1) On the first day that healthcare.gov went live, how many people signed up for coverage through the site?
a) 6
b) 600
c) 6,000
d) 60,000
2) According to recent allegations, who recently hacked Yahoo and Google?
a) Hacker Anonymous
b) Wikileaks
c) Microsoft
d) The United States Government
3) Cuts to this federal program took effect last week. What program?
a) Medicare
b) Social Security
c) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Food Stamps
d) Medicaid
4) According to recent reports, some of President Obama’s aides considered replacing Vice President Biden on the 2012 ticket with whom?
a) Hillary Clinton
b) John Kerry
c) Nancy Pelosi
d) Al Gore
5) What country recently saw an outbreak of polio?
a) Somalia
b) Syria
c) Canada
d) Russia
6) Last Wednesday was a deadline for the country of Syria to do what?
a) Reach a truce with the rebels
b) Repay the money it owes to the International Monetary Fund
c) File its membership renewal papers with the United Nations
d) Destroy or render inoperable its chemical weapons
7) Two Muslim extremists exploded a car bomb in what country last week?
a) Iraq
b) Egypt
c) Bahrain
d) China
8) The FAA recently made what rule change?
a) Airlines may now allow passengers to use personal electronic devices at all times.
b) Pilots must take two days off for every five days on
c) All aircraft must undergo a rigorous federal inspection twice a year before being used for commercial purposes
d) Passengers may no longer move their seat back.
9) Cory Booker recently became the first African-American elected to the Senate since Barack Obama. What state does he represent?
a) Illinois
b) Mississippi
c) New Jersey
d) South Carolina
10) What team won the 2013 World Series?
a) St. Louis Cardinals
b) Boston Red Sox
c) Los Angeles Dodgers
d) New York Yankees