1) President Obama recently negotiated a deal with eleven Pacific Rim countries. How is the deal best described?
a) A free trade deal
b) A joint defense pact
c) An agreement on environmental standards
d) An agreement on sharing medical research
2) What man surprised many on Tuesday when he announced that he was no longer interested in becoming the next Speaker of the House?
a) John Boehner
b) Mitch McConnell
c) Kevin McCarthy
d) Ted Cruz
3) Last week, President Obama announced what major change in Middle East policy?
a) A surge in military efforts in Afghanistan
b) Financial support for the Iranian regime
c) An end to support for the moderate Syrian rebels
d) Economic sanctions against Egypt
4) What state put a temporary end to the use of the death penalty after it was discovered that the state used the wrong drug in a January execution?
a) Texas
b) Virginia
c) Mississippi
d) Oklahoma
5) A suicide bomb killed 95 in what predominantly Muslim country?
a) Iraq
b) Turkey
c) Jordan
d) Saudi Arabia
6) Last week, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to four non-governmental organizations from what country?
a) Tunisia
b) United States
c) Sweden
d) Brazil
7) Last week, Russia accidentally dropped four missiles on what country?
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) Lithuania
d) Afghanistan
8) American intelligence recently caught smugglers trying to sell nuclear material in what country?
a) Iran
b) Russia
c) Libya
d) Moldova
9) Microsoft is coming out with its first laptop. What is it called?
a) Surface Book
b) Aegis
c) Windows Tablet
d) The a4
10) What country’s soccer team won the CONCACAF championship Saturday night?
a) United States
b) Mexico
c) Jamaica
d) Costa Rica