1) Mitt Romney came in first in last week’s Iowa caucus over second place candidate Rick Santorum. By how many votes did Romney win?
a) 8 votes
b) 800 votes
c) 8,000 votes
d) 80,000 votes
2) What candidate dropped out of the presidential race last week after a sixth place finish in the Iowa caucus?
a) Jon Huntsman
b) Rick Perry
c) Newt Gingrich
d) Michele Bachmann
3) 2008 Presidential candidate John McCain endorsed what 2012 presidential candidate last week?
a) Mitt Romney
b) Ron Paul
c) Rick Santorum
d) Barack Obama
4) In an effort to cut spending, President Obama proposed cuts to what last week?
a) The amount of Social Security benefits paid out to seniors
b) The amount of Medicare reimbursements to doctors
c) The number of federal employees
d) The military
5) Sunday was the one year anniversary of what event?
a) Last year’s debt agreement that averted a government shutdown
b) The Japanese earthquake
c) The shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
d) The end of the space shuttle program
6) The unemployment rate dropped to a two year low in December. What is the new unemployment rate?
a) 6.8%
b) 7.7%
c) 8.5%
d) 9.2%
7) What American industry posted a profit in 2011 for the first time in years?
a) The auto industry
b) The furniture industry
c) The pharmaceutical industry
d) The insurance industry
8) According to a recent study conducted by Ivy League economists, what is the ultimate economic benefit to a grade school student placed with a “value-added” teacher for one year?
a) $500
b) $5,500
c) $9,000
d) $90,000
9) What futuristic development did Pentagon-backed scientists announce that they have devised?
a) An invisibility cloak
b) A time cloak
c) A personal spacecraft
d) A personal transporter
10) Numerous NCAA offensive records were set in late December when Baylor defeated the University of Washington 67-56. In what bowl game did they meet?
a) Chic-Fil-A Bowl
b) Music City Bowl
c) Alamo Bowl
d) Godaddy.com Bowl