March 3

1) After Ukranian protesters ousted their pro-Russian president Victor Yanukovych, Russian troops responded by peacefully taking control of what region of the Ukraine?

a) Metropolitan Kiev

b) The Crimean Peninsula

c) Tatarstan

d) Odessa

 

2) President Obama recently asked the military to prepare for a total withdrawal of troops from what country?

a) South Korea

b) Germany

c) Afghanistan

d) Japan

 

3) Governor Jan Brewer of this state recently vetoed a bill that would have permitted businesses in her state to deny service to homosexuals.  What state?

a) Texas

b) Arizona

c) Utah

d) Alabama

 

4) John Dingell, who has been a member of Congress for the last 58 years, recently announced that he is retiring at the age of 87.  Dingell represents a district in what state?

a) Texas

b) Massachusetts

c) Arkansas

d) Michigan

 

5) Website Mt. Gox went offline last week.  What type of site was it?

a) It was a Bitcoin exchange site.

b) It was a social media site created by Ukranian protesters.

c) It published the confidential documents stolen by Edward Snowden.

d) It allowed users to gamble on the outcome of political races.

 

6) Who was recently named the world’s richest man by Forbes?

a) Carlos Slim

b) Warren Buffett

c) Bill Gates

d) Marc Zuckerberg

 

7) The World Bank suspended a $90 million loan to Uganda last week.  Why?

a) The Ugandan government’s mistreatment of the native Tutsi people

b) The Ugandan government’s falsifying of financial information related to the loan

c) The Ugandan government’s passage of a harsh anti-gay law

d) The Ugandan government’s participation in armed raids against Christian communities in the country.

 

8) The results of a recent study suggest that these children are highly susceptible to psychiatric disorders.  What children?

a) Children of older fathers

b) Children from low-income homes

c) Adopted children of same-sex couples

d) Children of mothers who eat fast food during pregnancy

 

9) What has happened to the obesity rate among American children over the last decade?

a) It has increased 14%

b) It has increased 43%

c) It has decreased 14%

d) It has decreased 43%

 

10) What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture of 2013?

a) Dallas Buyers Club

b) Gravity

c) Wolf of Wall Street

d) 12 Years a Slave


 


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