This week's quiz!

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1. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the government would be sending five alleged 9/11 plotters to trial in New York City, just a few blocks from where the World Trade Center twin towers fell in 2001. Which of the following suspects is NOT among the five?
Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Waleed bin Attash

2. President Obama traveled to China for a three-day visit in which he discussed climate change and a variety of economic and strategic issues with the nation's leaders in Beijing. The trip, however, kicked off in another Chinese city, where the president held a town hall-style meeting attended by university students. Which city?
Nanjing
Shanghai
Shenzhen
Guangzhou

3. A government health panel caused quite a stir when it issued a report recommending new
guidelines on when women should get mammograms, a long-standing test for breast cancer. What switch did the committee make in recommending the optimum age for women (except for those in high-risk groups) to begin biannual mammograms?
From 40 to 50
From 50 to 40
From 50 to 60
From 60 to 50

4. Much of the air travel in the United States, especially on the East Coast, was plunged into chaos. What was the cause of the problem?
Baggage handlers went on strike
Snow hit airports in the Northeast, causing a knock-on effect across the system
Part of the air traffic control system broke down, meaning that computers could not communicate
A flaw was discovered in airplane tires, leading to the grounding of all Boeing 737s, the most common plane used in North America

5. NASA announced that it had found water on the moon, in the form of ice hidden under the surface. How did it make the discovery?
By using the orbiting International Space Station to analyze plumes of debris thrown up by a meteor that hit the moon
By dropping a large object from the space shuttle Atlantis and analyzing the plume of debris thrown up
By reactivating one of the lunar rovers left on the moon's surface and having it dig under the surface
By crashing a rocket on the moon and analyzing the plume of debris thrown up

6. Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, who famously hid $90,000 in his freezer, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed on a congressman for bribery charges. Jefferson, who represented part of New Orleans for nearly 20 years, was convicted of taking about $500,000; what for?
Protecting sex-industry operators in New Orleans
Using his influence to broker business deals in Africa
Greasing the wheels of development projects in New Orleans
Steering Hurricane Katrina recovery funds to businesses that paid him money

7. With heaping helpings of publicity, Sarah Palin launched her memoir, for which she was paid a reported seven-figure sum. What is the name of the book?
"Sarah Palin: My Life"
"Shootin' From the Lip"
"Going Rogue: An American Life"
"Way Up North: The Sarah Palin Story"

8. Famed New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was left red-faced after a final-minutes gamble in a game against Indianapolis went badly wrong, thus handing the game to the Colts. What did he do?
Ordered a fourth-down pass play, which was intercepted and run into the Patriots' end zone
Tried a risky reverse play on fourth down, which was easily detected by the Colts
Tried a fourth-down throw by the punter, who messed up the play
Ordered a short passing play on fourth down that failed to get the necessary yardage

9. Hey, it's not even Thanksgiving, but the Oxford English Dictionary decided to come out with its Word of the Year. What is it?
Sweet: An affirmation that something has gone right or is particularly good
Unfriend: To remove someone as a "friend" on a social networking site such as Facebook
Kanye: To make a fool of oneself, as rapper Kanye West did in interrupting an acceptance speech at an award show
Rogue: To disregard the instructions of a party leader, such as the actions of GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin

10. A group asked that they be put near the head of the line for swine flu shots because of their close contact with children. Which group?
Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders
Mall and store Santas
Pediatricians
Teachers

Answers (Scroll over to see):

1. Abdul Qadeer Khan
2. Shanghai
3. From 40 to 50
4. Part of the air traffic control system broke down, meaning that computers could not communicate
5. By crashing a rocket on the moon and analyzing the plume of debris thrown up
6. Using his influence to broker business deals in Africa
7. "Going Rogue: An American Life"
8. Ordered a short passing play on fourth down that failed to get the necessary yardage
9. Unfriend: To remove someone as a "friend" on a social networking site such as Facebook
10. Mall and store Santas