February 9 2015 Answers

1) What country began hitting ISIS with air strikes this week after ISIS burned one of its soldiers and posted the video online?

a) Jordan

b) Turkey

c) Saudi Arabia

d) Iran

Jordan has launched 56 airstrikes since the release of the video.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-jordan-airstrikes-islamic-state-20150208-story.html

 

2) In a speech against religious intolerance, what man recently angered some Christians by pointing out that “slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ?”

c) President Barack Obama

In the same speech, given at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama also condemned recent acts of terror committed by Muslim extremists and angered China by praising the Dalai Lama.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/at-prayer-breakfast-obama-condemns-use-of-religion-as-a-weapon/

 

3) President Obama released his budget proposal for FY 2016 last week.  How much money did he propose to have the government spend?

c) $4 trillion

Now that the economy has improved, President Obama wants to increase government spending.  He proposes to pay for that spending with new taxes on the wealthy and on corporations.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/02/obama-budget-399-trillion-republicans/22695611/

 

4) What well-known news anchor recently admitted that he had “misremembered” a story he had been telling for years about being shot down while in a military helicopter in Iraq?

a) Brian Williams

Williams has decided to take a take a leave of absence from NBC News in order to deal with the controversy.

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0208-ct-brian-williams-20150209-story.html

 

5) The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet on Wednesday to try and resolve the ongoing tensions on Eastern Ukraine.  In what country will they meet?

b) Belarus

Rebels in the eastern part of Ukraine are trying to secede and join Russia.  Most observers believe that Russia is supplying the rebels with weapons and manpower.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31242403

 

6) What country postponed this weekend’s presidential and parliamentary elections out of concern for the safety of its voters?

a) Nigeria

The terrorist group Boko Haram has attacked a number of cities in the north of the country in an effort to establish an Islamic state.  The elections have been rescheduled for March 28.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/07/africa/nigeria-elections/index.html

 

7) Texas proclaimed February 2 as a day to celebrate the memory of what man?

d) Chris Kyle

Kyle, a sniper with over 150 kills in Iraq, was murdered in Texas in August 2013.  He is the subject of the recent movie American Sniper.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/31/us/texas-chris-kyle-day/index.html

 

8) What country’s legislature recently approved the use of a medical procedure that would use the DNA of three people to create a fetus?

d) United Kingdom

The procedure would be used to prevent a mother from passing on genetic defects to her children.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/03/babies-dna-3-people_n_6604490.html

 

9) It was recently announced that a sequel to this famous novel is going to be released this spring.  What novel?

b) To Kill A Mockingbird

The novel – Go Set A Watchman – was written in the 1950s, never published, lost, and recently re-discovered.  It tells the story of the relationship between the adult Scout Finch and her father Atticus. 

https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/03/living/feat-harper-lee-new-book/index.html

 

10) Who won Friday night’s matchup between the two best teams in the NBA?

a) Atlanta Hawks

The Hawks beat the Warriors 124-116 in Atlanta.  The Hawks have the best record in the Eastern Conference, and the Warriors have the best record in the Western Conference. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2015/02/06/hawks-use-balance-to-win-showdown-with-warriors-124-116/23018633/


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