1) What hurricane struck the East Coast last weekend?
a) Sandy
b) Julio
c) Logan
d) Darcy
2) According to election analyst Nate Silver, what state is most likely to be the deciding state in the upcoming presidential election?
a) Florida
b) Virginia
c) Ohio
d) Nevada
3) What Indiana senatorial candidate was criticized for saying in a debate last week that "even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that is something that God intended to happen?”
a) Todd Akin
b) Michelle Bachmann
c) Richard Mourdock
d) Richard Lugar
4) America’s gross domestic product (GDP) changed by how much in the third quarter of 2012?
a) +2.2%
b) -0.4%
c) -1.6%
d) -4.3%
5) The United States government recently filed suit against what financial giant?
a) Merrill Lynch
b) JP Morgan
c) Citibank
d) Bank of America
6) What former Italian Premier was convicted of tax evasion last week?
a) Silvio Berlusconi
b) Mario Monti
c) Luca Toni
d) Gianetti Gianscoli
7) Six Italian scientists were sent to jail last week. Why?
a) They misused millions of dollars in research grants
b) They were caught trying to make a portable nuclear bomb
c) They failed to warn the public about an impending earthquake
d) They tried to poison scientists at a rival laboratory
8) The government of what country recently blocked on-line access to the New York Times?
a) Iran
b) China
c) Mali
d) Afghanistan
9) What team won the 2012 World Series last weekend?
a) Detroit Tigers
b) New York Yankees
c) St. Louis Cardinals
d) San Francisco Giants
10) What celebrity couple got married recently?
a) Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel
b) Miley Cyrus and Liam Hensworth
c) Jason Sudeikis and January Jones
d) Katy Perry and Phil Phillips