
a) Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
b) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
c) First Lady Michele Obama
d) ESPN anchor Linda Cohn
8) What prominent athlete was stripped of seven titles last week as a result of his alleged doping?
a) Roger Clemens
b) Manny Pacquiao
c) Roger Federer
d) Lance Armstrong
9) What man became the first in history to win the 100 and 200 meter races in back-to-back Olympics?
a) Usain Bolt
b) Yohan Blake
c) Greg Jennings
d) Tyson Gay
10) What team won the gold medal in women’s soccer?
a) China
b) Japan
c) United States
d) Brazil