Week of November 2—November 8, 2009 (Print Quiz)

 

1.

Which U.S. senator spent time with President Karzai urging him to allow a runoff in the Afghani election?

(A)

Hillary Clinton

(B)

Karl Eikenberry

(C)

Barack Obama

(D)

John Kerry

  

2.

Who was the leader of the USSR whose changes in policy helped lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall?

(A)

George Bush

(B)

Dmitry Medvedev

(C)

Mikhail Gorbachev

(D)

Angela Merkel

  

3.

The Uighurs who are being detained at Guantanamo Bay were captured in which countries?

(A)

Pakistan and India

(B)

Albania and China

(C)

The United States and Cuba

(D)

China and India

  

4.

What equipment was used to make the first survey of the submerged city of Pavlopetri in 1967?

(A)

acoustic scanners

(B)

snorkels and tape measures

(C)

digital imaging

(D)

scuba diving and sonar imaging

  

5.

How much money has the federal government devoted to the building of the National Museum of African American History and Culture?

(A)

$10 million

(B)

$100 million

(C)

$250 million

(D)

$500 million

  
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