NOVEMBER 1 QUIZ
1) Two American airports were put on alert Friday after authorities in the U.A.E. and Germany intercepted two strange packages that were addressed to two Chicago synagogues. The packages were mailed from what Middle Eastern country?
a) Iran
b) Lebanon
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Yemen
2) This Asian country got hit by an earthquake, a tsunami, and volcanic eruptions all within 24 hours last week. What country?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Japan
d) Indonesia
3) A volunteer campaign worker for Senatorial candidate Rand Paul attacked an activist from liberal group moveon.org last week at a Paul campaign event. Paul is running for the Senate from what state?
a) Texas
b) California
c) Kentucky
d) Georgia
4) Ted Sorenson died last week. Sorenson was a speechwriter and political aide to what president?
a) John Kennedy
b) Richard Nixon
c) Ronald Reagan
d) Bill Clinton
5) Dilma Rousseff -- a former Marxist rebel – was recently elected the first female president of what country?
a) Argentina
b) Brazil
c) Chile
d) Peru
6) United States forces destroyed $56 million worth of heroin last week in a drug raid in Afghanistan. During the raid, U.S. forces teamed up with counternarcotics agents from what country?
a) U.K.
b) Russia
c) Iran
d) Slovakia
7) What comedian hosted last weekend’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on the D.C. Mall?
a) Will Ferrell
b) Dane Cook
c) Jon Stewart
d) Chris Rock
8) What country recently lifted a two-year ban on You Tube?
a) Iran
b) China
c) Sudan
d) Turkey
9) It was recently discovered that an official from this country gave “a bag of euros” to an aide to Afghan president Hamid Karzai while the two men were on the president’s personal aircraft. What country recently admitted to this payment?
a) Iraq
b) The United States
c) Russia
d) Iran
10) What TV star was briefly hospitalized last week after being found naked in a trashed New York City hotel room?
a) Dave Chappelle
b) Charlie Sheen
c) Cory Monteith
d) Jason Segel