1) After receiving reports of a disturbance, police shot and killed Alton Sterling on Tuesday. At the time of his death, Sterling, a black man, was selling CDs outside of a convenience store in what city?
a) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sterling had a gun with him at the time, but videos show that he never took the weapon out of his pocket.
2) On Wednesday, police shot and killed Philando Castile, a black man, after pulling him over for having a broken tail light on his car. In what city did this occur?
d) Falcon Heights, Minnesota
When Castile reached in his glove compartment for his license at the officer’s request, the officer shot him. Castile had already told the officer that he had a weapon and a permit for the weapon in the glove compartment. The aftermath of the shooting was captured on video by his girlfriend.
3) Last week, five police officers were killed during what was intended to be a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in what city?
c) Dallas, Texas
The shooter was Micah Johnson, a black Army veteran. Johnson died in the aftermath. https://beta.dallasnews.com/news/news/2016/07/07/hundreds-expected-downtown-dallas-rally-following-shooting-deaths-alton-sterling-philando-castile
4) What politician stated on Friday that “it is more dangerous to be black in America” than it is to be white?
d) Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
It has been reported that Donald Trump is considering asking Gingrich to be his vice-presidential running mate. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/07/08/newt-gingrich-african-american-dallas-shooting-police/86868322/
5) On Monday, FBI director James Comey announced that the agency did not recommend bringing criminal charges against what politician?
b) Hillary Clinton
While Comey called Clinton’s handling of emails while Secretary of State “careless,” he also concluded that “no reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges against her. Attorney General Loretta Lynch accepted Comey’s recommendation and declined to bring charges. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/us/politics/hillary-clinton-fbi-email-comey.html?_r=0
6) The recently drafted Democratic Party platform proposes setting the minimum wage at what level?
b) $12 / hour
The inclusion of this proposal in the platform was seen as a victory for the Bernie Sanders campaign which had been promoting the idea. https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/09/politics/democrats-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton/
7) Presidential candidate Donald Trump recently praised what former dictator?
a) Saddam Hussein of Iraq
Trump said that Hussein was a “bad guy” but praised his handling of “terrorists.”
https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/05/politics/donald-trump-saddam-hussein-iraq-terrorism/index.html
8) Donald Trump deleted a tweet about Hillary Clinton after some described the tweet as what?
d) anti-Semitic
The tweet showed a picture of Hillary Clinton next to the label “Most Corrupt Candidate Ever!” and included dollar bills and a six-pointed star in the background. Critics claimed the six-pointed star was a Star of David. Even after deleting the tweet from his account, Trump continued to argue that it was not anti-Semitic. The man who selected the image, Trump campaign social media director Daniel Scavino, is married to a Jewish woman.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/04/politics/donald-trump-star-of-david-tweet-explained/
9) NASA’s Juno space probe recently entered orbit around what planet?
b) Jupiter
Juno is now closer to Jupiter than any manmade object has ever been.
10) What country won the Euro 2016 soccer championship?
d) Portugal
Portugal defeated France 1-0 in extra time despite star player Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the game in the 25th minute with an injury.