JANUARY 17 QUIZ
1) In what is being called the Jasmine Revolution, riots in this North African country forced the country’s president out of office. What country?
a) Libya
b) Morocco
c) Tunisia
d) Algeria
2) Last week, this state’s legislature increased both personal and corporate income tax rates in an effort to alleviate its $15 billion budget deficit. What state did this?
a) Illinois
b) California
c) Virginia
d) Massachusetts
3) The Stuxnet computer worm wiped out nearly a fifth of Iran’s nuclear centrifuges earlier this year. Many believe the centrifuges were part of an ongoing Iranian effort to develop nuclear weaponry. What two countries have recently been linked to the design of the worm that destroyed the centrifuges?
a) The United States and Russia
b) The United States and Israel
c) Russia and Germany
d) Israel and Russia
4) The national debt surpassed what mark this week?
a) 890 billion
b) 10 trillion
c) 14 trillion
d) 25 trillion
5) President Obama recently announced that he plans to ease sanctions on what country?
a) Iran
b) Pakistan
c) Russia
d) Cuba
6) Reince Priebus was recently elected to what position?
a) Chairman of the Republican National Committee
b) President of the Ukraine
c) Commissioner of Major League Baseball
d) Governor of Illinois
7) What former Texas Congressman (and former Dancing with the Stars contestant) was sentenced to three years in jail last week after being convicted of violating various campaign finance related laws?
a) Tom Delay
b) Dick Armey
c) Ann Richards
d) Rick Perry
8) What company announced that it is coming out with a version of the iPhone in February?
a) Sprint
b) AT&T
c) Google
d) Verizon
9) The prime minister of what country is currently being investigated for having sex with a teenage prostitute?
a) United Kingdom
b) Spain
c) France
d) Italy
10) What college football team won the national championship last week?
a) Texas Christian Horned Frogs
b) Boise State Broncos
c) Oregon Ducks
d) Auburn Tigers