1) In his speech to the United Nations last week, President Obama vigorously defended what?
a) His handling of the Libyan embassy killings
b) His handling of the economy
c) The American invasion of Iraq
d) Free speech
2) In a speech before the United Nations last week, Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu advocated taking military action against Iran if Iran is discovered to have completed 90 percent of the work necessary for making a nuclear bomb. What two word phrase is being used to characterize this approach to Iran’s nuclear ambition?
a) No Excuses
b) Red Line
c) Slippery Slope
d) Black Market
3) Protesters objecting to recent government spending cuts surrounded the parliament in this country last week. What country?
a) Portugal
b) Spain
c) Greece
d) Italy
4) In an effort to reduce his country’s deficit, the president of this country recently proposed a 75 percent tax rate on all annual income over $1.3 million. What country?
a) Italy
b) France
c) United States
d) Belgium
5) What country commissioned its first aircraft carrier last week?
a) Iran
b) Israel
c) Egypt
d) China
6) What state recently enacted a law regulating the use of driverless cars?
a) New York
b) California
c) Texas
d) Kansas
7) This school system announced last week that it plans on making the Plan B “morning after” pill available to all of its students in the near future. What school system?
a) Los Angeles
b) San Francisco
c) New York City
d) Chicago
8) Apple issued an official apology last week for what?
a) Technical glitches ion the iPhone 5
b) Stealing patented technology information from the Samsung Galaxy
c) The insider trading scandal that involved several top executives
d) The Apple Maps App
9) Scientists recently discovered evidence that there was once water on what planet?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Pluto
10) What group of locked out workers went back to work on Thursday?
a) Air traffic controllers
b) New York City sanitation workers
c) National Football League referees
d) Federal postal workers