Here are the answers to the final news quiz of the 2011-2012 season.
1. This state’s move to purge its voter rolls of illegal immigrants and other ineligible voters is being called illegal by the Justice Department.
a. Florida
b. Tennessee
c. South Carolina
d. Alabama
2. Colombia’s FARC released a journalist from this country, who they had held for a month, last week.
a. The Netherlands
b. France
c. Mexico
d. The United States
3. This African nation has been accused of meddling in mosques in its territory.
a. Ethiopia
b. Morocco
c. Mauritania
d. Namibia
4. California is proposing a tax of what level on cigarettes?
a. 50 cents
b. $1
c. $2
d. $3
5. Why was George Zimmerman forced back to prison over the weekend?
a. He lied about his income level at a bail hearing
b. He committed another crime
c. He was forced to seek shelter in prison for his safety
d. He did not pay his attorney’s fees on time
6. How long has Queen Elizabeth reigned over Great Britain?
a. 40 years
b. 50 years
c. 60 years
d. 70 years
7. Michael Bloomberg touched a small nerve around the country last week when he said that New York City would push to regulate this.
a. Cigarettes
b. Donuts
c. Soda
d. Alcohol sales
8. Which European country brought up the idea of the EU issuing “eurobonds” for the currency union?
a. Portugal
b. Spain
c. Italy
d. Greece
9. What sentence was given to former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was found guilty of not preventing the death of protesters during Egypt’s Arab Spring protest?
a. Exile to Saudi Arabia
b. Six years in prison
c. Life imprisonment
d. The death penalty
10. What is the new U.S. unemployment rate?
a. 8.0%
b. 8.1%
c. 8.2%
d. 8.3%