Here are the answers for this week’s news quiz.
1. Lawmakers in this state are considering a proposal that would award 18 of its 20 electoral votes to the winner of each of its congressional districts.
a. Wisconsin
b. Pennsylvania
c. Nebraska
d. New Mexico
2. Turkey unveiled a proposal on Sunday to form a deeper alliance with this country.
a. Egypt
b. Iraq
c. Lebanon
d. Iran
3. This country’s prime minister, Najib Razak, announced that his government will abolish two contentious security laws.
a. Laos
b. Malaysia
c. Indonesia
d. Egypt
4. This German political party saw its support crash in Germany over the weekend in Berlin, with it winning only 2% of the vote in preliminary polls.
a. The Free Democrats
b. Social Democratic Party
c. The Green Party
d. Christian Democratic Union
5. An air show in this state turned fatal over the weekend and killed nine people.
a. Nevada
b. Oregon
c. Massachusetts
d. Texas
6. President Obama says that his push for a higher tax rate on the wealthy will be named after this famous financial figure.
a. Warren Buffett
b. Bill Gates
c. Steve Jobs
d. Jeffrey Immelt
7. This GOP presidential candidate won the California straw poll over the weekend.
a. Rick Perry
b. Michelle Bachmann
c. Mitt Romney
d. Ron Paul
8. This bank is eliminating 13,000 jobs, which it says will save it $5 billion.
a. PNC
b. National City
c. Chase
d. Bank of America
9. This country has been affected by massive flooding this week.
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Bangladesh
d. Kazakhstan
10. Prior to 9/11, in what year were the World Trade Centers attacked by al-Qaeda?
a. 1989
b. 1991
c. 1993
d. 1995