1) What bill did President Obama veto on Tuesday?
d) A bill authorizing the Keystone XL Pipeline
This is the third veto of Obama’s presidency.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/24/obama-keystone-veto/23879735/
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). What agency passed the rules?
a) Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The rule passed by a 3-2 vote with the three Democratic appointees voting yes and the two Republican appointees voting no.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/26/net-neutrality-fcc-vote_n_6761702.html
3) This federal agency avoided a shutdown Friday night when Congress passed a bill funding it for one week. What agency?
c) Department of Homeland Security
Many Republicans in Congress are threatening to deny the Department further funding unless President Obama rolls back the executive orders on immigration he issued last summer.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/politics/dhs-shutdown-vote-republicans/index.html
4) What politician won last weekend’s presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)?
b) Kentucky Senator Rand Paul
This was Paul’s third victory in a row at the conference. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker posted an impressive second-place finish.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/28/politics/cpac-2015-straw-poll-results-rand-paul/index.html
5) Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated Friday on the steps of the Capitol in what country?
b) Russia
Nemtsov was an outspoken critic of both President Putin and Russian support of the rebels in Ukraine.
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?
d) United Kingdom
The man’s real name is Mohammed Emwazi, and he and his family moved to London when he was 6. He has a computer science degree from the University of Westminster.
7) What state recently became the third to legalize the possession of marijuana by adults?
b) Alaska
Adults aged 21 and up may possess up to an ounce of marijuana with out running afoul of state law. Possession of marijuana is still prohibited under federal law.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/24/alaska-legal-marijuana/23922313/
8) Secular blogger Avijit Roy was hacked to death with a cleaver in what country last week?
c) Bangladesh
It is believed that Roy, a Bangladeshi-American, was killed by Farabi Shafiur Rahman who is connected to an Islamic extremist group.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/27/asia/bangladeshi-american-blogger-dead/index.html
9) What movie took the Oscar for Best Picture?
c) Birdman
Birdman won four awards on the night.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oscars-2015-winners-highlights-and-best-moments/
10) Actor Leonard Nimoy died last week at the age of 83. Nimoy was best known for playing what character on Star Trek?
b) Mr. Spock
Nimoy’s last tweet said “A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP [Live Long And Prosper]"
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/star-trek-star-leonard-nimoy-dies-83/story?id=29274628