1. On Sunday, the U.S. announced the transfer of six detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay to what country? How many detainees remained at Guantanamo Bay following the transfer?
2. Who said this on Sunday, referring to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: “To have those two, to say they were traveling here and one of the things that they wanted to do was see me play, it’s a pretty big deal in my household.”
3. On Monday, the White House announced the departure of Sam Kass at the end of this month. Name at least one job Kass holds.
4. Korean Air on Tuesday apologized for an action by a top executive that the company termed “excessive.” What did the executive do?
5. The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released a report detailing the use of torture by the CIA in the years after the 9/11 attacks. Match the quote with the person who said it (speakers below):
a. “Torture is wrong. Torture is always wrong.”
b. “Some things were done that should not have been done.”
c. “The CIA’s use of torture was a stain on our values and history.”
d. “The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our enemies in attempts to hurt us. But the American people are entitled to it, nonetheless.”
e. “Every country, every country, has engaged in activities somewhere along the line that it has not been proud of.”
Senator John McCain, Prime Minister David Cameron, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper
6. An alarm clock app named “Wakie” arrived this week on Apple’s iOS. How does Wakie wake you up?
7. Who referred to Angelina Jolie as a “minimally talented spoiled brat.”
8. Trade unions in this country staged a strike Friday to protest laws they say weaken workers’ rights.
Answers:
1) Uruguay, 136; 2) LeBron James; 3) Personal chef to the first family, executive director of the first lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative, senior policy advisor on nutrition; 4) Delayed a flight from New York to Incheon after the executive took issue with the way a flight attendant served macadamia nuts in the first-class cabin; 5) a. Cameron, b. Clapper, c. Feinstein, d. McCain, e. Biden; 6) With a call from a stranger; 7) Movie producer Scott Rudin, in an email leaked this week by hackers who attacked Sony Pictures; 8) Italy