1) Last Thursday night, President Obama announced an executive order on what subject?
b) Immigration
In his order, President Obama ordered, among other things, that the approximately 5 million illegal immigrants who have been in America for five years and have American children would not be deported for three years.
https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/20/politics/obama-immigration-speech/index.html
2) House Republicans sued President Obama last week, claiming that he had exceeded his Constitutional authority in what area?
b) His decision to delay the start date of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act
Republicans are challenging President Obama’s decision to delay the employer-mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act, a law they have spent the last four years trying to repeal.
3) President Obama recently altered the guidelines for American troops serving in what country?
b) Afghanistan
Troops will now be allowed to engage in operations in Afghanistan against not only the “remnants of al-Qaeda” but also the Taliban. They will also be permitted to conduct airstrikes there.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/22/us-usa-obama-afghanistan-idUSKCN0J602S20141122
4) What major city was hit with more than seven feet of snow last week?
d) Buffalo, New York
Officials are now worried about flooding once the snow melts.
https://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/buffalo-s-deadly-snowfall-may-hit-8-feet-1.9628631
5) Last week, the Senate failed to pass a bill authorizing what?
a) Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
The bill has been already approved by the House.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2014/11/18/bbcff9ce-6f56-11e4-8808-afaa1e3a33ef_story.html
6) Last week, the Senate refused to take a vote on what type of bill?
b) A bill curbing the National Security Agency’s phone record collection program
The bill had majority support but could not get the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. Democrats overwhelmingly supported the bill but Republicans overwhelmingly opposed it, so its chances of passing the new Republican-controlled Senate in the next session are very low.
7) Last weekend, all fraternity activities were suspended at this university after an article in Rolling Stone magazine detailed an alleged fraternity house gang rape that was ignored by university officials after it was reported. What university?
c) University of Virginia
After the article was published, many other women at UVA came forward with similar stories.
8) Five people were killed by terrorists Tuesday while inside a synagogue in what country?
d) Israel
The assailants were Palestinian cousins. Three of the victims were Americans.
https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/18/world/meast/jerusalem-violence/?hpt=hp_t1
9) According to a recent study, approximately what percentage of American children are homeless?
b) 3 percent
Nearly 2.3 million American children were homeless at some point in 2013.
https://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/11/17/us-homelessmes-amongchildrenrising.html
10) What Major League Baseball player recently signed a thirteen year $325 million dollar contract with the Miami Marlins?
d) Giancarlo Stanton
It is the most lucrative contract in baseball history.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article3984093.html