MAY 30 QUIZ

1) What former Minnesota governor announced last week that he is running for president?

a) Tim Pawlenty

b) Mitt Romney

c) Michelle Bachmann

d) Jon Huntsman

 

2) A volcano erupted in this country last week. What country?

a) Iceland

b) Ireland

c) Indonesia

d) India

 

3) Which country did President Obama visit last week?

a) Iceland

b) Ireland

c) Indonesia

d) India

 

4) What world leader gave a speech to Congress last week?

a) Queen Elizabeth 2

b) Benjamin Netanyahu

c) Dmitri Medvedev

d) Felipe Calderon

 

5) The “don’t say gay” bill was passed last week by the Senate of what state?

a) Massachusetts

b) California

c) Tennessee

d) Georgia

 

6) A tornado ripped through what Midwest town last week?

a) Joplin, Missouri

b) St. Charles, Missouri

c) Abilene, Kansas

d) Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

7) Ratko Mladic was arrested last week and charged with international war crimes. Mladic is charged with torturing and killing 8,000 Muslims in what nation?

a) Serbia

b) Bosnia

c) Turkey

d) Croatia

 

8) Last week, the Supreme Court upheld an anti-immigration law that had been passed by what state?

a) Texas

b) Colorado

c) Arizona

d) New Mexico

 

9) What teenager won American Idol last week?

a) Scotty McCreery

b) Lauren Alaina

c) Haley Reinhart

d) James Durbin

 

10) What television show came to an end last week?

a) The Oprah Winfrey Show

b) Two and a Half Men

c) The Today Show

d) PBS Newshour