Print Quiz: Current Events (Jan 7

1.

Where did France recently send troops in a military campaign against Islamists?

A.

Libya

B.

Iraq

C.

Mali

D.

Somalia

2.

Who did President Obama nominate to become the new Secretary of State?

A.

John Kerry

B.

Susan Rice

C.

Saxby Chambliss

D.

Ben Affleck

3.

Why have Canada's First Peoples begun their "Idle No More" protests?

A.

Excessive Taxation & Environmental Deregulation

B.

Environmental Deregulation & Natives' Sovereignty

C.

Globalization & Environmental Deregulation

D.

Excessive Taxation & Natives' Sovereignty

4.

What does the government need to intercept an American's international communications under current FISA law?

A.

Belief that the American is communicating with somebody outside the US

B.

A search warrant granted by a court

C.

Belief that the American is involved in terrorism or espionage

D.

Nothing

5.

Which Supreme Court Justice recently broke his seven-year silence on the bench? (Nobody, however, is quite sure of what s/he said)

A.

Anthony Kennedy

B.

Antonin Scalia

C.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

D.

Clarence Thomas

Current Events (Jan 7 - 14)