November 5

1) What event was cancelled last weekend because of Hurricane Sandy?

b) The New York City Marathon

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg initially said that the race would go forward as scheduled but then changed his mind.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-sandy-new-york-marathon-cancelled-as-city-recovers-8278155.html

 

2) As a result of Hurricane Sandy, many places in the Northeast are experiencing a shortage of what?

c) Fuel

The fuel shortages are the result of power outages and the inability to get fuel into the area.

https://money.cnn.com/2012/11/01/news/economy/gas-stations-supply-sandy/index.html

 

3) In an effort to get to 270 electoral votes, Republican nominee Mitt Romney is making a late campaign push in what traditionally Democratic state?

c) Pennsylvania

Because of Gov. Romney’s move, President Obama was forced to buy ad time in the state.

https://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/04/14926196-romneys-pennsylvania-reach-foreshadows-election-outcome?lite

 

4) In August, the nationwide unemployment rate was 7.8%.  What was it in September?

c) 7.9

Despite the fact that the unemployment rate went up, the economy actually added 171,000 jobs.  As a result, there have now been more jobs lost than gained during the Obama presidency.

https://money.cnn.com/2012/11/02/news/economy/october-jobs-report/index.html

 

5) Mitt Romney has been criticized for some of his recent ads which implies that what car company is moving jobs to China?

d) Jeep

Jeep is opening a plant in China, but is also opening a new facility in Ohio.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/05/rob-portman-jeep-ad-mitt-romney_n_2079980.html

 

6) Election analyst Nate Silver recently offered a $1,000 wager on the outcome of the presidential election to what conservative political commentator?

a) Joe Scarborough

Scarborough had criticized Silver’s election prediction model which showed a high probability of victory for President Obama. 

https://news.yahoo.com/nate-silver-joe-scarborough-wanna-bet-113615600.html

 

7) Last week was the 50th anniversary of what historical event?

d) The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Soviets agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba to end the crisis.  In return, President Kennedy agreed to remove American missiles from Turkey, though that concession only became public years later.

https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57532226/remembering-cuban-missile-crisis-50-years-later/

 

8) This week was the 500th anniversary of the creation of what European landmark?

a) The Sistine Chapel

The number of tourists visiting the Chapel is beginning to cause damage to the paintings.

https://news.discovery.com/history/sistine-chapel-500-years-121101.html

 

9) Buddhists and Muslims broke out into fighting in what Asian country?

a) Myanmar

The fighting is not just about religious differences; the Buddhists and the Muslims are from different ethnic groups.

https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-myanmar-sectarian-clashes-20121027,0,1063509.story

 

10) What company recently announced that it intends to make Star Wars VII, VIII and IX?

d) Disney

Disney bought Lucasfilm last week and thereby acquired the rights to the movies.  The first movie is scheduled to be released in 2015.

https://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/oct/30/disney-lucasfilm-star-wars-deal


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