1) Who testified before Congress last week about the attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya?
d) Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton
The testimony grew tense at times as Republican Congressmen grilled her on the State Department’s handling of the incident.
2) The U.S. Military just made what major policy change?
a) Allowing women in combat
Last year, the military changed policy and began accepting openly gay service members.
https://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/23/military-to-open-combat-jobs-to-women/?hpt=hp_c1
3) What country directly threatened the United States last week while promising nuclear exercises and long-range rocket tests?
c) North Korea
The statements were made in response to a U.S. effort to get the United Nations to sanction the North Koreans. The North Koreans also threatened the South Koreans.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/north-korea-vows-nuclear-testing-targeting-us/story?id=18300405
4) Tuesday was the 40th anniversary of what Supreme Court decision?
b) Roe v. Wade
The Roe decision upholds a woman’s right to an abortion. A recent poll shows indicates that 70% of Americans now agree with the decision.
5) A legislator in this state recently proposed a law that would imprison rape victims who have an abortion. What state?
d) New Mexico
Specifically, the women would be sentenced for tampering with evidence. The Governor of New Mexico – Susana Martinez – has vowed to veto the bill, though it is doubtful that the bill will ever reach her desk.
6) Who recently claimed to have once killed Taliban officers in Afghanistan?
c) Prince Harry of Britain
“Captain Wales” has served in Afghanistan twice, most recently co-piloting an Apache helicopter.
https://news.sky.com/story/1040999/prince-harry-i-killed-taliban-in-afghanistan
7) British Prime Minister David Cameron recently promised to let the British people vote in a 2018 referendum on what issue?
c) Whether or not to leave the E.U.
Cameron has also called for a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014.
8) According to recent data, what company sold more cars than any other last year?
c) Toyota
GM was second and Volkswagen was third.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/28/toyota-reclaims-top-spot-from-gm/1869879/
9) A Harvard professor recently claimed that scientists might be able to re-create what extinct species?
d) A Neanderthal
Neanderthals were a species closely related to humans. They became extinct 20,000-30,000 years ago, but scientist George Church believes a Neanderthal could be re-created with DNA from fossils and a surrogate human mother. Church later claimed that he is not advocating this experiment, only claiming that it might be possible.
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/01/21/neanderthal-baby-clone_n_2521027.html
10) Who sang the national anthem at President Obama’s inauguration?
c) Beyonce
It was later discovered that she lip-synced the performance.