Quizzes
October 14 Answers
1) Unless Congress and President Obama agree to raise the self-imposed debt limit, the United States government will no longer be able to borrow money as of what date?
b) October 17
Without the ability to borrow money, the federal government will no longer have enough money to pay all of its...
October 14
1) Unless Congress and President Obama agree to raise the self-imposed debt limit, the United States government will no longer be able to borrow money as of what date?
a) October 15
b) October 17
c) October 21
d) October 31
2) What Senator offered a compromise plan last week that would...
October 7
1) The federal government shut down Tuesday. As a result, how many federal workers are currently on furlough?
a) 400,000 workers
b) 800,000 workers
c) 1.2 million workers
d) 5.4 millions workers
2) On Saturday, the United States captured a top Al Qaeda leader in what country?
a)...
September 30
1) After the Senate rejected a budget bill passed by the House of Representatives that defunded the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), The House passed a new funding bill containing what provision?
a) A provision prohibiting the president from striking Syria
b) A provision delaying the implementation...
September 23
1) Islamic terrorists from the Shabab group attacked a shopping mall last week in what country?
a) Kenya
b) Zambia
c) Egypt
d) Syria
2) The House of Representatives passed a budget last week that defunded what government program?
a) Social Security
b) Medicare
c) Affordable Care Act...
September 16
1) Last week, the Syrian government agreed to turn over all of its chemical weapons to the international community, pursuant to a proposal first made by what country?
a) France
b) South Korea
c) Russia
d) Jordan
Syria has seven days to declare all of its weapons and must allow international...
September 9
1) What Senate committee recently authorized President Obama to launch a limited attack on Syria?
a) Foreign Relations
b) Armed Forces
c) Judiciary
d) Air Force
2) A summit of the leaders of the “G20” countries took place last week in what city?
a) Davos, Switzerland
b) St. Petersburg,...
September 2
1) President Obama recently asked Congress to authorize military action against what country?
a) Iran
b) Egypt
c) Yemen
d) Syria
2) Last week, the American government used an unmanned Predator drone for what purpose?
a) To drop chemical weapons on the Syrian army
b) To spy on suspected...
August 26
1) According to the Secretary of State John Kerry, the United States believes that this country used chemical weapons on its own citizens. What country?
a) Egypt
b) Syria
c) Iran
d) Pakistan
2) Private Bradley Manning was recently convicted of violating the Espionage Act. How...
August 19 2013
1) President Obama and his family went on vacation last week. Where did they go?
a) Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
b) Honolulu, Hawaii
c) Kingston, Jamaica
d) Miami Beach, Florida
2) Over 500 protesters were killed by their own government in what African country last week?
a) Iran
b)...