1) What was the total amount of money raised and spent in the 2012 presidential election?
a) $500 billion
b) $1 billion
c) $1.5 billion
d) $2.0 billion
2) Two weeks ago President Obama made a proposal to avoid the fiscal cliff that included $1.6 trillion in new revenue over ten years. Last week, Speaker of the House John Boehner made a counterproposal which included how much in new revenue?
a) 0
b) $800 billion
c) $1.2 billion
d) $2.1 billion
3) What was the jobless rate for the month of November?
a) 5.2%
b) 7.7%
c) 8.0%
d) 8.4%
4) On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on what controversial issue?
a) The legality of the California’s prohibition of gay marriage
b) The legality of drone surveillance on American citizens
c) A re-hearing on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
d) The constitutionality of the phrase “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance
5) Last week, President Obama publicly warned Syrian president Bashar al-Assad that he should not do what?
a) Run for a third term as president
b) Fire missiles on Israeli forces in the Golan Heights
c) Impress sailors from American ships in the Persian Gulf
d) Use chemical weapons against Syrian opposition forces
6) Last week, NATO deployed 6 missiles and 600 troops to this country to help defend against a possible air attack. What country?
a) Turkey
b) Serbia
c) Israel
d) Georgia
7) The United Nations held a conference last week on climate change. Where was the conference held?
a) Stockholm, Sweden
b) Sydney, Australia
c) Doha, Qatar
d) Sevastopol, Ukraine
8) What prominent politician has spent the last week trying to live off of food stamps?
a) Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
b) Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
c) Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist
d) Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker
9) Republican Senator Jim DeMint announced last week that he will leave the Senate in January to head up the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank. What state does he represent?
a) South Carolina
b) Texas
c) Mississippi
d) North Dakota
10) Who won the 2012 Heisman Trophy?
a) Colin Klein
b) A.J. McCarron
c) Manti Te’O
d) Johnny Manziel