1) A Russian plane blew up last week while en route to St. Petersburg. Where was the plane coming from?
a) Ukraine
b) Malaysia
c) Australia
d) Egypt
2) Last week, President Obama formally rejected a request to build an oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. What was the pipeline to be called?
a) Keystone XL
b) TransCanada
c) Nicole
d) PetroLock
3) What candidate was criticized last week after it was found that he falsely claimed to have been offered a “full scholarship” to the United States Military Academy?
a) Donald Trump
b) Dr. Ben Carson
c) Sen. Bernie Sanders
d) Sen. Ted Cruz
4) Leaders of these nations met last week for the first time since 1949. What nations?
a) Russia and Germany
b) China and Taiwan
c) Israel and Lebanon
d) Brazil and Argentina
5) Football players at what university went on strike last week to protest racial incidents on campus?
a) University of Alabama
b) Iowa State University
c) University of Missouri
d) Yale University
6) An opposition party won control of the legislature after elections in what country last week?
a) The Netherlands
b) Somalia
c) Burma (Myanmar)
d) Germany
7) What oil company is being accused of lying about climate change?
a) BP
b) Royal Dutch Shell
c) Exxon
d) Chevron
8) What religious group recently declared that married same sex couples are “apostates”?
a) Roman Catholics
b) Episcopalians
c) Seventh Day Adventists
d) Mormons
9) Voters in this state recently decided NOT to legalize marijuana. What state?
a) Ohio
b) Mississippi
c) Georgia
d) Minnesota
10) Author Jon Meacham recently published a biography of what recent U.S. president?
a) Jimmy Carter
b) George H.W. Bush
c) Bill Clinton
d) George W. Bush