News Quiz: Week Of June 21
10 Questions
| Attempts: 62
Test your knowledge of current events for the week beginning June 21
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which Army General got himself fired over comments he made in a magazine article?
- A.
Gen. David Petraeus
- B.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal
- C.
Gen. Douglas McArthur
- D.
Gen. Colin Powell
- 2.Which publication did Gen. Stanley McChrystal make his biting remarks in?
- A.
Rolling Stone
- B.
Entertainment Weekly
- C.
The New York Times Magazine
- D.
Vanity Fair
- 3.Which African nation did the U.S. beat in order to advance to the second round of the World Cup tournament?
- A.
Nigeria
- B.
Tanzania
- C.
Algeria
- D.
South Africa
- 4.And... who defeated the U.S. in the second round of the tournament, knocking the team out of the competition all together.
- A.
South Africa
- B.
Algeria
- C.
Ghana
- D.
England
- 5.Where is disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff working now?
- A.
Capitol Hill
- B.
A Maitre D at a fancy restaurant
- C.
He is still behind bars
- D.
A pizza shop
- 6.Who's confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court begin this week?
- A.
Sonia Sotomayor
- B.
Samuel Alito
- C.
Elena Kagan
- D.
Sandra Day O'Connor
- 7.How long was the longest match in tennis history that took place at Wimbeldon?
- A.
9 hours
- B.
10 hours
- C.
11 hours
- D.
12 hours
- 8.Which former president endorsed Texas Gubernatorial candidate Bill White last week?
- A.
George W. Bush
- B.
George H.W. Bush
- C.
Bill Clinton
- D.
Jimmy Carter
- 9.Where did President Obama travel to for the G-20 conference?
- A.
Montreal, Canada
- B.
Toronto, Canada
- C.
Beijing, China
- D.
Berlin, Germany
- 10.Which Washington Post reporter ended up resigning after comments he made about conservatives on a private e-mail list-serv were leaked?
- A.
David Weigel
- B.
Ezra Klein
- C.
Mike Allen
- D.
Adam Nagourney
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