News Quiz
Week of 6/25
1. Republican Representative Darrell Issa, who has been warring with Attorney General Eric Holder, holds which distinction among all members of Congress?
2. Prior to becoming Attorney General, Eric Holder drew fire when he helped obtain a pardon for a fugitive who had been accused of what?
3. The Secretary of Commerce resigned last week. What is his or her name?
4. Who will play the role of Mitt Romney when President Obama prepares for presidential debates?
5. Last week President Obama issued a proclamation to commemorate Juneteenth. What does the date deal with?
6. Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, wants to make what mandatory?
7. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, facing charges of rape and assault in Sweden, is seeking diplomatic asylum in which Latin American nation?
8. Rev. Fred Luter has been elected as the first black head of which church denomination?
9. According to Forbes magazine, who is the world's highest paid athlete?
10. Last week, 24-year-old Ashton Eaton earned what unofficial title?