1) Congress recently passed – and President Obama signed – a budget for FY 2016 that included how much in spending for the next fiscal year?
a) 1.1 billion
b) 1.7 billion
c) 1.1 trillion
d) 1.7 trillion
2) The Federal Reserve recently agreed to raise interest rates for the first time since 2008. What were the rates previously?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
3) What two Republican presidential candidates lead in the most recent Iowa Caucus polls?
a) Donald trump and Ben Carson
b) Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio
c) Donald Trump and Marco Rubio
d) Donald Trump and Ted Cruz
4) Armed militiamen took over a federal building in what state on Sunday?
a) Kansas
b) Idaho
c) Oregon
d) Colorado
5) What country executed 47 people last weekend including a well-known Shia cleric?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Syria
d) Egypt
6) Iraqi forces recently reclaimed what important town from ISIS?
a) Ramadi
b) Mosul
c) Baghdad
d) Karbala
7) What country recently fired a missile dangerously close to an American aircraft carrier?
a) Iran
b) Libya
c) Russia
d) Afghanistan
8) In his final address of the year, Pope Francis called for an end to what?
a) Hunger
b) Terrorism
c) Indifference
d) Climate Change
9) What company recently made history by landing a rocket?
a) Tesla
b) NASA
c) Space X
d) X-Gen
10) What comedian accidentally crowned the wrong contestant at the Miss Universe competition?
a) Kevin Hart
b) Jerry Seinfeld
c) Will Ferrell
d) Steve Harvey