Current Events Quizzes: CEQ6

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Who is the Prime Minister of Iraq, and why are many of his countrymen calling for his resignation?
Who is the new Prime Minister of Israel, and from what party is he?
Who is the only person to be tried for the 9/11 attacks? Since he already pled guilty to the charge, what is being decided in court right now?
Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, was challenged in court by an author who said Mr. Brown had plagiarized his book. Which author won the case?
The new Hamas government of the Palestinian Authority formally announced this problem, a problem that no government wants to have… because with this problem, it cannot do its job!
National Geographic presented a new gospel claimed to written in biblical times about Jesus from one of Jesus’ buddies. Who is alleged to have written this gospel?
What group of people is protesting and rioting in France this past week, and why are they doing it?
What did Tom Delay announce this past week?
Who is Charles Taylor? What does he have to do with Liberia?
In Afghanistan, a man named Abdul Raman was sentenced to death for a crime. Of what crime was he accused?
Who did Scooter Libby say was the person who authorized him to leak classified information to the media?
Iran announced yesterday that they have succeeded in doing what, which is a necessary part of the process towards creating a nuclear power plant for electricity… and also for making nuclear weapons.