Current Events Quizzes

CEQ7

1. What two groups in the Senate may combine to stop Harriet Miers’ confirmation for the Supreme Court?
   a. Conservative Republicans and Conservative Democrats
   b. Liberal Republicans and Conservative Democrats
   c. Conservative Republicans and Liberal Democrats
   d. Liberal Republicans and Liberal Democrats
2. List one development that occurred in the Tom DeLay story during this week.
3. Answer ONLY ONE of the questions below about the (possible?) Schwarzeneggar-Bush rift:
   a. What did Governor Schwarzeneggar say when asked why he was unable to meet with the President when Bush visited California this week?
   b. At whose library opening was President Bush speaking when he visited California?
4. Answer ONLY ONE of the questions below about who Bush did meet with this week:
   a. President Bush met with U2 lead singer Bono. What was the main topic of the visit, according to Bono?
   b. President Bush also met with Mahmoud Abbas. Of what is Abbas president?
5. What country, according to a United Nations commission, was responsible for the assassination of the Lebanese Prime Minister? (Extra Extra Credit: What was the Prime Minister’s name?)
6. What hurricane hit the Carribean and Florida this past week?
7. What do Bill Clinton and Sponge Bob have in common, according to what was announced last week?
8. What two teams are playing in the World Series, and how many games has each team won?
9. Congress passed a law this week protecting the U.S. gun industry from what?
10. The world’s most famous incarcerated individual had a tough week last week. His trial officially began, and one of his lawyers was kidnapped and killed. What is the name of the most controversial of defendants?
11. What month-long Muslim holiday is hampering relief efforts in the aftermath of the Kashmir earthquake?

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