MARCH 21 QUIZ
1) Congress recently passed (and Pres. Obama signed) the sixth temporary spending measure for fiscal year 2011 as part of a continued effort to avoid a government shutdown. This bill will keep the government running until what date?
a) April 1
b) April 8
c) May 1
d) May 16
2) Actors Roscoe Orman, Emilio Delgado and Bob McGrath recently hit the streets in Washington to protest what?
a) Proposed budget cuts that would eliminate funding for PBS
b) The imposition of the no-fly zone over Libya
c) The elimination of collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin
d) A proposed law that would deny citizenship to children of illegal immigrants born in America
3) The United Nations established a “no-fly zone” over Libya in an effort to protect Libyan civilians from harm. What was the number of the resolution?
a) 1000
b) 1066
c) 1973
d) 2012
4) President Obama began a five day tour of Latin America with a visit to what country?
a) Brazil
b) Mexico
c) Argentina
d) Chile
5) What state recently abolished capital punishment?
a) New York
b) California
c) Illinois
d) Texas
6) The first shots enforcing the no fly zone were fired from a plane from what country?
a) United States
b) United Kingdom
c) France
d) Italy
7) AT&T recently agreed to purchase what other cellular service provider?
a) Sprint
b) Verizon
c) T-Mobile
d) Virgin Mobile
8) What country recently recalled its ambassador to Bahrain to protest Bahrain’s treatment of opposition protestors?
a) United States
b) Israel
c) United Kingdom
d) Iran
9) What Japanese nuclear reactor has suffered explosions and fires as the result of last week’s tsunami and earthquake?
a) Fukushima Daiichi
b) Onagawa
c) Tomari
d) Ikata
10) How many teams made it to this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament?
a) 32
b) 64
c) 66
d) 68