MARCH 21 QUIZ ANSWERS
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?
b) April 8
This extension included $6 billion in spending cuts and passed with much less Congressional support (particularly from Republicans) than the previous extensions
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
Orman, Delgado and McGrath are actors on Sesame Street. https://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=635748
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?
c) 1973
The measure was approved 10-0 in the Security Council with five abstentions (Russia, China, Brazil, Germany and India). It specifically prohibits use of a foreign occupation force anywhere on Libyan territory.
https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sc10200.doc.htm
4) President Obama began a five day tour of Latin America with a visit to what country?
a) Brazil
While there, Pres. Obama met with American and Brazilian leaders as well as newly elected Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/19/obama-arrives-brazil-begins-latin-america-tour/
5) What state recently abolished capital punishment?
c) Illinois
Illinois became the 16th state to ban capital punishment. Thirty-four states still allow it. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/us/10illinois.html?_r=1
6) The first shots enforcing the no fly zone were fired from a plane from what country?
c) France
Around 20 French aircraft were involved in the Saturday operation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-africa-12795971
7) AT&T recently agreed to purchase what other cellular service provider?
c) T-Mobile
AT&T is paying T-Mobile’s owner Deutsche Telekom $39 billion in cash and stocks for the company. https://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/atandt-agrees-to-buy-t-mobile-from-deutsche-telekom/
8) What country recently recalled its ambassador to Bahrain to protest Bahrain’s treatment of opposition protestors?
d) Iran
Bahrain’s government is Sunni Muslim while the protestors are – like the Iranian government – Shia. Iran has also objected to Bahrain’s use of Sunni troops from other Arab nations to help quell the protests.
https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/17/501364/main20044216.shtml
9) What Japanese nuclear reactor has suffered explosions and fires as the result of last week’s tsunami and earthquake?
a) Fukushima Daiichi
Four of the plant’s six reactors have already leaked radiation, though there is a dispute over whether the amount leaked will be harmful. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12732015
10) How many teams made it to this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament?
d) 68
After the first weekend, the field has been reduced to 16.