Here are the answers to this week’s news quiz.
1. Osama bin Laden was killed in what country?
a. Afghanistan
b. Iran
c. Pakistan
d. Saudi Arabia
2. This former pope was beautified over the weekend.
a. Leo XIII
b. Benedict XV
c. Pius XI
d. John Paul II
3. This city is where Palestinian leaders are set to sign a unity deal.
a. Jerusalem
b. Tripoli
c. Tehran
d. Cairo
4. A UN report has alleged that this nation is guilty of war crimes during its civil war.
a. Ivory Coast
b. Sri Lanka
c. Colombia
d. Democratic Republic of Congo
5. Voting got underway today in this country. Experts believe that the party that wins will not be able to form a majority government by itself.
a. Canada
b. Germany
c. Spain
d. Liberia
6. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s decision to fire this minister was overruled by Iran’s supreme leader.
a. Minister of Defense
b. Minister of the Interior
c. Minister of Energy
d. Minister of Intelligence
7. The Army Corps of Engineers is considering the option of blowing up a levee so that Cairo, Illinois and areas of surrounding states can be saved. However, farmland in this state would be flooded.
a. Indiana
b. Kentucky
c. Ohio
d. Missouri
8. Michael Bloomberg has provoked a furor by arguing that illegal immigrants should be sent to this city to rejuvenate it.
a. Philadelphia
b. Albany
c. Los Angeles
d. Detroit
9. This carmaker recently reported a profit, it’s first in five years.
a. Volvo
b. Chrysler
c. General Motors
d. Ford
10. Experts fear that this developing country could grow older before it can become rich and flex its power on the global stage.
a. China
b. Brazil
c. India
d. South Africa