December 3 Quiz

 

1) Whom did President Obama have lunch with on Thursday?

a) Lady Gaga

b) Donald Trump

c) George W. Bush

d) Mitt Romney


2) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton helped negotiate a ceasefire last week between the Israelis and the Palestinians.  What other world leader helped her negotiate the deal?

a) British Prime Minister David Cameron  

b) United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon

c) Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi

d) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad

 

3) The country drafted a constitution last week that is to be voted on by its people on December 15.  What country?

a) Libya

b) Egypt

c) Iraq

d) Somalia

 

4) Who was just granted non-member observer status in the United Nations?

a) North Korea

b) Palestine

c) Israel

d) The European Union

 

5) This political leader’s body was exhumed last week so that it could be tested for poison.  What leader?

a) Yasser Arafat

b) Zachary Taylor

c) Josef Stalin

d) Emperor Hirohito

 

6) Rebels in this country recently took the city of Goma.  What country?

a) India

b) Democratic Republic of Congo

c) Portugal

d) Somalia

 

7) According to the International Energy Agency, this country will be the world’s largest producer of petroleum by 2020.  What country?

a) Saudi Arabia

b) Iran

c) Russia

d) United States of America

 

8) Who announced last week that he is joining Twitter?

a) The Dalai Lama

b) Barack Obama

c) Flavor Flav

d) Pope Benedict XVI

 

9) Who won the MLS Cup?

a) Houston Dynamo

b) New York Red Bull

c) Los Angeles Galaxy

d) San Jose Earthquakes

 

10) Who won Dancing with the Stars All Stars?

a) Shawn Johnson

b) Melissa Rycroft

c) Kelly Monaco

d) Kirstie Alley