1) Recently, the leaders of the world’s top 20 economies (the G20) met to discuss the global economy, climate change and the Ukraine. Where did they meet?
a) China
b) The Bahamas
c) Switzerland
d) Australia
2) Last week, President Obama negotiated a climate change deal with what country?
a) Russia
b) China
c) India
d) Brazil
3) Economist Jonathan Gruber recently criticized the intelligence of the American voter when discussing a law that he helped draft. What law?
a) The Affordable Care Act
b) The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
c) The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
d) The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act)
4) Last Monday, President Obama released a two-minute video stating his position on what controversial issue?
a) Affirmative action in college admissions
b) Climate change
c) Immigration reform
d) Net neutrality
5) Last week, this federal agency became the fourth to get hacked. What agency?
a) The State Department
b) The Internal Revenue Service
c) The Health Care Financing Administration
d) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
6) Last week, a washing machine size space probe name Philae landed on what?
a) Mars
b) An asteroid named GL-57
c) A comet named 67P
d) The International Space Station
7) What country recently announced that it will start sending long-range bombers to fly in the Gulf of Mexico?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Canada
d) Brazil
8) What European region voted to secede from its home country last week?
a) Transylvania
b) Sicily
c) Catalonia
d) Provence
9) Last week was the 25th anniversary of what pivotal world event?
a) The end of the Vietnam War
b) The fall of the Berlin Wall
c) The resignation of Richard Nixon
d) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
10) Running back Melvin Gordon set a new FBS record last weekend when he ran for 408 yards against Nebraska. What school does Gordon play for?
a) Florida State University
b) University of Southern California
c) Texas Tech University
d) University of Wisconsin