JANUARY 10 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) On Saturday, twenty-two year old Jared Loughner shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 other people (including a nine year old girl) at a “Congress in your Corner” event where Giffords was meeting with her constituents. Gifford represents a Congressional district in what state?
c) Arizona
https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/09/ftn/main7227884.shtml?tag=dis
2) A package exploded recently at a D.C. Post Office. The package was addressed to what government official?
a) Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
Two other explosive packages were found at a Maryland post office the previous day. Those packages were addressed to the Maryland governor and Secretary of Transportation. https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110107/ap_on_re_us/us_maryland_packages
3) Voters in the Southern region of this African country went to the polls Sunday to vote on whether to secede and form a new nation. What country?
d) Sudan
Sudan is Africa’s largest country and has been independent from Britain since 1956.
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110107/ap_on_re_af/af_southern_sudan_referendum
4) Homeless man Ted Williams has recently received a number of job offers. What kind of work is he being offered after being discovered on YouTube?
d) Announcing and voice over work
https://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/extras/2011/goldenvoice/index.html
5) Shortly after taking over control of the House of Representatives last week, House Republicans organized a public reading of what document on the floor of the House?
b) The Constitution
Democrats joined in the reading, which took an hour and a half. Readers initially omitted parts of Article IV and V when two pages got stuck together.
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_house_constitution
6) Robert Gibbs recently announced he is leaving his position on the White House Staff. What position has he held for the last two years?
b) Press Secretary
As Press Secretary, Gibbs gave daily briefings to the media on behalf of the president. Gibbs hopes to advise Pres. Obama as an outside consultant during the 2012 campaign.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/04/AR2011010403135.html
7) Whom did Pres. Obama recently name to replace Rahm Emmanuel as Chief of Staff?
a) William Daley
Daley’s brother – Richard Daley – is currently the mayor of Chicago. Daley’s predecessor as Chief of Staff -- Rahm Emmanuel -- is now campaigning to become the new mayor of Chicago in 2011.
https://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/06/obama-will-tap-william-daley-as-new-chief-of-staff/
8) More than 3,000 dead birds fell out of the sky and 100,000 fish died in this state last week. What state?
c) Arkansas
Officials still do not know the cause of either incident.
https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/03/national/main7208349.shtml
9) The History Channel recently decided not to air a dramatic miniseries of “historical fiction” starring Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes. The miniseries was based on the lives of what American political family?
b) The Kennedys
The History Channel is believed to have received pressure to drop the series from a number of sources because of the inclusion of scenes which the Kennedy family claims never occurred. It is unclear if another network is going to air the miniseries. https://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/01/history-channel-cancels-the-kennedys-miniseries-1/1
10) A new law passed by the Romanian government imposes taxes (for the first time) on workers in what profession?
d) Witches
In response, the witches have threatened the government with spells and curses.
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40930813/ns/business-world_business