Quiz Answers
JANUARY 17 ANSWERS
JANUARY 17 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) In what is being called the Jasmine Revolution, riots in this North African country forced the country’s president out of office. What country?
c) Tunisia
The protests (which began when a Tunisian man set himself on fire after the government closed down his fruit...
JANUARY 10 ANSWERS
JANUARY 10 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) On Saturday, twenty-two year old Jared Loughner shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 other people (including a nine year old girl) at a “Congress in your Corner” event where Giffords was meeting with her constituents. Gifford represents a Congressional district...
JANUARY 3 QUIZ ANSWERS
JANUARY 3 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) The Department of Commerce recently released the results of the 2010 census. To the closest hundred million, what was the announced population of the United States in 2010?
b) 300 million
The actual announced population was 308,745,538. ...
DECEMBER 20 QUIZ ANSWERS
DECEMBER 20 QUIZ
1) Last week, the Congress passed a bill putting an end to what policy?
a) The “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the military
The bill passed the House on Wednesday by a vote of 250 to 175. In Saturday’s Senate vote, eight Republicans and two independents joined...
DECEMBER 13 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) Pres. Obama and Congressional Republicans reached an informal agreement last week on what to do about the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts. What did they agree to?
b) Extend the cuts for two years
The tax cuts were enacted in 2001 and 2003 and were scheduled to automatically expire at the end...
DECEMBER 6 QUIZ ANSWERS
DECEMBER 6 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) Last weekend, President Obama made a surprise visit to what country?
b) Afghanistan
Pres. Obama met with many of the troops who are stationed there, but inclement weather prevented him from personally meeting with Afghan Pres. Karzai as he had planned. The two...
NOVEMBER 29 QUIZ ANSWERS
NOVEMBER 29 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) What country launched an attack on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, last week that killed two and set houses on fire?
b) North Korea
The incident raised tensions in an already tense part of the world. South Korea responded by firing 80 shells and Pres. Obama...
NOVEMBER 22 QUIZ ANSWERS
NOVEMBER 22 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) British Prince William recently got engaged. What woman is he going to marry?
b) Kate Middleton
The couple will marry in 2011. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/16/AR2010111601490.html
2) November 22 is the 47th...
November 15 Quiz Answers
NOVEMBER 15 QUIZ ANSWERS
1) Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest Saturday after more than seven years. She had previously been detained by the government of what nation?
b) Myanmar
Some have speculated that the government’s...
November 8 Quiz Answers
1) On Tuesday, Republicans re-took control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 2006. As a result, who is slated to be the new Speaker of the House?
d) John Boehner
Current Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to line up enough votes in the Democratic Caucus to become Minority...