DECEMBER 6 QUIZ
1) Last weekend, President Obama made a surprise visit to what country?
a) Iraq
b) Afghanistan
c) Spain
d) South Korea
2) In an effort to cut government spending, Pres. Obama proposed a two year freeze on what?
a) Congressional earmarks
b) Foreign aid expenditures
c) Stem cell related research
d) Cost-of-living salary increases for federal employees
3) What state's legislature voted to recognize civil unions between same-sex couples last week?
a) California
b) Illinois
c) Ohio
d) Michigan
4) According to a recent jobs report, the unemployment rate increased in November. What is the current unemployment rate?
a) 6.9 %
b) 8.5 %
c) 9.8 %
d) 12.2 %
5) Pres. Obama’s blue ribbon bi-partisan deficit reduction panel approved a series of proposed cost-cutting measures last week including raising the retirement age for Social Security, cutting defense and other discretionary spending, and revamping the tax code. The panel claims that its proposals will cut deficits by how much over the next decade?
a) $500 billion
b) $4 trillion
c) $8 trillion
d) $13 trillion
6) The Senate held hearings last week on the possibility of repealing what?
a) The military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy
b) The individual mandate section of last year’s health care reform bill
c) The Electoral College system currently used to select the president
d) The current ban on trade with and travel to Cuba
7) The editor-in-chief of Wikileaks is currently wanted by Interpol as the result of a Swedish arrest warrant issued last week on various sexual assault-related charges. Who is the editor-in-chief of Wikileaks?
a) Rupert Murdoch
b) Colin Bunbury
c) Ian Rhys-Davies
d) Julian Assange
8) Two men have both claimed victory in last week’s presidential elections in what West African country?
a) Nigeria
b) Niger
c) Ghana
d) Ivory Coast
9) What did Pres. Obama do for the first time last week?
a) Issue a presidential pardon
b) Veto a bill passed by Congress
c) Invite Republican Congressional leaders to the White House
d) Skip his weekly basketball game
10) Last Thursday, FIFA awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia. What country won the rights to host the 2022 World Cup?
a) England
b) The Netherlands
c) Australia
d) Qatar