1) On Thursday, President Obama delivered a major speech on what issue?
b) The use of drones and the War on Terror
c) His gun control proposals
d) Congressional attempts to reform immigrations laws
The speech sought to justify the administration’s use of drones while simultaneously arguing that the War on Terror was coming to an end. The day before, the administration admitted that four American citizens (living abroad) had been killed in American drone strikes, one of whom had been specifically targeted.
2) The CEO of this company was forced to testify in front of Congress last week to address allegations of corporate tax evasion. What company?
b) Apple
Apple is accused of “hiding money” in various offshore entities to avoid American tax laws. While what Apple did appears to be legal, Congress is looking to changing the loopholes in the law that Apple exploited.
3) A bi-partisan group of Senators on the Judiciary Committee approved a bill on what issue last week?
a) Immigration reform
The bill would create a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants.
4) A tornado with winds in excess of 200 miles hit what state last week?
c) Oklahoma
At least, twenty-four people died in the storm and many more were injured.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/05/21/oklahoma-tornadoes/2344923/
5) Which of the following federal agencies temporarily shut down on Friday as a result of the sequestration budget cuts?
d) All of the above
As a result, approximately 115,000 federal workers did not work or get paid on Friday. They came back to work on Tuesday. https://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/furlough-irs-epa-hud-omb-91850.html?hp=l2
6) An American diplomat was expelled from this country last week upon allegations that he was a spy. What country?
b) Russia
The diplomat, Ryan Fogle, is accused of trying to convince a Russian intelligence official to spy for the CIA.
7) What organization agreed to accept openly gay individuals as members last week?
a) The Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts will still not permit gay troop leaders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/boy-scouts-to-admit-openly-gay-youths-as-members.html?hp&_r=0
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?
d) London
The men were British citizens of Nigerian descent and are not believed to be connected to a wider terrorist network.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-britain-killing-cameron-idUSBRE94L0WU20130523
9) Protests were held in over 52 countries last Saturday. What company were they protesting?
a) Monsanto
Monsanto creates genetically modified food which critics say harm both the company’s consumers and the environment.
10) Last weekend, Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay male to participate in an American professional team sport. In what league does he play?
d) Major League Soccer (MLS)
Rogers played soccer for the Columbus Crew and Leeds United in England before "coming out" last February.