JANUARY 10 QUIZ
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?
a) New Mexico
b) California
c) Arizona
d) Colorado
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
b) Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
c) Speaker of the House John Boehner
d) Vice-President Joe Biden
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?
a) Ethiopia
b) Chad
c) Nigeria
d) Sudan
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?
a) Starring roles on various reality TV shows
b) Personal assistant to a number of Hollywood celebrities
c) Graphic design work as a result of his artistic talent
d) Announcing and voice over work
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?
a) The Gettysburg Address
b) The Constitution
c) The Contract with America
d) Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address
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?
a) Secretary of Defense
b) Press Secretary
c) Chief of Staff
d) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
7) Whom did Pres. Obama recently name to replace Rahm Emmanuel as his Chief of Staff?
a) William Daley
b) Robert Gates
c) Eric Holder
d) Russ Feingold
8) More than 3,000 dead birds fell out of the sky and 100,000 fish died in this state last week. What state?
a) Illinois
b) Maine
c) Arkansas
d) Ohio
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?
a) The Palins
b) The Kennedys
c) The Reagans
d) The Clintons
10) A new law passed by the Romanian government imposes taxes (for the first time) on workers in what profession?
a) Government officials
b) Athletes
c) Waiters and Waitresses
d) Witches