1) Edward Snowden, the government contractor who told a British newspaper about the National Security Agency’s (NSA’s) controversial surveillance programs, is currently hiding out where?
b) Hong Kong
Snowden could be criminally charged by the American government for going public with classified documents. It is not clear if China would turn him over to America if it is asked to. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/intelligence-leaders-push-back-on-leakers-media/2013/06/09/fff80160-d122-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?hpid=z1
2) What group has sued the federal government in an effort to stop the NSA’s collection of personal phone records?
The group claims that the NSA program violates the right to free speech found in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/304823-aclu-to-sue-nsa-over-phone-spying
3) Last week, President Obama decided to start supplying weapons to whom?
b) Syrian rebels
Obama decided to arm the rebels after learning that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons on his own people during the ongoing civil war.
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/world/middleeast/syria-chemical-weapons.html?hp&_r=1&
4) Who joined Twitter last week?
a) Hillary Clinton
Many pundits believe that Clinton joined Twitter in preparation for a 2016 presidential campaign.
5) Hassan Rowhani was recently elected president of what country?
c) Iran
The most powerful person in Iran is the Supreme Leader, not the president, and of the three hundred plus candidates who filed to run for president, only six were allowed on the ballot by the Supreme Leader-controlled Guardian Council.
https://theweek.com/article/index/245710/4-things-you-should-know-about-irans-new-president
6) According to a recent report released by the International Energy Agency, how much did the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) increase in 2012?
c) 1.4%
CO2 emission decreased in America and Europe but rose in China and a number of developing countries. The report predicted that if the current rate of increase continues, the overall global temperature could rise 9 degrees from pre-industrial times.
7) A Chinese company has agreed to build a major canal in what country?
d) Nicaragua
If completed, the canal will connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and will rival the Panama Canal for business.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/13/nicaragua-canal-project/2420939/
8) What country recently passed a law banning “gay propaganda”?
a) Russia
Many Russians blame gays for the country’s declining birth rate.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/11/russian-gay/2411939/
9) New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has accused what man of stealing his Super Bowl ring?
d) Vladimir Putin
Kraft claims that Putin, the president of Russia, stole the ring when the two men met in 2005. Putin claims that the ring was a gift.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/16/world/europe/russia-putin-ring/index.html
10) NFL quarterback Tim Tebow recently signed a contract with what team?
c) New England Patriots
Tebow signed a two year contract for an undisclosed amount of money. https://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/9362801/tim-tebow-sign-new-england-patriots-sources-say