July 9 Quiz

1) Physicists announced this week that they have finally discovered a long-predicted subatomic particle.  What name has been given to that subatomic particle?

a) Muon

b) Higgs boson

c) Quark

d) Gladstone

 

2) According to a recently released jobs report, the American economy added how many jobs in June?

a) 25,000

b) 80,000

c) 105,000

d) 186,000

 

3) In June, Mitt Romney had his biggest fundraising month yet.  How much money did he raise?

a) $ 47 million

b) $ 82 million

c) $ 106 million

d) $ 154 million

 

4) On Monday, President Obama proposed a one year extension of the Bush era income tax cuts for all Americans with a yearly income less than what amount?

a) $ 100,000

b) $ 250,000

c) $ 750,000

d) $ 1,000,000

 

5) Which two networks initially reported (wrongly) that the Supreme Court had struck down the individual mandate portion of the 2010 health care law?

a) CNN and MSNBC

b) MSNBC and NPR

c) FOX and CNN

d) NPR and ABC

 

6) What African country recently held its first election in 60 years?

a) Libya

b) Egypt

c) Tunisia

d) Mali

 

7) What nation turned one year old on Monday?

a) North Sudan

b) South Sudan

c) Western Sahara

d) Swaziland

 

8) Who recently became the first Congressman to enter into a same-sex marriage?

a) John Boehner

b) Allan West

c) Barney Frank

d) Dennis Kucinich

 

9) Television icon Andy Griffith died last week at age 86.  On his 1960s television show – The Andy Griffith Show – Griffith played the sheriff of the small town of Mayberry.   In what state was Mayberry located?

a) Indiana

b) Louisiana

c) Maine

d) North Carolina

 

10) Who won the Gentlemen’s Singles Championship at Wimbledon?

a) Andy Murray

b) Roger Federer

c) Novak Djokovic

d) Rafael Nadal

 


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