Quiz Answers
APRIL 4 QUIZ ANSWERS
APRIL 4 QUIZ
1) It was announced last week that what federal government program is turning a profit?
d) The bank bailout portion of the TARP (Trouble Asset Relief Program)
The government has now received $251 billion in repayments from banks after having loaned the banks $245 billion to keep them...
MARCH 28 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) What law was passed one year ago last Wednesday?
a) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Many provisions of the health care reform law will not go into effect until 2014. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/health-care-law-year-amid-repeal-push-future/story?id=13195366
2) Last...
MARCH 21 QUIZ ANSWERS
MARCH 21 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) Congress recently passed (and Pres. Obama signed) the sixth temporary spending measure for fiscal year 2011 as part of a continued effort to avoid a government shutdown. This bill will keep the government running until what date?
b) April 8
This extension included $6...
MARCH 14 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) Over 100,000 people are estimated to have died as a result of an earthquake and a tsunami that hit what country?
d) Japan
There are now concerns about the safety of Japan’s nuclear reactors.
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42058349/ns/world_news-asiapacific/?gt1=43001
2) The United...
FEBRUARY 28 QUIZ ANSWERS
FEBRUARY 28 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) What country suffered its second earthquake in five months last week in the city of Christchurch?
c) New Zealand
The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale. Christchurch was hit with a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in...
FEBRUARY 21 QUIZ ANSWERS
FEBRUARY 21 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) Pres. Obama presented his proposed 2012 budget to Congress last Monday. What was the projected deficit in his proposed budget?
b) 1.1 trillion
The projected deficit for 2011 is 1.65...
FEBRUARY 14 QUIZ ANSWERS
FEBRUARY 14 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave up power Friday after 18 days of protests. What group is now running the country?
b) The Egyptian military
The military has dissolved the parliament, suspended the constitution, and will claims it will only rule for six...
FEBRUARY 8 QUIZ ANSWERS
FEBRUARY 8 QUIZ
1) Many of the opposition forces in Egypt have mentioned the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency as a possible successor to current president Hosni Mubarak. What is his name?
a) Mohamed ElBaradei
ElBaradei helped negotiate the Egypt-Israeli peace treaty, won...
JANUARY 31 QUIZ ANSWERS
JANUARY 31 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) What was the title of Pres. Obama’s 2011 State of the Union speech to Congress?
a) Winning the Future
“Winning the Future” is also the title of a book written by possible Republican presidential candidate Newt...
JANUARY 24 ANSWERS
JANUARY 24 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) President Obama spent two days last week meeting with President Hu Jintao in Washington. Hu Jintao is president of what country?
b) China
Obama and Hu discussed numerous issues including trade and human...