SEPTEMBER 20 QUIZ

SEPTEMBER 20 QUIZ

1) This man faced a number of protests while in Britain this week. What man?

a) Pope Benedict XVI

b) Former Pres. George W Bush

c) Iranian Pres. Mahmoud Ahmedinejad

d) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

 

2) This week, what celestial body will make its closest approach to earth since 1963?

a) The North Star

b) Jupiter

c) Halley’s Comet

d) Crab Nebulae

 

3) What hurricane smashed into the Gulf Coast of Mexico this week?

a) Joran

b) Karl

c) Lilly

d) Marcus

 

4) Later this week, President Obama intends to seek Congressional approval to sell arms to what country?

a) Saudi Arabia

b) Russia

c) Israel

d) Iraq

 

5) President Obama recently named Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren to do what?

a) Create the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

b) Serve as the new director of NASA

c) Chief of the Council of Economic Advisors

d) Ambassador to France

 

6) Tens of thousands of what animal have recently come ashore in Northwest Alaska?

a) Polar bears

b) Emperor penguins

c) Sea Otters

d) Walruses

 

7) Tea Party favorite Christine O’ Donnell won the Republican primary for Senate Tuesday in what state?

a) Delaware

b) Texas

c) New Hampshire

d) Ohio

 

8) The United States recently renewed drone airstrikes in what country?

a) Pakistan

b) Iran

c) Iraq

d) Libya

 

9) This number hit a record high in 2009 according to a recent announcement by the Census Bureau. What number?

a) The number of Americans in poverty

b) The number of illegal immigrants

c) The number of first time home buyers

d) The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits

 

10) The Senate recently approved a bill spending $30 billion on what?

a) Aid to the unemployed

b) Aid to small businesses

c) Aid for flood relief in Pakistan

d) Aid to individuals without health insurance

 

11) What company announced last week that it is entering the space tourism business?

a) Boeing

b) Delta

c) Branson

d) Walmart

 


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