1) What bill did President Obama veto on Tuesday?
a) A bill placing more sanctions on Iran
b) A bill cutting income tax rates for the top 1% of earners
c) A bill denying federal tax status for married gay couples
d) A bill authorizing the Keystone XL Pipeline
2) On Thursday, this agency approved rules that would prohibit internet providers from offering faster website access to sites that pay the providers a fee (net neutrality rules). What agency passed the rules?
a) Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
b) Federal Internet Agency (FIA)
c) Department of Technology
d) Information Systems Commission (ISC)
3) This federal agency avoided a shutdown Friday night when Congress passed a bill funding it for one week. What agency?
a) Department of State
b) Department of Defense
c) Department of Homeland Security
d) Department of Agriculture
4) What politician won last weekend’s presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)?
a) Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush
b) Kentucky Senator Rand Paul
c) Texas Senator Ted Cruz
d) Florida Senator Marco Rubio
5) Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated Friday on the steps of the Capitol in what country?
a) Ukraine
b) Russia
c) Georgia
d) Kazakhstan
6) Many of the beheading videos released by ISIS feature an ISIS member who has been named Jihadi John. In what country did Jihadi John grow up?
a) Syria
b) Iraq
c) Saudi Arabia
d) United Kingdom
7) What state recently became the third to legalize the possession of marijuana by adults?
a) Vermont
b) Alaska
c) Oregon
d) Minnesota
8) Secular blogger Avijit Roy was hacked to death with a cleaver in what country last week?
a) Iraq
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Bangladesh
d) Sri Lanka
9) What movie took the Oscar for Best Picture?
a) The Theory of Everything
b) Ida
c) Birdman
d) Boyhood
10) Actor Leonard Nimoy died last week at the age of 83. Nimoy was best known for playing what character on Star Trek?
a) Captain James T. Kirk
b) Mr. Spock
c) Dr. Leonard McCoy
d) Pavel Chekov