1. Russia denied involvement in the attempted murder of a double agent and his daughter in which country?
2. Sir Roger Bannister died on Sunday. What milestone did he achieve?
3. Italy held an election to choose members of its two houses of parliament. Which of the following statements about the outcome is true?
– The voting produced a surge of support for populist and far-right parties.
– Italians voted largely for parties that are skeptical of Italy’s membership in the European Union.
– No single party won a majority.
4. The U.S. is likely to overtake which nation to become the world’s largest producer of oil by 2023, according to the International Energy Agency?
5. The Trump administration on Tuesday sued the state of California, alleging which of the following:
– That California’s laws governing vehicle emissions contravene federal law
– That California’s sanctuary laws violate the Constitution
– That California’s laws implementing Medicaid violate federal law
6. What did the adult film actress Stormy Daniels ask a Los Angeles judge to do in a lawsuit against President Trump that she filed on Tuesday?
– Declare that an agreement that obligated her to remain silent about a sexual relationship with Trump is void
– Stop the president’s lawyers from contending that her alleged decade-old affair with Trump did not happen
– Order Trump to pay Daniels $130,000 that he allegedly promise to pay her
7. Who led the team of researchers that found the wreckage of the USS Lexington, which sank in 1942 after being attacked by the Japanese navy off the coast of Australia?
– Sir Richard Branson
– Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
– Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos
8. Florida’s legislature passed a gun control bill. Which of the following provisions does the bill not contain:
– Raise the minimum age for gun purchases to 21 from 18
– Allow superintendents to arm counselors, coaches and librarians
– Ban assault weapons
– Allow police to temporarily confiscate guns from anyone subject to involuntary psychiatric evaluation
– Ban bump stocks
9. Senior officials from which nation announced the news that President Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un?
– South Korea
– Japan
– China
– Australia
10. President Trump said tariffs on steel and aluminum may not apply to which two nations?
Answers
1. England
2. He was the first athlete to break the four-minute mile.
3. All are true.
4. Russia
5. That California’s sanctuary laws violate the Constitution
6. That an agreement that obligated her to remain silent about a sexual relationship with Trump is void
7. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
8. Ban assault weapons
9. South Korea
10. Canada and Mexico