1) What city hosted last weekend’s Democratic National Convention?
b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Republican convention took place the week before in Cleveland.
2) What independent former mayor endorsed Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention?
a) Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg is a businessman and the former mayor of New York City.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/politics/michael-bloomberg-dem-convention-speech/
3) What Muslim man criticized Donald Trump during a prime time speech at the Democratic National Convention?
a) Khizr Khan
Khan accused Trump of having “sacrificed nothing.” Khan’s son died in battle while serving in the American military. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/khizr-khan-responds-to-the-latest-from-trump-what-he-said-originally--that-defines-him/2016/07/31/450f78dc-56d6-11e6-b7de-dfe509430c39_story.html
4) Last week, Donald Trump challenged Russia to do what?
d) Hack into Hillary Clinton’s email account
Russia has already been accused of hacking into the Democratic National Committee’s email server. After being severely criticized, Trump appeared to retract the statement by calling the challenge “sarcastic.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36907541
5) Voter identification laws were judicially invalidated in what state last week?
d) All of the above
The laws in question generally make it more difficult to vote. Courts have invalidated the laws on the basis that they disproportionately affect African-American voters.
6) John Hinckley was released from a mental institution last week. What man did Hinckley shoot in 1981?
c) Ronald Reagan
At his trial in the early 1980s, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and he has been housed in a mental facility ever since.
7) Last week, President Obama announced that this presidential library will be located in what city?
d) Chicago, Illinois
Specifically, the library will be in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago.
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/obama-library-jackson-park-chicago-226447
8) What company purchased Yahoo last week?
a) Verizon
The purchase price was $4.83 billion dollars.
https://money.cnn.com/2016/07/25/technology/yahoo-verizon-deal-sale/index.html
9) Last week, Solar Impulse 2 became the first plane to circumnavigate the globe without using fuel. Where did it land?
a) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The journey took 16 months.
10) Money raised during the 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge funded research that led directly to the recent discovery of a gene linked to the onset of what disease?
b) ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
The challenge raised over $100 million for ALS research.