May 30 2016

1) A recent U.S. drone strike killed Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, the leader of what group?

c) The Afghan Taliban

At Mansoor’s instruction, the Taliban has recently refused to engage in peace talks with the Afghani government.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/taliban-leader-killed-drone-strike-160521204020111.html

 

2) Last week, Iraqi forces began a military operation aimed at freeing what city from ISIS control?

b) Fallujah

ISIS has controlled the city since January of 2014.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/22/middleeast/iraq-falluja/

 

3) Last week, President Obama lifted the arms embargo on what country?

c) Vietnam

The embargo had been in place since the end of the Vietnam War.  The United States and Vietnam now see themselves as allied against growing Chinese influence in the region.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/23/in-historic-move-u-s-lifts-arms-sales-embargo-to-vietnam/

 

4) Last week, President Obama became the first sitting American president to visit what city?

a) Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima was the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, and, in a speech there, Obama called for a nuclear-free future.

https://bigstory.ap.org/article/fd86ff19961149a7874ae6273748dd71/obama-ready-face-historic-haunted-ground-hiroshima

 

5) What prominent Republican issued a statement Wednesday saying that he was not yet willing to endorse Donald Trump?

d) Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

Most Republicans have rallied around Trump since he clinched the nomination, but Ryan remains wary of him.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/paul-ryan-no-trump-endorsement-yet-223558

 

6) A report issued last week concluded that Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account while Secretary of State broke the rules.  What department released the report?

d) Department of State

The report noted that previous Secretaries of State had used personal email before the rules on email use changed in 2009.

https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/25/politics/state-department-report-faults-clinton-over-email-use/index.html

 

7) What party recently nominated former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson for president at its national convention?

b) Libertarian Party 

Johnson also ran for president as a Libertarian in 2012, receiving approximately one percent of the popular vote.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gary-johnson-wins-libertarian-nomination-president/story?id=39462969

 

8) Governor Terry McAullife has recently come under investigation for possible campaign finance violations.  McAuliffe is the governor of what state?

d) Virginia

The allegations relate to McAuliffe’s 2013 gubernatorial campaign.  McAuliffe is the former head of the Democratic National Committee.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/virginia-gov-terry-mcauliffe-under-fbi-investigation-possible-campaign-violations-n578946

 

9) Workers for what company ended a six week strike last weekend?

a) Verizon

Almost 40,000 workers were off the job during the strike.

https://www.philly.com/philly/business/20160528_Verizon__striking_unions_reach_tentative_agreement.html

 

10) What American rookie won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday?

b) Alexander Rossi

Rossi completed the final lap on fumes but still managed an average speed of almost 180 miles per hour.

https://espn.go.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/15814040/alexander-rossi-wins-100th-running-indianapolis-500


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