News quiz

1. What did President Barack Obama declare as he formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq as promised on Aug. 31?

• A. "That's a wrap!"

• B. "Mission accomplished."

• C. "It is time to turn the page."

• D. "Onward to Afghanistan."

2. Hurricane Earl was downgraded from a category 4 to a category 3 storm as its outer bands first made landfall on Sept. 2? What is the wind speed of a category 3 storm?

• A. Less than 110 mph

• B. 111-130 mph

• C. 131-155 mph

• D. Over 156 mph

3. For what did the U.S. Department of Justice sue controversial and popular Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio?

• A. Accusing the government of racial profiling

• B. Enforcing Arizona's new tough-stand immigration law

• C. Enforcing federal immigration laws on the streets

• D. Refusing to provide documents in a federal civil rights inquiry

4. At what company's headquarters did a man take several people hostage wearing metallic canisters strapped to his front and back?

• A. Discovery Channel

• B. Disney Channel

• C. ESPN

• D. Fox News

5. From what North American city did the flight originate that two Yemeni men who arrived in Amsterdam were arrested for suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack?

• A. Bangor

• B. Chicago

• C. New York

• D. Tononto

6. Mexican officials confirmed the capture of alleged major drug trafficker Edgar Valdez, who also went by what name?

• A. 'The Barbie'

• B. 'The Butcher'

• C. 'The Baby'

• D. 'The Blaze'

7. What is the name of the news and opinion website venture radio, TV personality Glenn Beck launched after his major rally of conservative activists at the Lincoln Memorial?

• A. 'The Barbie'

• B. 'The Butcher'

• C. 'The Baby'

• D. 'The Blaze'

8. Where did a volcano erupt, catching scientists off-guard and sending 30,000 people fleeing for safety?

• A. Chile

• B. Indonesia

• C. New Zealand

• D. Philippines

9. Michael Douglas descibed his throat cancer treatment in an interview on which show Aug. 31?

• A. The Late Show

• B. The Tonight Show

• C. Regis & Kelly

• D. Oprah

10. Which of these historic Americans is not featured with a quote on the new Oval Office carpeting?

• A. Abe Lincoln

• B. Theodore Roosevelt

• C. Dr. Martin Luther King

• D. Thomas Jefferson