1) Last week, Seal Team 6 rescued two hostages who were being held by pirates in what country?
c) Somalia
Seal Team 6 is the same team that killed Osama bin Laden last year. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2012/0125/SEAL-Team-6-rescue-in-Somalia-frees-two-from-pirates-lair-video
2) President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address last weekend. Who gave the official Republican response?
a) Gov. Mitch Daniels
Daniels is the governor of Indiana. https://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2012/01/24/sot-mitch-daniels-gop-response.cnn#/video/politics/2012/01/24/sot-mitch-daniels-gop-response.cnn
3) An advertisement released by the Mitt Romney campaign in Florida consists almost entirely of a 1997 NBC News report about Newt Gingrich’s Congressional ethics violation. What anchorman is shown in the ad?
c) Tom Brokaw
Both NBC News and Brokaw have strongly objected to Romney’s use of the newscast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TobmtxHQoZE
4) President Obama and Governor Jan Brewer had a heated discussion on an airport tarmac last week about a portion of the governor’s recent book – Scorpions for Breakfast -- that offended the president. Brewer is the governor of what state?
b) Arizona
Obama believes that Brewer’s book includes an inaccurate description of a previous conversation between the two politicians. https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/25/obama-shares-intense-encounter-with-arizona-governor/?hpt=hp_t2
5) Hundreds of protestors were arrested last weekend during an Occupy protest in what city?
d) Oakland
The protestors were trying to take over an abandoned convention center.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/29/us-oakland-protests-idUSTRE80S00520120129
6) Last week, the Supreme Court held that police must obtain a warrant before doing what?
c) Placing a GPS tracking device on a car
The Justices were unanimous in their opinion on the specific issue in the case -- placing trackers on cars. They did not, however, issue a broader ruling on when and how police can use GPS tracking on devices such as smart phones. https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/story/2012-01-23/supreme-court-GPS/52754354/1
7) For the first time in 60 years, a democratically elected parliament met in this country Monday. What country?
d) Egypt
The Peace and Freedom Party of the previously banned Muslim Brotherhood controls the most seats (47.2%), and, on the whole, Islamist parties control approximately 73% of the seats. The parliament will now set to work on drafting a new constitution.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/egypt-parliament-first-session_n_1223900.html
8) Citizens of this country voted overwhelmingly to join the E.U. last week. What country?
c) Croatia
Croatia will be formally admitted in 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16670298
9) What philanthropist announced last week that he will donate $750 million to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria?
d) Bill Gates
Gates made the announcement at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/26/health/switzerland-gates-donation/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
10) What man won the Australian Open last weekend?
a) Novak Djokovic
The final match between Djokovic and Nadal lasted a record 5 hours and 53 minutes and saw Djokovic overcome a fifth set break to take the title.
https://news.yahoo.com/djokovic-wins-australian-open-longest-final-153358375--spt.html