1) The most important newspaper in Iowa, the Des Moines Register, recently endorsed what two presidential candidates?
b) Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio
The six-person editorial board of the newspaper decides which candidates to endorse; the editorial board is entirely separate from the news division of the paper.
2) What magazine devoted an entire issue to a series of essays denouncing Donald Trump?
d) National Review
Many were surprised because the National Review is a highly conservative publication, founded by arch conservative William Buckley.
https://www.nationalreview.com/article/430126/donald-trump-conservatives-oppose-nomination
3) Donald Trump received an endorsement Tuesday from what Republican politician?
a) Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
Palin gave a speech endorsing Mr. Trump in which she said that with Trump as president, there would be “no more pussyfooting around.”
4) What country’s parliament recently debated banning Donald Trump?
c) United Kingdom
The parliament was required to debate the issue because 100,000 Britons signed a petition requesting the ban. While many MPs had negative things to say about Mr. Trump, they did not vote on a ban.
5) Last week, the Supreme Court decided to hear a case that challenges the constitutionality of which act or policy of President Obama?
b) His decision not to deport certain illegal immigrants
Specifically, Obama issued an executive order instructing his executive branch employees not to deport illegal immigrants who were parents of citizens or legal residents.
6) A recent study commissioned by the British government blamed what man for the 2006 death of Russian Alexander Litvinenko?
c) Russian President Vladimir Putin
Litvinenko was a KGB spy before becoming an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin. The report alleges that Russian Andrei Lugovoi was acting on orders from Putin when he poisoned Litvinenko with polonium 210 in 2006.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/world/europe/alexander-litvinenko-poisoning-inquiry-britain.html
7) China’s economy slowed down in 2015. How much did it grow (or shrink)?
a) 6.9%
It was the slowest growth for China in 25 years.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-markets-idUSKCN0UX043
8) The BBC published a report last week alleging corruption and match fixing in what sport?
b) Tennis
The report alleges that certain players were paid by gamblers to lose matches or sets, and that top tennis officials knew about, and ignored, the problem.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35319202
9) What name has been given to the winter storm that hit the East Coast last weekend?
b) Jonas
Baltimore, Washington, and New York all got hit with over two feet of snow.
https://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-jonas-forecast-blizzard-warning-january-22
10) Musician Glenn Frey died last week. Frey co-founded what band?
d) Eagles
Eagles were one of the biggest bands in the world in the 1970s, and Frey went on to enjoy a successful solo career after the band broke up in 1980.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/18/entertainment/glenn-frey-obit-feat/index.html