1) American embassies in the Middle East and North Africa closed last weekend in response to a threat from whom?
a) Iran
b) Al-Shabab
c) Al- Qaeda
d) Greenpeace
2) Edward Snowden, the man who leaked information about the National Security Administration’s metadata surveillance program, was recently granted asylum by what country?
a) Cuba
b) Russia
c) Venezuela
d) Israel
3) Private Bradley Manning was convicted last week on twenty charges related to his decision to leak secret State Department documents to what website?
a) The Drudge Report
b) The Guardian
c) Wikileaks
d) The Onion
4) James Comey was confirmed by the Senate last week to be the new director of what agency?
a) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
b) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c) National Security Agency (NSA)
d) Department of Homeland Security
5) What workers went on strike Monday, demanding higher wages?
a) Flight attendants
b) Coal miners
c) Public school teachers
d) Fast food workers
6) What man surprised many observers last week when he implied that he does not judge gays?
a) The Rev. Pat Robertson
b) Ted Nugent
c) Pope Francis I
d) Rush Limbaugh
7) Hassan Rouhani was sworn in as president of what country last weekend?
a) Egypt
b) Iran
c) Iraq
d) Syria
8) Scientists in this country have created the world’s first test tube hamburger. What country?
a) The United States
b) Italy
c) Japan
d) The Netherlands
9) What car company unveiled its first electric car last week?
a) Ford
b) Jaguar
c) BMW
d) Chrysler
10) Sarah Thomas hopes to become the first female to do what?
a) Serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
b) Play on the men’s Professional Golf Association (PGA) tour
c) Serve as CEO of three Fortune 500 companies
d) Work as an official in the NFL