1) Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act could not require a closely held corporation to provide birth control coverage to its employees if the corporation had a religious objection to doing so. What company was the plaintiff in the case?
a) Michael’s
b) Chic-Fil-A
c) Hobby Lobby
d) Sports Authority
2) Last month, the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since September 2008. What rate?
a) 5.4%
b) 6.1%
c) 7.3%
d) 8.8%
3) President Obama recently nominated Bob McDonald to head up what cabinet department?
a) Department of Interior
b) Department of Veteran Affairs
c) Department of Labor
d) Department of Commerce
4) What hurricane hit the North Carolina coast last week?
a) Arthur
b) Bea
c) Clarissa
d) Danielle
5) Justin Ross Harris was charged with murder last week after leaving his one year old son in a hot car for seven hours. What state is Harris from?
a) California
b) Georgia
c) Minnesota
d) Arizona
6) Journalists from Al Jazeera were thrown in jail last week for “spreading false news”. What country threw them in jail?
a) Iraq
b) Egypt
c) Iran
d) Saudi Arabia
7) Over 500,000 pro- democracy protesters blocked part of this Chinese city’s financial district. What city?
a) Beijing
b) Shanghai
c) Tibet
d) Hong Kong
8) A study released last week concluded that the measles vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of what?
a) Mental retardation
b) Autism
c) Muscular dystrophy
d) Schizophrenia
9) What country recently changed the face of one of its most famous clocks so that it runs “counter clockwise?”
a) Iraq
b) Cuba
c) Bolivia
d) Ghana
10) American goalkeeper Tim Howard set a World Cup record last week with 16 saves. What team did the United States play in that game?
a) Germany
b) Portugal
c) Ghana
d) Belgium