1) Russia was recently kicked out of what organization as a result of its annexation of Crimea?
a) The United Nations
b) The European Union
c) The World Trade Organization
d) The Group of 8
2) What head of state met with President Obama last week?
a) Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
b) President Vladimir Putin of Russia
c) President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria
d) Pope Francis
3) A mudslide in this state killed at least 17 last week. What state?
a) Louisiana
b) California
c) Washington
d) Idaho
4) According to the White House, how many people have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act?
a) 60,000
b) 600,000
c) 6,000,000
d) 60,000,000
5) What state recently raised its minimum wage to $10.10 an hour?
a) California
b) New York
c) Michigan
d) Connecticut
6) The National Labor Relations Board recently allowed a group of football players at this university to unionize?
a) Harvard University
b) Duke University
c) Northwestern University
d) Stanford University
7) Gay couples got married in this country for the first time last week. What country?
a) Romania
b) Australia
c) England
d) Italy
8) Doctors in this country recently replaced a human skull with a plastic skull printed on a 3D printer. What country?
a) South Africa
b) The Netherlands
c) The United States
d) Belgium
9) The prime minister of this country recently shut down You Tube and vowed to destroy Twitter. What country?
a) Turkey
b) Egypt
c) India
d) China
10) On the recently released list of the hottest years in recorded history, where did 2013 fall?
a) First
b) Third
c) Fourth
d) Sixth
11) The government of Egypt recently sentenced 529 members of this group to death. What group?
a) B’ Nai Brith
b) The Coptic Christian Church
c) Al Qaeda
d) Muslim Brotherhood
12) What Major League Baseball player agreed to a record setting contract last year?
a) Clayton Kershaw
b) Carlos Gonzalez
c) Miguel Cabrera
d) Bryce Harper