Questions

1. President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced from the Oval Office on Friday that the US will begin producing the world’s first sixth-generation fighter jet. The name of the new jet - F47 - shares the same number as Trump’s second administration. The president noted:
a) Melania picked the name
b) I picked the name
c) the White House Correspondents Association picked the name
d) the generals picked the name

2. Details about the new fighter jet were limited to protect against foreign adversaries gleaning intelligence about it. The information that was revealed about the F-47 includes:
a) it will be the first aircraft to be able to “fly with drones,” which is "a technology that’s new"
b) it is a project that has been underway for years, with prototypes in the air since 2020
c) neither a) nor b)
d) both a) and b)

3. During an interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week, Sam Corcas, a software developer and CEO who is working with DOGE at the IRS for six months, said that the modernization of the IRS computer system was started:
a) in 1990 and was supposed to be completed in 1996
b) in 2020 and was supposed to be completed in 2026
c) in 2000 and was supposed to be completed in 2006
d) in 2010 and was supposed to be completed in 2016

4. To put the problem into perspective, Mr. Corcas explained that a midsize bank “will have somewhere between one and 200 people in IT, and it will have an operations and maintenance budget in the $20 million a year range,” but the IRS:
a) employs 800 people in IT and its budget is $35 million a year
b) employs 8,000 people in IT and its budget is $3.5 billion a year
c) employs 800,000 people in IT and its budget is $350 billion a year
d) has no idea how many people they employ in IT and is unable to estimate their yearly budget

5. President Trump signed an executive order last week aimed at immediately increasing American production of critical minerals by invoking the Defense Production Act to expand leasing and development on federal lands. The U.S. uses critical minerals in the production of all but which one of the following?
a) cell phones
b) electronics
c) concrete
d) electric vehicles

6. The president's executive order is intended to help the U.S. reduce its reliance on imports of critical minerals, which is creating economic and security risks, despite possessing a vast supply of critical minerals here. In 2024, the U.S. imported ______________ of some critical materials from China.
a) over 5%
b) over 15%
c) over 50%
d) over 95%

7. The governor of _______________ signed a bill into law on Wednesday requiring the Apple and Google app stores to verify user ages and require parental permission for those under 18 to use certain apps.
a) New Mexico
b) Utah
c) New York
d) Mississippi

8. The law is the first of its kind in the nation and is a significant shift in how user ages are verified online, making it the responsibility of the app stores to verify ages. If someone under 18 opens an app store account, Apple or Google will have to do ALL BUT WHICH ONE:
a) link it to a parent’s account
b) request additional documentation such as a social security number or drivers license to prove age
c) obtain age verification from the minor's teachers
d) obtain parents' consent to in-app purchases

9. Prior to the 2024 presidential election, _______________ of Americans were concerned or very concerned about voter fraud, according to a Marist poll.
a) almost 60%
b) almost 16%
c) almost 6%
d) almost 20%

10. The Executive Order President Trump signed this week: “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” aims to ensure the integrity of U.S. elections by requiring, among other things:
a) must provide proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections
b) requires paper ballots while banning the use of QR code-only ballots
c) must present proper ID when voting
d) all of the above