1) Where was last week's CNN Republican debate held?
a) The Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California
Eleven candidates squared off for approximately three hours.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/17/politics/republican-debate-takeaways-trump-fiorina-bush/index.html
2) What presidential candidate said on Sunday's Meet the Press that America should not elect a Muslim president?
b) Dr. Ben Carson
According to recent polls, 40 percent of Americans and 55 percent of Republicans agree with Dr. Carson on this issue.
3) What presidential candidate was criticized for not correcting a questioner who said that President Obama is a Muslim who was not born in America?
a) Donald Trump
Trump later claimed "I love the Muslims."
4) What presidential candidate moved up to second in the most recent CNN poll of Republican voters?
d) Carly Fiorina
Fiorina is generally acknowledged to have performed very well in the two Republican presidential debates.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/20/politics/carly-fiorina-donald-trump-republican-2016-poll/index.html
5) Republicans in the House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would de-fund what organization?
b) Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is a health care center for women and some of its employees perform abortions.
Some Republicans have threatened to shut down the government rather than pass a new budget with government funding for Planned Parenthood in it.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/254181-house-votes-to-freeze-funding-for-planned-parenthood
6) After Hungary built a fence to keep out migrants from the Middle East, where did the migrants go?
d) Croatia
Most of the migrants are trying to get to Austria or Germany.
7) Pope Francis visited what country last weekend?
c) Cuba
It is estimated that anywhere from 60-85% of Cubans are Roman Catholic, but the country was officially atheist from 1975-1992.
8) Teenager Ahmed Mohammed was suspended last week for bringing what to school?
d) A clock
School officials thought that the clock might be a bomb.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/16/us/texas-student-ahmed-muslim-clock-bomb/
9) What company recently agreed to pay $900,000,000 in fines as the result of a cover up involving a faulty ignition system?
b) General Motors
General Motors knew of the defect but did not inform federal regulators or institute a recall, leading to over 100 deaths.
10) The EPA recently revealed that what company cheated on its emissions testing?
c) Volkswagen
Volkswagen has admitted to cheating by adding a device on to their cars that could be harmful to drivers. Volkswagen has temporarily halted sales on the cars involved in order to fix the problem.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/09/20/volkswagen-ceo-martin-winterkorn-apologizes-epa-clean-air-act-emissions-violations/72519678/