1) According to multiple reports, what percentage of voters in Crimea opted to leave the Ukraine and join Russia?
d) Over 90%
Neither the United States nor the Ukraine recognize the legitimacy of the election.
2) Senator Dianne Feinstein recently accused the CIA of what?
a) Spying upon the Senate
The CIA has denied the charges.
3) Scientists have recently developed a test that may allow them to predict the ultimate onset of what disease?
b) Alzheimer’s Disease
The scientists have found a correlation between the presence of certain types of fats in the blood and the onset of Alzheimer’s a few years later.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/10/alzheimers-blood-test/6255461/
4) A recent study concluded that over 300 people have died as a result of a failure of airbags to deploy in what company’s cars?
b) General Motors
The cars at issue have since been recalled.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/14/us-gm-recall-casualties-idUSBREA2D02U20140314
5) What world capital city recently limited its citizens to driving every other day in an effort to combat pollution?
d) Paris, France
The day you are allowed to drive depends on whether your license plate number ends in an odd or even number.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26599010
6) What country announced last week that it is going to hold a referendum on changing its flag?
c) New Zealand
New Zealand is considering changing its flag to get rid of the “Union Jack” which, for many, symbolizes continued British imperialism.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/canning-colonialism-new-zealand-vote-scrapping-its-flag-n52781
7) Glenn Ford was recently released from prison after spending 30 years on death row. In what state was he incarcerated?
d) Louisiana
He was released on the basis of newly discovered evidence which proved that he did not commit the crime.
8) How much money did Colorado make off of taxing marijuana in January 2014?
d) 2,000,000
$14.02 million in recreational pot was sold that month.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/10/colorado-marijuana-taxes-net-state-2-million/
9) To promote the Affordable Care Act, President Obama did an interview with what celebrity last week?
b) Zack Galifanakis
The interview was part of the show “Between Two Ferns.”
10) Which of the following schools received a number one seed for the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament?
e) All of the above
The tournament begins this week.