News Quiz
2011 in Review (Week of 1/2)
1. Approximately how did the S&P 500 stock market index perform in 2011?
2. "God bless them for their spontaneity," a prominent politician said while praising the Occupy protesters. Who?
3. Cairo's Tahrir Square was ground zero of the Egyptian protests. What does "Tahrir" mean in Arabic?
4. Six Democratic Senators have announced that they will not seek reelection in 2012. Who is NOT among them?
5. The House voted overwhelmingly in November to reaffirm the national motto, which is what?
6. He is a "reformer," proclaimed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in March. Who?
7. Gallup's just-released "Most Admired Men" list for 2011 includes someone named Thomas Monson. Who is he?
8. Which magazine published an embarrassingly fawning profile of Asma Al-Assad, wife of the Syrian dictator?
9. NASA launched a spacecraft in November that will explore the surface of Mars. Approximately how long will it take the craft to reach the Red Planet?
10. Which book, long a favorite of conservatives, was turned into a movie that opened in April?
11. For the 7th year in a row, a survey of CEOs ranked which state as the absolute worst in which to conduct business?
12. Despite $535 million in federal loan guarantees, a "green" company championed by President Obama went bankrupt. What did it make?
13. Some American Indians objected to the U.S. military's code name for Osama bin Laden. What was it?
14. Which landmark Las Vegas hotel and casino shut its doors in May after 58 years?
15. In May, 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins became the oldest athlete to do what?
16. Vivian Schiller, who quit as boss of NPR after a series of embarrassments, was then hired by which organization?
17. Rioting broke out in Vancouver in June, with mobs smashing windows and burning cars. What ignited the rampage?
18. Which new nation was born in July?
19. On which television show did two guests graphically fantasize about having violent sex with Michele Bachman and Rick Santorum?
20. Last July, Amy Winehouse joined the tragic "27 Club," musicians who died at the age of 27. Who is not a member?
21. Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi's compound included many photos of which woman?
22. Aside from Rick Perry, a former Air Force pilot, who is the only other GOP presidential candidate to have served in the military?
23. When Michele Bachmann appeared on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in November, the house band greeted her with which song?
24. Perhaps as a sign of the times, Hallmark created a line of greeting cards aimed at whom?
25. Which classic advertising slogan was resurrected in 2011?



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