AUGUST 9 QUIZ
1) August 6 marked the 65th anniversary of what pivotal historical event?
a) The Allied landing at Normandy
b) The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
c) The death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
d) The beginning of the Korean War
2) In light of a major drought and numerous wildfires that have destroyed much of its wheat, this country announced that it will no longer export grain as of August 15. What country?
a) Canada
b) United States
c) Russia
d) South Africa
3) More than 1,500 people died in floods that recently hit what country?
a) Sri Lanka
b) New Guinea
c) Pakistan
d) Bangladesh
4) Earlier this week, voters in this African country approved a new constitution that reduced the powers of the country’s president and created a bicameral legislature. What country?
a) Egypt
b) Nigeria
c) Kenya
d) Rwanda
5) According to the White House, what percentage of the oil that leaked from the Deepwater Horizon well remains in the Gulf?
a) 10%
b) 30%
c) 60%
d) 90%
6) According to a report released by the program’s trustees, the Medicare program is now estimated to be solvent until what year?
a) 2012
b) 2017
c) 2029
d) 2045
7) Singer Wyclef Jean recently announced that he intends to run for president of what country?
a) Jamaica
b) France
c) Guyana
d) Haiti
8) By a vote of 63-37, the United States Senate confirmed what woman as the next associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
a) Elana Kagan
b) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
c) Sharon Angle
d) Barbara Boxer
9) The Senate recently confirmed Pres. Obama’s nomination of retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper to what position?
a) Head of Central Command
b) Ambassador to Pakistan
c) National Security Advisor
d) Director of National Intelligence
10) What man recently became only the seventh major league player in history to hit 600 career home runs?
a) Derek Jeter
b) Alex Rodriguez
c) Barry Bonds
d) Albert Pujols