NOVEMBER 22 QUIZ
1) British Prince William recently got engaged. What woman is he going to marry?
a) Emma Rupert
b) Kate Middleton
c) Victoria Kensington
d) Geri Halliwell
2) November 22 is the 47th anniversary of what pivotal event in American history?
a) The first American combat death in the Vietnam War
b) The Woodstock festival
c) The assassination of John Kennedy
d) The moon landing
3) What longtime New York Congressman was convicted by a House of Representatives subcommittee last week on 11 charges of ethics violations?
a) Charles Schumer
b) Jacob Javitz
c) Alfonse D’Amato
d) Charles Rangel
4) President Obama is currently pressuring the Senate to ratify a treaty he negotiated last year. President Obama negotiated the treaty with what country?
a) Iran
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Russia
d) Pakistan
5) Last week, the Senate approved a $1.15 billion settlement in a discrimination case filed against the United States government by what group?
a) African-American and Native American farmers
b) Survivors of the World War 2 era Japanese-American internment camps
c) Military officers who were discharged for allegedly violating the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy
d) Female federal employees who were consistently denied promotions
6) Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and agency head John Pistole testified before Congress last week about controversial new procedures put in place by Mr. Pistole’s agency. What agency does he head up?
a) U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCIS)
b) Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
c) U.S. Coast Guard
d) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
7) At a NATO summit last week, Pres. Obama said he wants to see an end to U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan by what year?
a) 2011
b) 2012
c) 2014
d) 2020
8) Congressional Republicans have agreed to a voluntary ban on the use of federal money for the pet spending projects of particular legislators. What is the common name given to these types of expenditures, which tend to only benefit a particular district or state?
a) Earmarks
b) Blue ribbons
c) Cornstalks
d) Hambones
9) This company returned to Wall Street Thursday with an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO came just a year after the company went into bankruptcy and just two years after receiving approximately $50 billion in federal government bailout funds. What company?
a) Ford
b) AIG
c) General Motors
d) Lehman Brothers
10) Whose reality show debuted on TLC last week and pulled in 5 million viewers?
a) Sarah Palin
b) Oprah Winfrey
c) Terrell Owens
d) Laura Bush