1) Last summer, the Congressional Super Committee was charged with reaching an agreement on how to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion and was given a Thanksgiving deadline. What agreement did they reach?
d) They were unable to reach an agreement.
Because the committee failed to reach an agreement, automatic spending cuts will kick in in 2013 and the Bush tax cuts will automatically come to an end.
2) At the most recent Republican presidential debate, what candidate took the controversial position that illegal immigrants who have been long-term residents of the United States should be allowed to stay?
b) Newt Gingrich
That position may help him with moderate Republicans and independent voters but might hurt him with the conservative Republican base that plays a large role in choosing the party’s nominee.
https://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/politics/gingrich-immigration/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
3) Many people criticized President Obama’s annual Thanksgiving Day speech because it failed to mention what?
c) God
Some of the Republican presidential candidates issued holiday statements mentioning God. Some did not.
https://news.yahoo.com/obama-leaves-god-thanksgiving-speech-riles-critics-173023786.html
4) A NATO airstrike accidentally killed 24 soldiers from what country?
b) Pakistan
The strikes happened on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/pakistani-officials-say-alleged-nato-attack-kills-at-least-12/2011/11/26/gIQA2mqtxN_story.html?hpid=z1
5) Last week, the president of this Middle Eastern country agreed to step down after months of protests. What country?
d) Yemen
President Ali Abdullah Saleh became the fourth Arab leader to be driven from office this year.
https://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/world/meast/yemen-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
6) What Middle Eastern country just had its first parliamentary elections since revising its constitution last summer?
c) Morocco
A moderate Islamist party appears to have won the most seats. Turnout was relatively low as many voters boycotted because they wanted the constitutional reforms to go further.
https://news.yahoo.com/battery-fires-prompt-govt-probe-chevy-volt-020842573.html
7) The United States government has begun an investigation into what car because of safety concerns?
b) Chevrolet Volt
The investigation began after Volt batteries caught fire after a crash test on two separate occasions. https://news.yahoo.com/battery-fires-prompt-govt-probe-chevy-volt-020842573.html
8) What church just changed the text of its weekly service for the first time since 1970?
b) The Roman Catholic Church
The new mass is actually a new translation of the original Latin text. https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Text-of-Catholic-Mass-changing-2286997.php
9) What league ended its work stoppage last week and plans to start its new season on Christmas Day?
a) National Basketball Association
The lockout lasted 149 days. https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7281052/nba-owners-players-get-tentative-deal
10) Last week, a woman shopping in this store shot pepper spray at other customers in an effort to improve her chances of getting an Xbox. What store?
b) Walmart
Los Angeles police know who the woman is and are investigating the case before deciding whether to bring charges.