May 18

1) On Friday night, a raid on ISIS in Syria resulted in the death of 32 ISIS members and what ISIS leader?

a) Abu Sayyaf

b) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

c) Abu Ayman al-Iraqi

d) Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi

 

2) ISIS forces captured what Iraqi city last week?

a) Mosul

b) Ramadi

c) Tikrit

d) Baghdad

 

3) Last week, a Court of Appeals held what to be illegal?

a) The Affordable Care Act

b) New EPA regulations on CO2 emissions

c) The expansion of Medicaid eligibility by certain states

d) The NSA’s phone record collection program

 

4) Last week, an AMTRAK train derailed just outside of what city?

a) Boston, Massachusetts

b) Washington, D.C.

c) Charlotte, North Carolina

d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

5) What man recently received the death penalty from a Boston jury?

a) Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega

b) Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev

c) ISIS leader Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi

d) Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino

 

6) Last Saturday, eleven declared or prospective Republican presidential candidates gathered together in what state?

a) New Hampshire

b) Texas

c) Iowa

d) Florida

 

7) A jury in what country recently sentenced its former leader to death?

a) Iraq

b) Egypt

c) Pakistan

d) Australia

 

8) According to a recent report by NASA, a 10,000 year old ice shelf in Antarctica will likely disintegrate by what year?

a) 2020

b) 2028

c) 2041

d) 2060

 

9) What company plans to introduce self-driving cars next summer?

a) Apple

b) Mercedes

c) Google

d) Tesla

 

10) What legendary bluesman died last week?

a) B.B. King

b) Buddy Guy

c) Muddy Waters

d) Elmore James

 

11) Last week the NFL suspended quarterback Tom Brady for how long?

a) One game

b) Four games

c) Eight games

d) One season