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Last Updated: April 25, 2010

Quiz

1 A mayor from a town in Illinois recently stirred controversy by saying which of the following comments about president Obama?

	"There's little doubt in my mind he cheated to get to the presidency."
	"It's obvious the man is a socialist."
	"I don't think he's American, personally."

2 "The moment has come [...] This is a national and pressing necessity," Greek prime minister George Papandreou said earlier this week, after doing what?

	Announcing a state of emergency in the country over the ailing economy
	Formally requesting loans from the EU and International Monetary Fund to be activated
	Announcing that he would be dissolving parliament

3 "If the court were to rewrite the First Amendment every time an unpopular or distasteful subject was at issue, we wouldn't have any free speech left," said a group called the Media Coalition, commenting on the US Supreme Court's reversal of what ban?

	Depiction of animal cruelty
	Use of profanity on certain television channels
	Advertisements for cigarettes

4 A New York man recently pleaded guilty to plotting to blow up subway trains in what US city?

	Chicago
	Washington, DC
	New York City

5 The UN recently released a report condemning Pakistan's security officials, saying "none of these [government agencies] took the necessary measures to respond to the security risks," over their alleged failure to do what?

	Prevent the Taleban from establishing a base in the country
	Prevent the assassination of Benazir Bhutto
	Properly secure their nuclear weapons from rebels