1) Twelve moviegoers were murdered by a gunman while watching a midnight showing of The Dark Night Rises in what city?
a) Aurora, Colorado
2) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s car was pelted with tomatoes while on an official visit to this country. What country?
c) Egypt
The trip was one part of a 13 day world tour that included the first official visit to Laos in 57 years.
3) A scandal broke recently when it was learned that London banks have been manipulating an important interest rate barometer in their favor. What name has been given to the scandal?
b) LIBOR
The LIBOR rate (London Inter-bank Office Rate) is used as a benchmark for a number of other financial services.
4) The Red Cross recently declared that the conflict in this country has risen to the level of a civil war. What country?
d) Syria
The 16 month long conflict involves a group of rebels who are trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad.
https://news.yahoo.com/red-cross-declares-syrian-conflict-civil-war-183250042.html
5) At the beginning of July, 40% of the Greenland Ice Sheet was melting. By July 12, what percentage of the ice sheet was melting?
d) 97%
Scientists are shocked at the increase, most of which occurred over a four day period. Also in early July, an iceberg the size of Manhattan broke off of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/24/greenland-ice-sheet-thaw-nasa
6) The president of this fast food company recently declared his company's opposition to same sex marriage. What company?
c) Chic-Fil-A
As a result of the statement made by president Dan Cathy, many pro-gay rights groups have called for a boycott of the restaurant.
7) What American denomination recently approved of a service to bless same-sex couples?
a) Episcopal Church of the United States of America
The church also passed a resolution paving the way for trans-gender clergy.
8) A judge in this state recently issued an injunction preventing the state government from shutting down its only abortion clinic. What state?
d) Mississippi
The state is threatening to close down the clinic because it is currently not in compliance with a new law requiring all practitioners to be doctors with local hospital privileges.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/11/us/mississippi-abortion-clinic-hearing/index.html
9) An execution of a woman in this country sparked worldwide outrage. What country?
c) Afghanistan
The woman was executed by the Taliban after being accused of adultery.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/08/world/asia/afghanistan-public-execution/index.html
10) What country is currently considering government sales of marijuana?
b) Uruguay
The government would then use the revenues to fund drug rehabilitation programs.
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304898704577480764220930718.html