1) Virginia was hit with an earthquake last week that registered 5.8 on the Richter scale. What town was near the center of the quake?
a) Mineral
The quake was felt as far north as Ontario and as far south as Alabama.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/us/24quake.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
2) Al-Qaida’s number two man was killed last weekend. What was his name?
a) Atiyah abd al-Rahman
Al-Rahman is believed to have been killed during an August 22 United States military drone attack. https://news.yahoo.com/us-official-al-qaidas-no-2-killed-pakistan-171822400.html
3) At least sixteen people were killed last week when a car bomb exploded at the United Nations office building in what country?
c) Nigeria
Militant Islamic group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attack. https://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/26/explosion-nigeria-un-building-bomb
4) What man resigned as CEO of Apple last week?
b) Steve Jobs
Jobs, who has been on medical leave since January, co-founded Apple. https://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/08/24/steve-jobs-resigns-as-apple-ceo/
5) A judge in Missouri issued an order last week preventing the state from enforcing a law that would have affected public school teachers. What would the law have prevented these teachers from doing?
d) Friending students on Facebook
Specifically, the law would have prevented any electronic communications between teachers and students that could not be seen by a third party. The judge held that the law was too vague and needed to be clarified in order to protect teacher and student free speech rights.
6) ESPN the Magazine was the subject of controversy last week for publishing an article entitled “What if [this athlete] were white?” The article was about what athlete?
b) Michael Vick
The article included a photo-shopped picture of a “white” Michael Vick. https://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/id/6894586/imagining-michael-vick-white-quarterback-nfl-espn-magazine
7) Elmhurst College recently added an unusual question to their college application. What was it?
a) Do you consider yourself to be a member of the LGBT community?
The college added the question in an effort to better serve its LGBT students.
8) When raiding the compound of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, Libyan rebels found many photographs of what woman?
d) Condoleeza Rice
Rice was the Pres. George W. Bush’s Secretary of State and National Security Advisor and met with Gadhafi in 2008. https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/rebels-gadhafi-stash-photos-condi-rice-once-called-145644791.html
9) What political figure recently released his memoirs entitled In My Time?
b) Dick Cheney
In the book, Cheney discusses, among other things, his actions on 9/11, his desire to bomb Syria, and his support of waterboarding.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/26/us/politics/20110826_CHENEY_MEMOIR.html
10) What team set a new record by hitting three grand slams in a game last week?
a) New York Yankees
Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano, and Russell Martin all hit grand slams during the Yankees 22-9 victory over the Oakland A’s.