1) Donald Trump recently lashed out at the media over their coverage of what issue?
b) The coverage of the fraud trial involving Trump University
Trump has referred to the trial judge, who was born in Indiana, as “the Mexican judge” because the judge’s parents were born in Mexico. He has also argued that the judge has a conflict of interest because Trump wants to build a wall between America and Mexico.
2) Who referred to Donald Trump as “dangerously incoherent” and “temperamentally unfit to be president” in a speech given last week?
a) Hillary Clinton
Trump responded by calling Clinton “pathetic.”
3) What country recently invested $3.5 billion dollars in Uber?
c) Saudi Arabia
The investment grants the Saudi government the right to have a representative on Uber’s Board.
4) According to a recent study, how many people are living in slavery in 2016?
d) 46,000,000
The number includes people born into slavery, those forced into the sex trade, and others who have been forced into labor. India is the country with the highest number of people living in slavery while North Korea has the highest percentage of people living in slavery.
https://www.businessinsider.com/46-million-people-are-living-as-slaves-2016-5
5) The former dictator of what African country was sentenced to life in prison last week?
a) Chad
Hisenne Habre led Chad in the 1980s and is allegedly responsible for more than 40,000 deaths. He was tried in a Senegalese court.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/05/30/chad-ex-dictator-found-guilty/85152078/
6) What journalist recently admitted that part of a documentary on gun violence that she produced was “misleading?”
d) Katie Couric
In one part of the documentary, guns rights activists appeared to struggle to answer a question when, in fact, they did not.
https://money.cnn.com/2016/05/30/media/katie-couric-under-the-gun-doc/index.html
7) An endangered gorilla was shot and killed last weekend at a zoo in what city?
b) Cincinnati, Ohio
The gorilla was shot after a young boy slipped into the gorilla’s habitat and zoo officials became concerned for the boy’s safety.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/29/us/cincinnati-zoo-gorilla-shot/
8) What percentage of the coral in the northern and central part of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has died in the last few months?
c) 33%
The phenomenon is the result of both global warming and El Nino.
9) For the first time ever, this summer’s Olympics will feature what type of team?
c) A team of refugees
The members of the team of 10 originally hail from Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/refugees-team-rio-olympics-160603132552404.html
10) What sports legend passed away last week at the age of 74?
b) Muhammad Ali
Ali was well-known not only for his success in the boxing ring, but also for his work in the field of civil rights, his opposition to the Vietnam War, and his long fight against Parkinson’s Disease.