1) On Wednesday, United States officials arrested thirteen high ranking officials of what international organization?
a) The Catholic Church
b) FIFA (soccer’s international governing body)
c) Greenpeace
d) IOC (International Olympic Committee)
2) What law expired Sunday night when Congress did not renew it?
a) Patriot Act
b) Affordable Care Act
c) War Powers Act
d) Voting Rights Act
3) Why were Martin O’ Malley, Bernie Sanders, George Pataki and Rick Santorum in the news last week?
a) They joined forces on a five day filibuster of a funding bill for the NSA
b) A paper they published last week announced the discovery of a new type of quark
c) They all announced that they are running for president in 2016
d) They are the new judges on American idol
4) What state’s ban on all abortions that take place after the 20th week of pregnancy was found unconstitutional by a federal appeals court?
a) Texas
b) Kansas
c) Idaho
d) Utah
5) Last week, the United States government removed what country from the state sponsors of terrorism list?
a) Pakistan
b) Cuba
c) Iran
d) Egypt
6) What state was hit with huge floods last week?
a) Minnesota
b) Texas
c) Vermont
d) Georgia
7) What man, subject of an award winning movie, died in a car crash last week?
a) Mathematician John Nash
b) “American Sniper” Chris Kyle
c) Comedian Andy Kaufman
d) Boxer Rocky Balboa
8) It was revealed last week that what organization mailed anthrax to 51 American laboratories as well as laboratories in three other countries?
a) ISIS
b) Al Qaeda
c) The Centers for Disease Control
d) The United States Army
9) According to U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, why was ISIS able to take over the Iraqi city of Ramadi two weeks ago?
a) The Iraqi army lacked water and other basic necessities
b) ISIS used biological weapons against the town’s citizens
c) The Iranian military joined forces with ISIS
d) The Iraqi Army lacked the will to fight
10) Who won last weekend’s Indy 500 race?
a) Marco Andretti
b) Helio Castronoves
c) Will Power
d) Juan Pablo Montoya