1) The budget President Obama presented to Congress last week contains 3.8 billion in proposed spending. What is the budget’s proposed deficit for fiscal 2013?
a) 2.1 trillion
b) 1.4 trillion
c) 901 billion
d) 746 billion
2) Last week, Congress passed what bill?
a) A bill raising taxes on the wealthiest 2% of Americans
b) A bill limiting the activities of SuperPACs
c) A bill extending last year’s payroll tax cut through 2012
d) A bill authorizing Pres. Obama to engage in military action in Syria
3) A suicide attack on the United States Capitol was foiled last week by the FBI. The man behind the attack was from what country?
a) Pakistan
b) Yemen
c) Morocco
d) Venezuela
4) The vice-president (and likely future president) of what country met with President Obama in Washington last week?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Portugal
5) What country recently announced a willingness to negotiate about its ongoing nuclear program?
a) Israel
b) Pakistan
c) Iran
d) North Korea
6) What presidential candidate accused President Obama of having a “phony theology” last week?
a) Mitt Romney
b) Rick Santorum
c) Ron Paul
d) Newt Gingrich
7) What state government passed a bill allowing gay marriage last week?
a) New Jersey
b) Washington
c) Oregon
d) Delaware
8) Flags in this state flew at half mast last week to mark the death of singer Whitney Houston. What state?
a) New York
b) New Jersey
c) California
d) Indiana
9) What New York Knick set a modern NBA record for points scored in his first five NBA starts?
a) Jeremy Lin
b) Greg Oden
c) Carmelo Anthony
d) Iman Shumpert
10) What show’s 500th episode aired Sunday night?
a) The Simpsons
b) Amazing Race
c) 60 Minutes
d) Meet the Press