June 23 2014 Quiz

1) Last week, President Obama announced that he plans to send up to three hundred military advisers to what country?

a) South Korea

b) Iraq

c) Nigeria

d) Ukraine

 

2) Who was recently elected to be the new Majority Leader of the House of Representatives?

a) Eric Cantor

b) John Boehner

c) Kevin McCarthy

d) Ted Cruz

 

3) The United States captured Ahmed Abu Khattala  last week.  Khattala is alleged to be one of the key figures behind what attack?

a) The attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya

b) The capture of 200 girls in Nigeria

c) The attack on the World Trade Center in 2001

d) The shopping shootings in Nairobi, Kenya

 

4) The EPA recently proposed new limits on carbon emission by existing power plants.  According to the EPA, its proposal would cut carbon emissions by how much by 2030 (compared to 2005 levels)?

a) 10%

b) 25%

c) 30%

d) 50%

 

5) According to the United Nations, how many people are currently living under forced displacement? 

a) 100,000

b) 2,000,000

c) 15,000,000

d) 50,000,000

 

6) Last week, Crown Prince Felipe de Borbon became the new king of what country?

a) Portugal

b) Monaco

c) Spain

d) Luxembourg

 

7) What country produced more than half of its electricity through solar power on Monday June 9? 

a) China

b) Canada

c) Germany

d) Australia

 

8) What company announced last week that it is going to pay for some of its employees to go to college?

a) Microsoft

b) Chic-Fil-A

c) Walmart

d) Starbucks

 

9) What company rolled out its first electric vehicle last week?

a) Ford

b) Honda

c) Jaguar

d) Harley-Davidson

 

10) Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ruled that this sports franchise has a “disparaging nickname” and should lose its trademark protection?

a) Washington Redskins

b) Cleveland Indians

c) Atlanta Braves

d) Notre Dame Fighting Irish


 


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