1) Because of this summer’s severe drought, the federal government has declared what percentage of American counties to be disaster areas?
a) 10%
b) 22%
c) 35%
d) 50%
2) What Democratic politician claimed last week that Mitt Romney has not paid taxes in ten years?
a) President Barack Obama
b) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
c) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
d) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
3) According to the most recent report, what is the current unemployment rate in America?
a) 6.4
b) 7.1
c) 8.3
d) 9.9
4) On Sunday night, NASA landed a rover on what planet?
a) Venus
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn
5) A gunman in Wisconsin killed six worshipers at a temple of what religion?
a) Jewish
b) Sikh
c) Buddhist
d) Muslim
6) Two giants in the technology industry went to trial this week, both claiming that the other stole their mobile device technology. Apple was one of the companies. What company is facing off against Apple in court?
a) Sony
b) Samsung
c) Virgin Mobile
d) Verizon
7) One-tenth of all humanity was left in the dark last week during a two day power blackout. What country suffered the major blackout?
a) China
b) India
c) Pakistan
d) Russia
8) Teams from China, South Korea and were thrown out of the Olympics last week for intentionally losing matches. In what sport did they compete?
a) Table Tennis
b) Team Handball
c) Water Polo
d) Badminton
9) South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius competed in what event?
a) Archery
b) Field Hockey
c) Table Tennis
c) 400 Meter Dash
10) After winning the 4x100 medley relay, Michael Phelps finished his Olympic career with how many medals?
a) 8
b) 18
c) 21
d) 25