Week to Week News Quiz for 11/20/15

Week to Week News Quiz for 11/20/15
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It's a dangerous world out there. Find out how dangerous it is by taking our latest Week to Week news quiz.

Some random but actual hints: They heard Obama was born in Syria; maybe he invested a lot in Oracle; Bibi expressed his pleasure; and Merkel was already on her way to the stadium. Answers are below the quiz.

1. On Friday, Islamist gunmen took 170 hostages at a hotel in what former French colony?
a. Mali
b. Vietnam
c. Egypt
d. Algeria

2. With a veto-proof majority, what did House Republicans pass this week?
a. A repeal of the Affordable Care Act
b. A measure to keep Guantanamo prison open indefinitely
c. A 30-percent tax cut for people earning more than $250,000 a year
d. A bill increasing entry restrictions for refugees from Syria and Iraq

3. For what did Donald Trump express support on Thursday?
a. Claiming Mexico as the 51st state
b. Mandatory database to track Muslims in the United States
c. Using Marines to get ISIS out of Iran
d. Stopping Christians from marrying Muslims

4. What convicted spy was released this week after 30 years in prison?
a. Herbert Hans Haupt
b. Jonathan Pollard
c. Bill Haydon
d. Aldrich Ames

5. What does a group of students at Princeton want their university to do?
a. Kick ROTC off campus until the Middle East wars are finished
b. Rescind an invitation to Senator Bernie Sanders to speak on campus until he addresses issues of racial privilege
c. Remove Woodrow Wilson's name from campus buildings because of his race views
d. Remove all gluten from campus foods

6. How did French police track down the top suspect in the recent Paris terrorist attacks?
a. He had posted a photo on Google+ that indicated his location
b. He had ordered lunch from a food-delivery app
c. They had tapped the phone of one of his accomplices
d. Surveillance cameras tracked him on his daily run through a north Parisian suburb

7. Why did a Saudi Arabian court sentence poet Ashraf Fayadh to death?
a. He was plotting to overthrow the monarchy
b. He was caught planning to start an ISIS cell in Riyadh
c. He founded a pro-republican political party
d. He was convicted of renouncing Islam

8. On Tuesday, what event was cancelled because of a concrete security threat?
a. A soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands
b. A political debate between parliamentary leaders in the Basque region of Spain
c. The launching of Vienna's annual Christmas market
d. The long-delayed opening of Berlin's new airport

9. What car company recalled 90,000 vehicles to fix seat belts?
a. Volkswagen
b. Tesla
c. General Motors
d. Jaguar

10. Who said "You go to make a movie and all you do is get criticized.... It's not much fun. You can't experiment. "
a. Penny Marshall
b. Tom Hanks
c. George Lucas
d. Ridley Scott

BONUS. What did President Obama say he does not do but that other world leaders do?
a. Scream at his staff
b. Read any document that is longer than two pages
c. Want to move to the United States
d. Dye his hair

ANSWERS
1. a.
2. d.
3. b.
4. b.
5. c.
6. c.
7. d.
8. a.
9. b.
10. c.
BONUS. d.

Want the live news quiz experience? Join us Monday, November 30 in downtown San Francisco for our next live (and lively) Week to Week political roundtable with a news quiz and a social hour at The Commonwealth Club of California. Panelists include Carson Bruno, Carla Marinucci, and Dr. James Taylor.

Explanations of the hints: They heard Obama was born in Syria: the House GOP (and nearly 50 Democrats) voted to make it more difficult for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the United States; maybe he invested a lot in Oracle: Trump has spoken in favor of a national database; Bibi expressed his pleasure: the Israeli prime minister issued a statement expressing his happiness at the release of the man convicted of spying on the United States for Israel; and Merkel was already on her way to the stadium: noted soccer fan Chancellor Angela Merkel was due to attend the international friendly, but the game was called off before she arrived.

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