Questions

1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his inspiring “I Have a Dream” speech _______________ in Washington D.C. in 1963.
a) at the Jefferson Memorial
b) at the Lincoln Memorial
c) on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court
d) at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

2. In addition to his many accomplishments, Dr. King:
a) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
b) was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement
c) was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
d) all of the above

3. Immediately following the National Weather Service's red-flag warning of high winds and severe fire danger the day before the Palisades Fire ignited, top commanders of the Los Angeles Fire Department:
a) deployed approximately 1,000 available firefighters and dozens of water-carrying fire engines to be stationed in the Pacific Palisades to enable them to respond immediately to any fire that ignited
b) ordered firefighters to remain on duty for a second shift on January 7 as the winds were building
c) both a) and b)
d) neither a) nor b)

4. LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and other officials blamed _______________ for the department's inability to put out or even contain the fire. They only acknowledged their decisions not to assign more firefighters or pre-position more of the available engines after The Los Angeles Times presented them with internal documents describing the department’s actions.
a) their own incompetence
b) the mayor's decision to travel out of the country during wildfire season
c) cuts in the department’s budget and low water levels of some fire hydrants
d) their focus on DEI over fighting fires

5. During his Inauguration address on Monday, President Trump listed many priorities he will focus on, including ALL BUT WHICH ONE?
a) Build the strongest military the world has ever seen
b) Build bigger and better wind farms off the coast of every beach from Maine to Florida
c) Restore confidence in and effectiveness of our federal government
d) Direct his cabinet to use the powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices.

6. Which ONE of the following did President Trump not say during his Inauguration address? - Which statement is fake?
a) "This week I will reinstate any service members who were unjustly expelled from the military for objecting to the Covid vaccine mandate with full back pay."
b) "We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit based."
c) "We will buy Canada and make it the 51st state."
d) "As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female."

7. Stargate is a new $500 billion _______________ introduced by President Trump and the CEOs involved at a press conference on Tuesday. The new American company is expected to create around 100,000 new jobs.
a) artificial intelligence company
b) spaceship company
c) solar panel company
d) social media company

8. President Trump issued an executive order Monday night withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. In the Order, it was noted that the WHO did ALL BUT WHICH ONE?
a) mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China and mishandled other global health crises
b) failed to adopt urgently needed reforms
c) has not demonstrated independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states [CHINA].
d) is an ineffective and obsolete organization

9. _______________ gives the World Health Organization approximately $1.28 billion, which is a fifth of the WHO’s budget in 2023.
a) the European Union
b) China
c) U.S. taxpayers
d) OPEC

10. ICE officers apprehended more than 300 criminal illegal migrants on President Trump's first full day in office. Those apprehended were suspected of crimes including all but:
a) overstaying a visa
b) murder
c) rape
d) belonging to the MS-13 gang