1) On Monday, the Senate released a controversial report on what?
a) The torture of suspected terrorists after 9/11
b) The economic effects of the Affordable Care Act
c) The deportation of illegal immigrants
d) The effect of ozone emission on climate change
2) Last week, the United States and NATO officially ended their joint combat mission in what country?
a) Libya
b) Iraq
c) Afghanistan
d) Syria
3) Last weekend, the House and Senate agreed on a budget for fiscal year 2015. How much spending does it include?
a) $800 billion
b) $1.1 trillion
c) $2.6 trillion
d) $6.7 trillion
4) On Tuesday, the Department of Energy estimated that the average price of a gallon of gasoline will be what in 2015?
a) $1.95
b) $2.32
c) $2.60
d) $3.10
5) According to a recent report, what percentage of teenagers is sleep-deprived?
a) 50%
b) 60%
c) 80%
d) 90%
6) Last week, a time capsule from 1795 was discovered in Boston. What founding fathers out the capsule in the ground?
a) Sam Adams and Paul Revere
b) John Adams and Sam Adams
c) Paul Revere and John Adams
d) John Adams and Abigail Adams
7) Last week, a group of 190 nations agreed on a draft treaty on dealing with climate change that will form the basis of a formal treaty to be signed in Paris next year. Where did the representatives from the 190 nations meet to negotiate the draft?
a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) Rabat, Morocco
c) Ottawa, Canada
d) Lima, Peru
8) According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, the wealth of white households in America is how many times greater than the wealth of black households in America?
a) 2 times
b) 5times
c) 9 times
d) 13 times
9) According to a recent study, how many people use Instagram per month?
a) 100 million
b) 200 million
c) 300 million
d) 400 million
10) Who won the 2014 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship?
a) UCLA
b) The University of Virginia
c) Providence University
d) University Maryland-Baltimore County