November 25
1) On Sunday, the P5 plus 1 countries agreed to lift some of the sanctions currently in place against what country?
a) Venezuela
b) Syria
c) Cuba
d) Iran
2) The Senate made a major rules change last week. What did it change?
a) It abolished the power to filibuster most presidential nominees
b) It reduced the number of Senators who need to approve a treaty from 67 to 60
c) It limited the amount of time that a budget can be debated
d) It reduced the term of office for senators from six years to four years
3) The federal government recently pushed back the deadline to signup for health insurance for the year 2015. How long was the deadline delayed?
a) One week
b) One month
c) Three months
d) One year
4) Florida Congressman Trey Radel was arrested last week. What was he charged with?
a) Taking a bribe from Texaco in exchange for a vote in favor of offshore drilling
b) Possession of cocaine
c) Driving under the influence while returning to his apartment after a House session
d) Domestic abuse against his wife
5) Mayor Rob Ford of this city recently had most of his powers taken away by his city council after admitting to smoking crack cocaine while in a drunken stupor. Ford is the mayor of what city?
a) Miami, Florida
b) Toronto, Canada
c) Kansas City, Missouri
d) Portland, Oregon
6) Congress held a hearing last week about the economic effect of what alternate currency?
a) Gold
b) The Iranian rial
c) The Chinese yuan
d) Bitcoin
7) Last week, the FCC proposed what rule change?
a) It proposed requiring all networks to be “neutral” in their coverage of political issues
b) It proposed banning the portrayal of illegal drug use on reality TV shows
c) It proposed banning television networks from making political contributions
d) It proposed allowing cell phone conversations on airplanes
8) An ancient ocean was recently discovered where?
a) At the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay
b) On Mars
c) Underneath the permafrost in Alberta, Canada
d) In the middle of the Amazon River basin
9) Last week, Oxford Dictionaries picked this word as Word of the Year. What word?
a) Twerking
b) Fauxhawk
c) Selfie
d) Yolo
10) Who won his sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup series title last week ?
a) Tony Stewart
b) Jeff Gordon
c) Matt Kenseth
d) Jimmie Johnson