1) Who testified last week before the Congressional committee investigating the attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya?
b) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Republicans believe that Clinton’s mistakes contributed to the death of four Americans at the consulate. Democrats believe that the investigation is a politically motivated attempt to hurt Clinton’s presidential candidacy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/us/politics/hillary-clinton-benghazi-committee.html?_r=0
2) What announcement did President Obama make about Afghanistan last week?
a) American troops will stay there through at least 2017.
President Obama had previously said that all troops would be withdrawn but changed course after a recent Taliban resurgence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/world/asia/obama-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan.html
3) What candidate recently implied that George Bush should be blamed for 9/11, said that the world would be better off if Saddam Hussein and Muamar Gadhafi were still in power, and argued that invading Afghanistan in 2001 was a mistake?
c) Donald Trump
Trump’s remarks about George W. Bush were made in response to Jeb Bush’s claim that his brother “kept us safe.”
https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/16/politics/donald-trump-george-bush-sept-11/
4) Which of the following Democrats is still running for president?
b) Martin O’Malley
Webb and Chafee dropped out last week, while Biden announced that he is not going to join the race.
https://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/lincoln-chafee-drops-out-of-democratic-race-215101
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/us/joe-biden-concludes-theres-no-time-for-a-2016-run.html
https://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/jim-webb-democrats-independent-214929
5) An American serviceman died last week while rescuing hostages who were imprisoned in what country?
a) Iraq
The prisoners were about to be executed by ISIS.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/middleeast/us-iraq-hostage-rescue-attempt/
6) Last week, President Obama vetoed a defense authorization bill. How many vetoes has he now used during his administration?
b) 5
President Obama vetoed the bill because it “would sidestep budget limitations for the military and because it would restrict the transfer of detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay.”
7) As the result of parliamentary elections held last week, Justin Trudeau is slated to become the next prime minister of what country?
b) Canada
For the first time in almost ten years, Trudeau’s Liberal Party will hold the majority of seats in the Parliament
8) American journalist Jason Rezaian was recently convicted of espionage in Iran. What newspaper did he write for?
c) Washington Post
The Post has claimed that the charges are baseless. As of the time of the writing of this quiz, neither the sentence -- nor the specific charges he was convicted on -- has been made public.
9) What company’s stock price doubled when it was announced that Oprah Winfrey had purchased a 10% ownership stake?
a) Weight Watchers
Oprah made approximately $70 million when the price doubled.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2015/10/19/oprah-weight-weight-stock-gain/74219920/
10) What team is returning to the World Series this year after losing in the World Series last year?
d) Kansas City Royals
The American League champion Royals are going to face off against the National League Champion New York Mets.