Quiz Answers
November 28
1) Last summer, the Congressional Super Committee was charged with reaching an agreement on how to reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion and was given a Thanksgiving deadline. What agreement did they reach?
d) They were unable to reach an agreement.
Because the committee failed to reach...
November 21
1) Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of what law?
a) The 2010 health care reform law
A decision is expected by June 2012. https://www.cnn.com/2011/11/14/politics/health-care/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
2) On Friday, The House of Representatives failed to...
November 14
1) President Obama left the country last weekend for a seven day diplomatic trip to what part of the world?
d) The Asia-Pacific region
On the trip, he will visit Hawaii, Indonesia and...
November 7
1) What Republican presidential candidate was dogged by allegations of sexual harassment last week?
a) Herman Cain
The allegations date back to the 1990s when Cain worked for the National Restaurant Association. Cain has denied the allegations....
October 31
1) The United Nations estimates that the world’s population just hit what number?
c) 7 billion
The world’s population was 2 billion in 1920 and is expected to be 15 billion by 2100.
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45100073/ns/world_news/
2) What group reached a debt reduction...
October 24 Answers
1) What Libyan strongman was killed last week after ruling the country for over 40 years?
c) Muammar Gaddafi
Gaddafi was shot by Libyan rebels. https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44971257/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/?GT1=43001
2) President Obama confirmed last week that all...
October 17
1) It was recently discovered that high-ranking government officials in this country were plotting to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington. What country?
b) Iran
The plot was foiled when the Iranian government’s contact in the United States hired an undercover DEA...
October 10 Answers
1) What man, the founder of Apple, passed away at age 56 last week?
b) Steve Jobs
Jobs died as Disney’s largest shareholder. https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44794300/ns/business-us_business/t/apple-says-co-founder-steve-jobs-has-died/?gt1=43001
2) Apple rolled out what new product last...
October 3 Answers
1) In another big blow to al Qaeda, an American drone attack killed Yemeni-based Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. What country was al-Awlaki born in?
d) United States
Al-Awlaki was responsible for inciting terror through speeches advocating Jihad. He was also involved in planning...
September 25 2011 Answers
1) President Obama announced last week that his administration would start allowing states to opt out of parts of what controversial law?
d) The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act
President Bush signed the act into law into 2001 after it had passed Congress with support from both parties. ...