1) Representatives of over 60 nations met last week to discuss the future of Libya under Libya’s new transitional government. Where did they meet?
d) Paris, France
While former leader Muammar Gaddafi has asked his supporters to fight on, he is currently in hiding and the rebels effectively have control of the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/world/europe/02paris.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=libya%20france&st=cse
2) What top al-Qaeda operative was arrested last week in Pakistan?
b) Younis al-Mauretani
Al-Mauretani was involved in planning attacks on Europe and was previously in direct contact with Osama bin Laden.
3) How many American soldiers died in Iraq last month?
a) 0
It was the first month since 2003 with no American fatalities. All 48,000 American soldiers still in Iraq are scheduled to be withdrawn by the end of the year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14745907
4) How many net jobs did the economy gain in August?
a) 0
This was the first time the economy failed to add jobs since September 2010. The jobs report caused many economists to worry about the possibility of a “double dip” or second recession.
https://www.cnbc.com/id/44370439
5) President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner got in a dispute last week over what?
d) The date of Obama’s upcoming speech to Congress
Boehner objected to Obama’s preferred date – Wednesday the 7th – because it conflicts with a Republican presidential candidate debate. Obama eventually agreed to give the speech on Thursday the 8th, even though that conflicts with the opening game of the NFL season. https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44343546/ns/politics-white_house/t/after-jobs-speech-dust-up-obama-agrees-change-date/
6) President Obama recently decided that he would not enforce what previously agreed upon regulations?
c) Regulations designed to reduce the emission of smog-causing pollutants
Obama suspended enforcement of the regulations out of fear that enforcement would hurt business and slow the economy.
https://news.yahoo.com/obama-halts-controversial-epa-regulation-143731156.html
7) The United States government filed a lawsuit last week in an effort to stop AT&T from purchasing what other telecommunications giant?
a) T-Mobile
The government believes that if the deal goes through, competition in the telecommunications industry will decrease, thereby hurting the consumer. Because of the lawsuit, analysts now believe the deal is unlikely to happen.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/01/us-att-tmobile-idUSTRE77U39220110901
8) What actress was arrested while protesting at the White House last week?
b) Daryl Hannah
Hannah was protesting the planned construction of an oil pipeline running from Canada to the United States.
https://news.yahoo.com/daryl-hannah-arrested-white-house-oil-protest-174458121.html
9) Paleontologists recently discovered the oldest known specimen of what long extinct creature?
c) Wooly Rhino
The specimen, found in the Himalayas, is believed to be 3.6 million years old and pre-dates the Ice Age.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14754317
10) What singer was thrown off of an airplane last week for wearing saggy pants?
d) Billie Joe Armstrong
Armstrong is the lead singer for Green Day.