1) At a hearing last week, Congress grilled the outgoing commissioner of what agency?
a) FCC
b) IRS
c) FBI
d) FDA
2) Last week, ABC News did a story on the White House's handling of the Benghazi attacks. The story was based on several leaked White House emails, but it turns out that the emails leaked to ABC were doctored. What group leaked the doctored emails?
a) The State Department
b) The Tea Party
c) The CIA
d) Congressional Republicans
3) The Justice Department is currently being criticized for subpoenaing the telephone records of what news agency?
a) New York Times
b) Associated Press
c) Reuters
d) Al Jazeera
4) The Congressional Budget Office made a surprising announcement last week. What was it?
a) It advocated abolishing the current progressive income tax system in favor of a flat tax.
b) It called for an immediate freeze on the country’s debt limit to prevent future budgetary catastrophe.
c) It praised the government sequester for reducing the rate of government spending.
d) The deficit is shrinking much faster than expected.
5) Former Governor Mark Sanford recently defeated Stephen Colbert’s sister – Elizabeth Colbert Busch - in a special election for a seat in the House of Representatives. Sanford was elected from (and was formerly governor of) what state?
a) California
b) New York
c) Illinois
d) South Carolina
6) What state became the twelfth state to legalize gay marriage last week?
a) Minnesota
b) Colorado
c) Missouri
d) Alaska
7) According to a Thursday announcement, what country has been supplying missiles to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad?
a) China
b) Iran
c) Russia
d) Israel
8) Whom did Forbes magazine recently rank as the richest man in the world?
a) Warren Buffett
b) Vladimir Putin
c) Carlos Slim
d) Bill Gates
9) What professional athlete retired last week?
a) Derek Jeter
b) Peyton Manning
c) David Beckham
d) Kobe Bryant
10) What actress announced last week that she recently had a double mastectomy?
a) Angelina Jolie
b) Beyonce
c) Jennifer Aniston
d) Zooey Deschanel