1) On Thursday, President Obama delivered a major speech on what issue?
a) The sequestration budget cuts
b) The use of drones and the War on Terror
c) His gun control proposals
d) Congressional attempts to reform immigrations laws
2) The CEO of this company was forced to testify in front of Congress last week and address allegations of corporate tax evasion. What company?
a) Walmart
b) Apple
c) Exxon
d) General Motors
3) A bi-partisan group of Senators on the Judiciary Committee approved a bill on what issue last week?
a) Immigration reform
b) Judicial nomination reform
c) Gun control
d) Deficit reduction
4) A tornado with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour recently hit what state?
a) Texas
b) Kansas
c) Oklahoma
d) Arkansas
5) Which of the following federal agencies shut down on Friday as a result of the sequestration budget cuts?
a) Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
b) Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
c) Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
d) All of the above
6) An American diplomat was recently expelled from this country upon allegations that he was a spy. What country?
a) China
b) Russia
c) Iran
d) South Africa
7) What organization agreed to accept openly gay individuals as members last week?
a) The Boy Scouts
b) The Catholic Church
c) The Tea Party
d) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
8) Two Muslim men recently killed a soldier with a cleaver in the middle of a city street and then discussed it online with the corpse in the background. In what city did this occur?
a) Islamabad
b) Tehran
c) Cairo
d) London
9) Protests were held in over 52 countries last Saturday. What company were they protesting?
a) Monsanto
b) Starbucks
c) Walmart
d) KFC
10) On Saturday, Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay male to participate in an American professional team sport. In what league does he play?
a) Major League Baseball (MLB)
b) National Basketball Association (NBA)
c) National Hockey League (NHL)
d) Major League Soccer (MLS)