What A Week: December 9-15

12 Questions | By Tnywebedit | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Total Attempts: 229

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1.

Following a campaign by a group called the Florida Family Association, which home-improvement chain pulled advertising from TLC’s “All-American Muslim”?
- A.
  
  Lowe’s
- B.
  
  Home Depot
- C.
  
  True Value
- D.
  
  Ace
2.

A man armed with a rifle and grenades killed four people in which Belgian city on Tuesday?
- A.
  
  Antwerp
- B.
  
  Bruges
- C.
  
  Brussels
- D.
  
  Liege
3.

A survey revealed large gains in the pay of American chief executives in 2010. How much did the best-paid C.E.O. earn last year?
- A.
  
  $1.45 million
- B.
  
  $14.5 million
- C.
  
  $145 million
- D.
  
  $1.45 billion
4.

Canada’s Environment Minister, Peter Kent, announced on Monday that the country is ending its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. What reason did he give for the move?
- A.
  
  A Canadian government study found no evidence for climate change
- B.
  
  Adhering to the targets was damaging the Canadian oil industry
- C.
  
  The government wanted to avoid $14 billion in penalties for missing its emissions targets
- D.
  
  Most Canadians would actually like it to be a bit warmer
5.

This week Peter Figoski became the first N.Y.P.D. officer killed in the line of duty since 2007, when he was allegedly shot by a twenty-seven-year-old burglar. Where was Figoski killed?
- A.
  
  Cypress Hills, Brooklyn
- B.
  
  East Harlem, Manhattan
- C.
  
  Mott Haven, The Bronx
- D.
  
  Jackson Heights, Queens
6.

President Obama marked the end of the war in Iraq with a speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Wednesday. How did Obama describe postwar Iraq?
- A.
  
  “No longer a threat to the United States”
- B.
  
  “A potential ally in the Middle East”
- C.
  
  “Sovereign, stable and self-reliant”
- D.
  
  “A nation in tatters”
7.

On Monday, the Supreme Court announced that it would take another politically charged case. Which topic is the court NOT getting into so far?
- A.
  
  Immigration
- B.
  
  Electoral redistricting
- C.
  
  Gay marriage
- D.
  
  Healthcare
8.

What did N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern say about his decision to deny the trade of the point guard Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets to the Los Angeles Lakers?
- A.
  
  “My sole focus was and will be how best to maintain the Hornets.”
- B.
  
  “My sole focus was and will be how best to prevent the Lakers from being too dominant.”
- C.
  
  “Don’t push me on this. I may feel another lockout coming on.”
- D.
  
  “My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!”
9.

Which former European leader was convicted of what this week?
- A.
  
  George Papandreou, of embezzlement
- B.
  
  Silvio Berlusconi, of public lewdness
- C.
  
  Jacques Chirac, of corruption
- D.
  
  Gordon Brown, of profanity
10.

Following the thirteenth Republican debate last night, Mitt Romney earned the endorsement from whom, in a strategic early-primary state?
- A.
  
  Senator Chuck Grassley, Iowa
- B.
  
  Governor John Lynch, New Hampshire
- C.
  
  Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina
- D.
  
  Senator Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
11.

Congressional leaders avoided another government shutdown on Thursday. For how long will their temporary spending agreement have effect?
- A.
  
  Six weeks
- B.
  
  Nine months
- C.
  
  One year
- D.
  
  Until the 2012 elections
12.

Know Your New Yorker: David Remnick wrote about the birth pains of civil society in Russia. Why did an attempt by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to burnish his tough-guy credentials at an ultimate-fighting event backfire?
- A.
  
  A Russian fighter was beaten by an American rival
- B.
  
  Putin tripped when he entered the ring to address the crowd
- C.
  
  The crowd jeered at Putin while he was praising the winner
- D.
  
  Putin was caught dozing between rounds