1) Last week, the Supreme Court decided to hear four cases on what controversial subject?
a) Gay marriage
b) The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
c) Political gerrymandering
d) The Keystone Pipeline
2) The Supreme Court also decided last week to hear a case about the constitutionality of the use of lethal injection in executions in what state?
a) Texas
b) Oklahoma
c) Florida
d) Virginia
3) President Obama gave his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Who gave the official Republican response?
a) Senator Joni Ernst
b) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
c) Speaker of the House John Boehner
d) Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush
4) Last week, President Obama unveiled a proposal to have the federal government begin paying for what?
a) Community College tuition
b) Universal Health Care
c) Government housing for veterans
d) Twice weekly dinners for underprivileged school children
5) What former presidential candidate announced that last week that he will “almost certainly” run for president again in 2016?
a) Mitt Romney
b) John McCain
c) John Kerry
d) Al Gore
6) A major terror plot was recently foiled in what European country?
a) Spain
b) Greece
c) Austria
d) Belgium
7) The king of what country died last week at the age of 90?
a) Portugal
b) Sweden
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Thailand
8) According to a recent study, 2014 was the hottest year since scientists first began keeping records in 1880. What was the previous hottest year?
a) 1897
b) 1998
c) 2010
d) 2013
9) According to a report recently released by OxFam International, it is estimated that one percent of the world’s population will own what percent of the world’s wealth by 2016?
a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 35%
d) 50%
10) A pipeline oil spill recently dumped 50,000 gallons of oil into what American river?
a) Mississippi River
b) Missouri River
c) Columbia River
d) Yellowstone River
11) What NFL team has been involved in a scandal called Deflategate?
a) Oakland Raiders
b) New England Patriots
c) Indianapolis Colts
d) Denver Broncos