1) Congress held hearings this week as part of an investigation into the Obama administration’s handling of what issue?
a) The attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya
Congressional Republicans believe that the administration intentionally misled the American public into believing that the incident occurred as part of a protest over an anti Islamic film. It was, in fact, a terrorist attack.
2) It was recently reported that certain IRS officials were paying special attention to tax-exempt status applications filed by what type of group?
b) Tea Party affiliates
Organizations that exist to promote “social welfare” receive tax exempt status from the IRS, but groups that are primarily political in nature do not. The applications were being reviewed to determine whether or not the groups were deserving of tax exempt status.
3) Amanda Kelly and two other girls who had been missing for ten years were rescued last week in what city?
c) Cleveland, Ohio
The girls all went missing in Cleveland about ten years ago, having been kidnapped by a man named Ariel Castro.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/amanda-berry-gina-dejesus_n_3226112.html
4) The Senate is considering a bill that would tax what?
b) Internet purchases
Currently, online companies like Amazon that do not have a “brick and mortar” stores do not have to charge a sales tax.
https://money.cnn.com/2013/05/06/pf/taxes/internet-sales-tax-vote/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
5) What corporation is the largest in America according to the Fortune 500 list?
b) Walmart
Walmart, General Motors and Exxon have dominated the list for the last 50 years.
https://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=0ee06a1c-a6c2-4bd3-83e8-f115278f199f
6) The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit what new level last week?
d) 15,000
The Dow average takes into account the price of 30 of the tops stocks sold on the New York Stock Exchange.
https://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&date=20130507&id=16298362&
6) Tamerlan Tsarnaev was finally buried last week. In what state was he buried?
a) Virginia
The Massachusetts funeral home director had trouble finding a cemetery that would take the body until a cemetery in Doswell, Virginia stepped up.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/10/us/virginia-boston-suspect-burial
7) Republicans in the Senate recently blocked President Obama’s nomination for what cabinet position?
a) Environmental Protection Agency
Republicans have also blocked Obama’s nomination for Secretary of Labor.
8) It appears that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will become prime minister of this country again. What country?
b) Pakistan
Sharif was ousted from power by a 1999 military coup. Sharif’s Muslim League-N Party won the recent parliamentary elections and so will have the votes to elect Sharif prime minster. When new government takes power, it will be the first time that a civilian government in Pakistan served a full five year term and then voluntarily turned over power to another civilian government.
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324244304578476131875925010.html
9) What did scientists allegedly find off of the coast of Brazil last week?
d) Remnants of a lost continent
They believed that the continent was submerged when Brazil and South America separated 100 million years ago.
10) Who was named MVP of the NBA?
c) Lebron James
LeBron has won the award four of the last five years.
https://www.nba.com/2013/news/05/05/lebron-2013-mvp-award/index.html