1. A van in which country drove into a crowd, killing and injuring pedestrians?
a. France
b. Spain
c. Germany
2. Russia and Syria blamed which country for an attack on an air base in central Syria that killed 14 people?
a. Turkey
b. Israel
c. Saudi Arabia
3. What was Donald Trump referring to when he talked about “an attack on our country?”
a. A search of his lawyer’s office by the FBI
b. A chemical weapons attack in Syria
c. China’s announcing tariffs on the imports of a list of products from the U.S.
4. Who won the Masters golf tournament?
a. Jordan Spieth
b. Rory McIlroy
c. Patrick Reed
5. Paul Ryan announced he will not run for re-election, bringing to nearly 30 the number of Republicans who have announced their retirements. How many seats must Democrats win to take over the House?
a. 15
b. 24
c. 31
6. Which of the following nations did not join the U.S. in taking military action against Syria?
a. The UK
b. France
c. Germany
7. The Atlantic Gulf Stream current, which carries warm water northward and cold water southward, is now at its weakest in how many years, research shows?
a. 100
b. 1600
c. 2500
8. Who pledged to help the U.S. State Department find “it’s swagger once again?”
a. Mike Pompeo
b. Nikki Haley
c. Lindsey Graham
9. The U.S. might rejoin which of the following trade agreements that it withdrew from in January 2017?
a. The Paris climate agreement
b. The North American Free Trade Agreement
c. The Trans-Pacific Partnership
10. Who wrote that Donald Trump is like a mafia boss and “untethered to the truth?”
a. Hillary Clinton
b. James Comey
c. Stormy Daniels
11. According to a new study, every glass of wine or pint of beer over the daily recommended limit will cut how much time from the expected lifespan of a 40-year-old?
a. 15 minutes
b. 30 minutes
c. 60 minutes
12. President Trump pardoned Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted of felonies related to which act of his?
a. Leaking the identity of a CIA officer
b. Failing to pay federal income tax
c. Lying to Congress
Answers
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. b
12. a