Quizzes
DECEMBER 20 QUIZ
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
b) The fiscal policy of “zero-based” budgeting
c) The federal value-added tax policy
d) The refusal to fund stem cell research with federal...
DECEMBER 13 QUIZ
DECEMBER 13 QUIZ
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?
a) Permanently extend the cuts
b) Extend the cuts for two years
c) Extend the cuts for everyone but the top...
DECEMBER 6 QUIZ
DECEMBER 6 QUIZ
1) Last weekend, President Obama made a surprise visit to what country?
a) Iraq
b) Afghanistan
c) Spain
d) South Korea
2) In an effort to cut government spending, Pres. Obama proposed a two year freeze on what?
a) Congressional earmarks
b) Foreign aid expenditures
c)...
NOVEMBER 29 QUIZ
NOVEMBER 29 QUIZ
1) What country launched an attack on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, last week that killed two and set houses on fire?
a) China
b) North Korea
c) Vietnam
d) Indonesia
2) The European Union is poised to loan this country $89 billion to “bail out” its ailing banking...
NOVEMBER 22 QUIZ
NOVEMBER 22 QUIZ
1) British Prince William recently got engaged. What woman is he going to marry?
a) Emma Rupert
b) Kate Middleton
c) Victoria Kensington
d) Geri Halliwell
2) November 22 is the 47th anniversary of what pivotal event in American history?
a) The first...
November 15 Quiz
NOVEMBER 15 QUIZ
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?
a) China
b) Myanmar
c) Vietnam
d) Indonesia
2) President’s...
November 8 Quiz
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?
a) Sarah Palin
b) Mitch McConnell
c) Eric Cantor
d) John Boehner
2) Democrats retained their majority in the U.S....
NOVEMBER 1 QUIZ
NOVEMBER 1 QUIZ
1) Two American airports were put on alert Friday after authorities in the U.A.E. and Germany intercepted two strange packages that were addressed to two Chicago synagogues. The packages were mailed from what Middle Eastern country?
a) Iran
b) Lebanon
c) Saudi Arabia
d)...
OCTOBER 25 QUIZ
OCTOBER 25 QUIZ
1) Political commentator Juan Williams was fired last week for claiming that he gets “nervous” when he sees people in Muslim garb on an airplane with him. What network fired him?
a) FOX News
b) National Public Radio
c) Public Broadcasting System
d) CBS...
October 18 Quiz
OCTOBER 18 QUIZ
1) Twenty-something Kim Jong Un has recently been named a four-star general in his country’s military. Many have interpreted the promotion to mean that he will someday succeed his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of what nation?
a) China
b) North Korea
c) South Korea
d)...