Are you keeping up with the latest from Washington? Test yourself with our weekly political pop quiz. Remember, what you do not know can hurt you. Good luck!
1) Who did Republicans tap to give the response to President Barack Obama’s address to Congress?
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist
2) President Obama put on hold a plan to update what form of presidential transportation?
The Marine One fleet of helicopters
The Air Force One fleet of jets
The fleet of presidential limousines
The presidential yacht
3) Michelle Obama told People magazine the family plans to adopt what breed of dog?
A labradoodle
A basset hound
An Irish wolfhound
A Portuguese water dog
4) The House voted Tuesday to ban people from owning what animals as pets?
Pit Bulls
Poisonous snakes
Primates
Elephants
5) Who is President Obama’s most recent pick for Commerce secretary?
Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire
Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine
6) Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl’s office was the scene of a minor disturbance Tuesday afternoon. What was all the fuss about?
Arizona resident Alice Cooper stopped by, followed by a horde of screaming fans
An armadillo brought in by a constituent escaped
Kyl’s fireplace backed up, sending smoke into the hallway
The Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders did a routine outside his office
7) This governor was the only governor to sit in first lady Michelle Obama’s box during the president’s address to Congress.
North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley
8) Who did the president say “nobody messes with” with during his address to Congress?
Vice President Joe Biden
Himself
First Lady Michelle Obama
Texas
9) Which of the following was not invented in America, as the president claimed during his address to Congress?
The automobile
Air conditioning
Space shuttle
Phonograph
10) The Supreme Court ruled last week that a religious sect in Utah could not force…
Schools to teach its beliefs
A city to put a monument in a public park
Children to live in their compound
Its members to commit suicide
Answers:
1.) B Jindal said the Democrats are putting their trust in the government to fix the economy, while the GOP trusts the American people.
2.) A The price of the proposed new fleet of 28 helicopters was more than $11 billion. Obama said the current helicopters are “perfectly adequate.”
3.) D The first lady said the Obamas hope to adopt a dog from an animal rescue organization in April.
4.) C The Captive Primate Safety Act was the result of a recent chimpanzee attack in Connecticut.
5.) B Locke is the president’s third pick to lead the Commerce department, following the withdrawals of Richardson and Gregg.
6.) C Staffers in Kyl’s office apparently did not operate the flue on the fireplace correctly, sending smoke billowing into the Capitol hallway.
7.) C Strickland joined a South Carolina student, a Virginia firefighter and others in the box.
8.) A Obama said he asked Biden to oversee recovery package spending because “nobody messes with Joe.”
9.) A The first true, gasoline powered automobile was built in Germany.
10.) B The group, Summum, wanted to place a monument to the Seven Aphorisms of its faith next to a monument of the Ten Commandments.
How did you do?
If you were a candidate, here is how you would fare:
1 — Politics isn’t your game
2 — Perhaps you don’t have any advisers.
3 — You should fire your advisers.
4 — Your advisers didn’t prepare you very well.
5 — With preparation, you could be a winner.
6 — You’ve got potential — you got 50 percent of your facts right.
7 — With preparation, you’d lead comfortably.
8 — You’ve got a good foundation to build on.
9 — Majority rules!
10 — You’re unanimously elected!
