1) Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of what law?
a) The 2010 health care reform law
b) The 2010 financial services reform law (Dodd-Frank)
c) The Defense of Marriage Act
d) No Child Left Behind
2) On Friday, The House of Representatives failed to approve what proposed Constitutional amendment?
a) An amendment abolishing the Electoral College
b) An amendment requiring Congress to balance the budget each year
c) An amendment increasing the number of Supreme Court Justices from 9 to 13
d) An amendment changing Election Day to the third Tuesday in November
3) New protests broke out in this Middle Eastern country in an effort to hasten the transition to a popularly elected government. What country?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Iran
c) Morocco
d) Egypt
4) President Obama announced plans to sell thousands of “bunker buster” bombs to this country in an effort to check Iran’s nuclear ambitions. What country?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Iraq
c) United Arab Emirates
d) Oman
5) Last week, President Obama announced an agreement to send 2,500 Marines to what country?
a) Syria
b) Chile
c) Australia
d) Lebanon
6) Voters in this state rejected a constitutional amendment that would have defined life as beginning at fertilization. What state?
a) California
b) Mississippi
c) Ohio
d) Kentucky
7) NBC News recently hired this woman as a news correspondent. Whom did they hire?
a) Chelsea Clinton
b) Laura Bush
c) Sasha Obama
d) Meghan McCain
8) The FDA recently overturned its previous decision approving the drug Avastin because of doubts about the drug’s effectiveness. Avastin is primarily used by patients suffering from what disease?
a) Breast cancer
b) Hodgkin’s Disease
c) Leukemia
d) Alzheimer’s Disease
9) A new medical study found that stem cells were able to accomplish what task for the first time?
a) Reduce the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease.
b) Slow the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
c) Generate the growth of living heart tissue
d) Re-grow a finger that had been amputated
10) What team won the 2011 MLS Cup?
a) Houston Dynamo
b) Los Angeles Galaxy
c) FC Dallas
d) DC United