1) According to Real Clear Politics, what is Hillary Clinton’s average lead over Donald Trump in the polls?
b) 6.1
Real Clear Politics averages together the results of all of the recent major polls.
2) According to recent reports, how many of Hillary Clinton’s previously undiscovered work emails did the FBI find?
c) 15,000
Before being released to the public, the documents are being reviewed by the State Department.
3) Donald Trump appeared to “flip-flop” last week on which of his policies?
a) Deporting illegal immigrants
Last spring, Trump promised to deport 11 million illegal immigrants. Last week, he appeared to back track on that; then, later in the week, he appeared to re-adopt his original position.
4) How long did Donald Trump’s doctor spend writing a letter declaring Trump fit for the presidency?
a) 5 minutes
In the letter, Trump’s doctor, who wrote the letter while Trump waited for it in a limousine, stated that Trump would be “the healthiest person ever elected to the presidency.”
5) By executive order, President Obama recently created the largest marine sanctuary in the world off of the coast of what state?
b) Hawaii
The new sanctuary - Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument – is over 580,000 square miles.
6) An earthquake killed almost 300 in what European country?
d) Italy
The epicenter was a town named Amitrice.
7) What country’s top court overturned a ban on “burkinis?”
b) France
Many French localities had banned the “burkini” – swimwear worn by Muslim women – but an appeals court overturned the ban on the grounds that it denied “fundamental freedoms.”
8) After 52 years of fighting, a South American government signed a peace agreement with the FARC rebels last weekend. What country’s government signed the deal?
c) Colombia
According to the BBC, the conflict has killed over 260,000 and displaced millions.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37207364
9) Senators of both parties have called upon the Mylan corporation to explain the recent dramatic price increase in the cost of what medicine?
a) Epipen
Epipen prices have risen 150% since 2013 and 500% since 2009.
10) What NFL quarterback recently announced that he would no longer stand for the national anthem?
c) Colin Kaepernick
Kaepernick is protesting what he perceives to be the poor treatment of racial minorities in America.