FEBRUARY 21 QUIZ
1) Pres. Obama presented his proposed 2012 budget to Congress last Monday. What was the projected deficit in his proposed budget?
a) 600 billion
b) 1.1 trillion
c) 5.7 trillion
d) 13 trillion
2) House Republicans recently approved spending cuts to the 2011 budget. How much did they vote to cut?
a) 60 billion
b) 600 billion
c) 1.3 trillion
d) 3 trillion
3) What country’s prime minister was indicted last week on charges related to hiring an underage prostitute?
a) United Kingdom
b) Italy
c) France
d) Brazil
4) Last week, Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter faced off against (and lost to) an IBM computer. What was the computer’s name?
a) Watson
b) Adams
c) Holmes
d) Vista
5) What national retail giant filed for bankruptcy last week and announced it was closing 200 stores?
a) Macy’s
b) Borders
c) Costco
d) Arby’s
6) Protests erupted in this state over a proposed state budget that would severely limit the bargaining rights of the state’s public employees and also raise their health insurance premiums. What state?
a) Wisconsin
b) Texas
c) California
d) Indiana
7) In the past week, protests against the government have broken out in which of the following Middle East countries?
a) Libya
b) Yemen
c) Bahrain
d) All of the above
8) Scientists have recently eradicated the Guinea worm disease from both Niger and Nigeria. In how many countries does the guinea worm still exist?
a) One
b) Three
c) Twelve
d) Twenty
9) China recently became the world’s second largest economy. What country dropped into third?
a) India
b) United States
c) Japan
d) Russia
10) Who won the Grammy for Best Album?
a) Arcade Fire
b) The Decemberists
c) Bruno Mars
d) Eminem