1) President Obama recently asked Congress to authorize military action against what country?
d) Syria
Obama wants to attack Syria in response to the Syrian government’s use of chemocal weapons on its own people. While the president does not need Congress’ approval, he decided to seek it anyway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/world/middleeast/syria.html?hp&_r=1&
2) Last week, the American government used an unmanned Predator drone for what purpose?
d) To fight the wildfire in California
The fires are not expected to be fully contained until September 20th.
3) Hackers recently shut down what website?
b) New York Times
The site was taken down by the “Syrian Electronic Army.”
4) Workers in this industry went on strike last week. What industry?
c) Fast food
This is the second time this summer that fast food workers have gone on strike. They are seeking the right to unionize and a $15 an hour minimum salary. https://bigstory.ap.org/article/fast-food-protests-under-way
5) This Supreme Court Justice performed a same-sex marriage ceremony last week. What Justice?
d) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ginsburg voted with the majority last summer in granting federal recognition to same-sex couples who are treated as married in their home state.
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/justice-ginsburg-presides-at-same-sex-wedding/
6) A man recently purchased many acres of property in this state in an effort to start a white supremacist colony. What state?
b) North Dakota
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/us/white-supremacists-plan-angers-a-north-dakota-town.html
7) The state of New York recently filed suit against what man?
a) Donald Trump
Trump has been charged with defrauding students at his Trump University.
8) The British Parliament recently surprised many by voting no on what motion?
a) A motion authorizing military action against Syria
It is virtually unheard of for the Parliament to vote no on a motion introduced by and supported by its prime minister.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/29/cameron-british-attack-syria-mps
9) British interviewer David Frost died last week. Frost is most famous for interviewing what man?
d) Richard Nixon
The interviews – conducted after Nixon resigned – were the basis for the play and movie Frost/Nixon. In the interviews, Nixon argued that any act taken by a president is, by definition, “not illegal.”
https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/01/showbiz/david-frost-death/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
10) A panda cub was born in captivity last week. Where was it born?
d) The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C.
A second stillborn cub was born the next day.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/25/living/panda-mei-xiang-stillbirth/index.html?hpt=hp_t2