1) What man did Hillary Clinton choose to be her vice-presidential running mate?
a) Vice-president Joe Biden
b) Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine
c) Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown
d) Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack
2) What Republican gave a speech at the Republican Convention but pointedly refused to endorse Donald Trump?
a) Florida Sen. Marco Rubio
b) Ohio Gov. John Kasich
c) Texas Sen. Ted Cruz
d) Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
3) Melania Trump was accused of plagiarism last week after giving her speech to the Republican National Convention. Specifically, she was accused of stealing lines from a speech previously given by whom?
a) Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
b) First Lady Michele Obama
c) Vice-president Joe Biden
d) Alec Baldwin
4) Private Democratic National Committee emails were leaked to the public last week. Who are government officials accusing of hacking into the DNC email system?
a) Donald Trump
b) Occupy
c) ISIS
d) The Russian government
5) Roger Ailes recently resigned after allegations of sexual harassment were leveled against him by female employees of his television network. Ailes was the CEO of what network?
a) Fox News
b) CNN
c) NPR
d) PBS
6) President Obama vetoed a bill last week. What was the subject matter of the bill?
a) A repeal of Obamacare
b) Immigration reform
c) Money given to ex-presidents
d) Funding for the Veterans’ Administration
7) A voter identification law passed in this state was struck down by a federal court for violating the federal Voting Rights Act. What state?
a) Mississippi
b) South Carolina
c) Texas
d) Georgia
8) An article appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association last week that both defended the “Obamacare” law and recommended changes to the next president. What politician wrote it?
a) Former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton
b) Donald Trump
c) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders
d) President Barack Obama
9) Model Qandeel Baloch was murdered by her brother last week after she posted pictures on Facebook that he believed shamed their family. What country was she from?
a) Pakistan
b) Iran
c) Egypt
d) India
10) What league moved its all-star game out of North Carolina recently?
a) MLB
b) NFL
c) NBA
d) MLS