Quizzes
December 23 Quiz
1) On Monday, a federal judge in Washington D.C. ruled that it is highly likely that this federal agency has been acting in violation of the Constitution. What agency?
a) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
b) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
c) National Security Agency...
December 16 Quiz
1) What former world leader passed away last week at the age of 95?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Margaret Thatcher
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Mikhail Gorbachev
2) The economy grew at a surprisingly brisk pace last quarter. How much did it grow?
a) 2.1%
b) 3.2%
c) 3.6%
d) 5.4%
3)...
December 2 Quiz
1) This country recently established a controversial “air defense identification zone” over a group of islands whose ownership is in dispute. What country?
a) Russia
b) China
c) Iran
d) Japan
2) What financial giant recently agreed to pay $13 billion in fines to the United States...
November 25
November 25
1) On Sunday, the P5 plus 1 countries agreed to lift some of the sanctions currently in place against what country?
a) Venezuela
b) Syria
c) Cuba
d) Iran
2) The Senate made a major rules change last week. What did it change?
a) It abolished the power to filibuster...
November 18
1) What pivotal event in American history occurred 150 years ago this week?
a) Shots were fired on Fort Sumter, thereby beginning the Civil War
b) Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address
c) Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation
d) General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses Grant at...
November 11 Quiz
1) Ten thousand people are feared dead as the result of Typhoon Haiyan which hit what country last week?
a) China
b) Haiti
c) Philippines
d) Brazil
2) President Obama issued a public apology last week. Why?
a) Despite previous assurances to the contrary, some people are losing their...
November 4 Quiz
1) On the first day that healthcare.gov went live, how many people signed up for coverage through the site?
a) 6
b) 600
c) 6,000
d) 60,000
2) According to recent allegations, who recently hacked Yahoo and Google?
a) Hacker Anonymous
b) Wikileaks
c) Microsoft
d) The United States...
October 28 Quiz
1) What American governemnt agency has been accused of spying on 35 different world leaders over the last decade?
a) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
b) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
c) National Security Agency (NSA)
d) Department of Homeland Security
2) According to White House...
October 21 Quiz
1) Congress and President Obama reached a temporary funding deal last week that ended the government shutdown. According to the deal, when will the funding run out?
a) January 15 2014
b) May 15 2014
c) November 15 2014
d) January 15 2015
2) Congress also agreed to suspend...