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Current events happening in the weeks before January 29, 2024.
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1
Why do the Houthi say they are attacking ships in the Red Sea?
To expand Yemen's civil war
To combat illegal fishing and illegal dumping
End Israel's siege in Gaza
Obtain weapons that may be on the ships
2
Mark Zuckerberg announced he would begin focusing on AGI. What is this?
Adjusted Gross Income - Trying to reduce income inequality
Artificial General Intelligence - AI with human-level intelligence
Actuarial Global Index - Trying to increase life expectancy worldwide
3
Who won Taiwan's recent presidential election?
Xi Jinping, president of China
Lai Ching-te who pledged to defend Taiwan's independence from China
Hou Yu-ih who favored closer ties with China
4
Which is not true of the Houthi's status as a terrorist organization?
Trump designated them a terrorist organization; Biden removed the label
Biden fully declared them a terrorist organization under U.S. law
Biden gave them a label that doesn't recognize them as fully terrorist
5
What did Amazon announce regarding its Ring doorbell?
Amazon is spinning Ring off to become an independent company.
Amazon will cooperate with police to make Ring video available to police
Amazon will no longer let police get access to Ring video without a warrant
6
Sitting presidents are immune from prosecution for actions taken in their official capacity as president.
False
True
7
After withdrawing from the Republican presidential race, who did Ron DeSantis endorse?
Donald Trump
Nikki Haley
8
After a terrorist attack killed dozens in its borders, which nation launched missiles at Pakistan, Syria, and Iraq?
Israel
Iran
Yemen
Lebanon
9
Which is not true?
Sweden applied for NATO membership after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Sweden has wanted to be part of NATO for decades.
Traditionally Sweden has tried to be non-aligned / neutral.
Russia does not want Sweden to join NATO.
10
Which is not a reason the Biden administration is upset with Texas's actions at a park in Eagle Pass?
Texas strung razor wire across the border there.
Texas is not doing its part to secure the border at Eagle Pass.
Texas isn't letting Border Patrol access migrants there.
Texas National Guard won't let Border Patrol access the park.
11
What did Trump's attorney say regarding the Navy Seal hypothetical?
The president must be impeached & removed from office to be prosecuted.
That's an absurd hypothetical. Of course he wouldn't be immune.
Yes, a former president had absolute immunity, even in that case.
12
E. Jean Carroll won a civil case against Trump for sexual assault and is suing again for $10 million for defamation.
False
True
13
Republican Party official Jeff DeWit was secretly recorded attempting to bribe which candidate to not run for Senate?
Kari Lake
Nancy Mace
Beto O'Rourke
Dan Patrick
14
Which two nations launched strikes in Yemen against the Houthi for disrupting trade via the Red Sea?
Saudi Arabia and Egypt
U.S. and France
Egypt and Britain
Britain and U.S.
15
Which state is the first to hold a primary (as opposed to a caucus) for the presidential nominations?
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Iowa
California
16
Whose disappearance caused an outbreak of violence in Ecuador?
A socialist party leader was abducted, possibly by the police.
A prominent gang member escaped from prison; gang violence ensued.
An indigenous rights leader cannot be found and is feared dead.
The wife of the mayor of Quito disappeared, leading to a police crackdown.
17
Why did the NYPD arrest 9 Hassidic Jews?
They built an illegal tunnel under their synagogue.
The police were antisemitic.
They were disrupting a Pro-Palestine event.
They sold meat that wasn't Kosher but claimed it was to scam customers.
18
Who did South Carolina Senator Tim Scott endorse for President?
Former President Donald Trump
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
Himself
19
Why does the federal government object to Texas's use of razor wire at the border?
It prevents them from processing migrants.
The federal government is supposed to control the border, not states.
All of these.
They can't reach migrants who may be sick, injured, etc.
20
Federal law requires Border Patrol to process illegal migrants to decide if they should be deported, detained, etc.
False
True
21
Donald Trump is claiming former presidents are also immune from prosecution for actions they took as president.
True
False
22
Who toured the Auschwitz concentration camp with Ben Shapiro to promote understanding of the events of the Holocaust?
Gavin Newsom
Joe Biden
Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos
23
Who won the Republican New Hampshire Primary?
Donald Trump
Nikki Haley
24
Winter storms impacted turnout for the first Republican primary-season contest in what state?
Maine
South Carolina
Virginia
Iowa
25
In the lead-up to the New Hampshire primary, who were the two remaining Republican candidates?
Trump & Ramaswamy
Trump & DeSantis
Trump & Haley
Trump & Christi
26
A lower court issued an injunction preventing the federal government from removing razor wire at the border.
False
True
27
January: Turkey voted to allow Sweden to enter NATO after refusing for some time. What other nation has refused Sweden?
France
Poland
United States
Hungary
28
How many of Iowa's 99 counties were won by Trump in the Iowa Caucus?
15
99
52
98
29
One of Trump's legal cases in New York involves defamation. Who is he accused of defaming?
Writer E. Jean Carroll accused him of sexual assault & says he defamed her.
Marla Maples, Trump's 2nd wife, said he defamed her in rude tweets.
Mayor Eric Adams accused him of defamation over how he handled immigration.
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Which hypothetical did a federal court give in a hearing to determine if former presidents are immune from prosecution?
What if a president embezzled money from the Treasury?
What if a president ordered Navy Seals to kill political opponents?
What if a president strangled his wife in the White House?
31
What did the Supreme Court rule regarding the razor wire Texas installed at the border with Mexico?
The federal government may cut the wire to allow Border Patrol through.
The federal government has no authority to remove the razor wire.
Texas must remove the razor wire immediately.
Texas has the right to defend the razor wire from federal interference.
32
China announced its birthrate had fallen for 7 years in a row despite ending what policy in 2015?
Families may only have one child
Ban on foreign adoptions
Ban on abortions after 6 weeks
33
What actor who starred in
Roots
(classic movie about slavery) discovered he is descended from a Confederate General?
Oprah Winfrey
Morgan Freeman
Whoopie Goldberg
LeVar Burton
34
What did Greg Abbott announce he will do regarding the razor wire?
He will keep adding barbed wire.
He will defy SCOTUS and prevent Border Patrol from cutting it.
He will comply with orders to remove the barbed wire.
35
Which is not true of Kari Lake?
Unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022
Former news anchor
Republican from Arizona
Strong opponent of Donald Trump
