News Quiz
2015 Year End Quiz
Have you been paying attention to the people and events making headlines this year?

WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS
46 - 50 In the currency of knowledge, you are wealthier than Trump.
36 - 45 You're well-informed but also have a life away from the machines.
26 - 35 Nothing at all to be ashamed of. Then again, not much to be proud of.
10 - 25 If we were politically correct here, you would get a nice trophy for effort.
0 - 9 You spent way too little time in the No Spin Zone. Pay us a visit next year.
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1. This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to four groups that rebelled against autocratic rule in the Middle East. They are from which nation?
2. Which of the following cities was not on Pope Francis's itinerary during his September visit?
3. What was done to the bodies of Syed Farook and Tafsheen Malik, the San Bernardino terrorist killers?
4. Jeremy Corbyn calls Hamas and Hezbollah his 'friends,' wants to nationalize the railroads, and is an unapologetic socialist. Where is he a powerful politician?
5. An unmanned SpaceX rocket crashed in June just after lift-off in Florida. What was its intended destination?
6. The five Taliban terrorists who were swapped for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are now in which nation?
7. The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, target of the January terror attack in Paris, was named after whom?
8. Which city does the Islamic State consider the capital of its 'caliphate?'
9. The USA recently released Jonathan Pollard, who spent thirty years in prison after being convicted of spying for which nation?
10. Hillary Clinton came under fire for using what word or term while campaigning?
11. John Harwood, whose performance as moderator at CNBC's Republican debate was widely ridiculed, writes for which newspaper?
12. Planned Parenthood announced that it will no longer do what?
13. A movie director joined an anti-police rally in October and said cops are often 'murderers.' Who?
14. The American Lung Association released a list of America's most polluted cities. Of the ten cities with the dirtiest air, seven are in which state?
15. San Francisco's last remaining store of its kind closed its doors. What did it sell?
16. Which presidential candidate admitted to occasionally packing heat?
17. Which struggling men's magazine tried to get attention in October with the profane headline, 'F*** Ben Carson?'
18. With Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stepping down, who is the only remaining member of President Obama's original cabinet?
19. There were both cheers and protests when which national chain opened its first outlet in Manhattan in October?
20. The movie 'Truth,' a major bomb at the box office,' examined the scandal involving which disgraced journalist?
21. The New York Times recently ran a front-page editorial for the first time since 1920. What was the subject?
22. The Times also ran a lengthy 'expose' on Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio that dealt with what in his past?
23. 'Take that, Bibi!' That gleeful anti-Israel tweet was sent by which TV anchor after the Senate approved the Iran nuclear deal in September?
24. The family of Kate Steinle, who was fatally shot by an illegal immigrant, sued San Francisco autorities, ICE, and which other federal bureau?
25. Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, who interrupted a Donald Trump press conference in August, describes what as 'completely unfair?'
26. President Obama decreed that which famous U.S. mountain be renamed?
27. Baltimore paid $6.4 million to the family of Freddie Gray, who died in August while in police custody. Which well-known attorney represented the family?
28. The Fox News GOP debate in August attracted 24-million viewers, a cable TV record for a non-sports show. An event in what sport holds the record?
29. After struggling MSNBC canceled numerous programs, which axed host didn't bother to show up for his or her finale?
30. Why was Walter Palmer in the news this year?
31. Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, descibed as the world's most powerful drug lord, escaped from prison in July in which nation?
32. Five years after Maj. Nidal Hasan's murderous rampage at Fort Hood, nearly 50 survivors were finally given which medals?
33. Where is Hasan, who killed 13 people in that 2009 terror attack?
34. Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who claimed to be black, formerly headed the NAACP chapter in which city?
35. Which school will be home to the Barack Obama Presidential Library?
36. 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the celebrated 'Moore's Law.' What does it deal with?
37. 61-year-old Doug Hughes, who flew a gyrocopter onto the lawn of the U.S. Capitol last April, was trying to call attention to what issue?
38. Which conservative radio talk show host declared, 'I'm out of the Republican Party,' claiming the GOP is not following the Constitution?
39. The famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus ended what traditional attraction?
40. Apple joined the 30-company Dow Jones Industrial Average in March, replacing which firm?
41. Which U.S. company, responding to dismal financial results, fired its CEO this year?
42. When scandal-plagued Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber resigned in February, Kate Brown became America's first governor to be what?
43. The price of gasoline dropped below $2.00 a gallon in parts of the country this year. Approximately how much of that is the federal gas tax?
44. David Price signed a deal worth more than $200-million earlier this year. What is his specialty?
45. Which airport has surpassed London Heathrow and is now the world's busiest when it comes to international travel?
46. Famed physician and professor Oliver Sacks, who died this year at age 82, was portrayed by Robin Williams in what movie?
47. Ernie Banks, one of baseball's all-time greats, also died. What was his nickname?
48. Renowned genius John Nash, portrayed in 'A Beautiful Mind,' died in May in a car crash. He won a Nobel Prize in which field?
49. California Governor Jerry Brown banned which word from the state's labor laws?
50. Finally, the Department of Agriculture issued a regulation ordering that a certain food no longer be referred to by which name?



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