1) Donald Trump recently used what phrase to describe his proposed immigration policy?
c) Extreme Vetting
Trump called for “extreme vetting” for “any hostile attitude towards our country or its principles, or who believed sharia law should supplant American law. . . . Those who did not believe in our Constitution or who support bigotry and hatred will not be admitted for immigration into our country.”
2) Donald Trump recently fired his campaign manager, Paul Manafort. The man he hired to replace Manafort, Stephen Bannon, is the head of what conservative news outlet?
c) Breitbart News
Trump became frustrated with Manafort’s attempts to moderate him.
3) Donald Trump recently appealed to what group of voters by asking “what the hell do you have to lose?”
c) African-Americans
In recent years, Democratic presidential candidates have consistently won over 90% of the African-American vote.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/19/politics/donald-trump-african-american-voters/index.html
4) According to recent reports, Hillary Clinton told the FBI that what man advised her to use a private email server while she was Secretary of State?
a) Gen. Colin Powell
Clinton used a non-secure private email account for official business while she was Secretary of State.
5) President Obama recently released 15 detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military base. The detainees were sent to what country?
b) United Arab Emirates
There are 61 detainees left at Guantanamo Bay. It has been used by the United States since 9/11 to hold suspected terrorists without giving them legal due process.
6) A wildfire recently burned over 30,000 acres in what state?
b) California
Over 80,000 people were forced to evacuate.
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-blue-cut-fire-20160816-snap-story.html
7) The attorney general of what state recently resigned after being convicted of perjury?
d) Pennsylvania
Kathleen Kaine was accused of leaking information from a grand jury hearing in order to embarrass a political opponent.
8) What organization recently admitted that it was partially responsible for the cholera outbreak in Haiti in 2010?
d) The United Nations
Several United Nations peacekeepers contracted cholera in Nepal and then brought it to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. The epidemic has killed at least 10,000 people.
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-un-has-admitted-it-played-a-role-in-the-cholera-outbreak-in-haiti
9) J.K. Rowling is releasing three new Harry Potter e-books in September. What is the name of the new series?
b) Pottermore Presents
The books are titled: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists; Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies; and Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide.
10) What American swimmer recently caused controversy by claiming to have been robbed at gunpoint while in Rio for the Olympics?
c) Ryan Lochte
After Lochte damaged a bathroom at a gas station while drunk, a security guard with a gun made Lochte and three other swimmers pay for the damage they caused.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/643875/ryan-lochte-apologizes-instagram-rio-robbery-scandal