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  • 1. What finally brought a runaway Prius to a stop after hitting speeds of 94 mph on March 8?

    • A. A California Highway Patrol cruiser

    • B. A steep incline

    • C. The car ran out of gas

    • D. The car was guided onto a soft, sandy beach

  • 2. Which of the following movies did late actor Corey Haim NOT appear in?

    • A. 'Lost Boys"

    • B. "License to Drive"

    • C. "Lucas"

    • D. "Raisng Arizona"

  • 3. How many Oscar awards did the movie 'Hurt Locker' win on March 7?

    • A. 5

    • B. 6

    • C. 7

    • D. 8

  • 4. The implementation of what measures spurred violent clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths and tens of thousands of striking workers in Athens, Greece on March 11?

    • A. Austerity

    • B. Censure

    • C. Disclosure

    • D. Reconciliation

  • 5. Which state became the first in the nation on March 10 to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Obama and Congress to implement a national health care overhaul in individual states?

    • A. Iowa

    • B. Massachusetts

    • C. Utah

    • D. Virginia

  • 6. Who was sentenced to six-months in jail and 1,000 hours of community service on March 9?

    • A. Ex-aide to John Edwards sex tape handler Andrew Young

    • B. "Jihad Jane" aka Colleen LaRose

    • C. Letterman blackmailer Robert "Joe" Halderman

    • D. Non-sexual groper ex-Rep. Eric Massa

  • 7. Before announcing his resignation, U.S. Rep. Eric Massa referred to whom as "the son of the devil's spawn"?

    • A. Barak Obama

    • B. Harry Reid

    • C. Joe Biden

    • D. Rahm Emanuel

  • 8. What was the online handle of the Philadelphia woman charged with using the Internet to recruit and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to kill a Swedish cartoonist over a depiction of Muhammad?

    • A. TK421

    • B. Amy Assassin

    • C. Jihad Jane

    • D. Petal LaRose

  • 9. Jeff Bridges, who took home a Best Actor Oscar for "Crazy Heart," will reprise which of his notable roles in an upcoming sequel?

    • A. Kevin Flynn in 'Tron Legacy'

    • B. The Dude in 'The Big Lebowski 2'

    • C. Jack Lucas in 'Return of the Fisher King'

    • D. Scott Hayden in 'Starman Trilogy'

  • 10. The UConn Huskies women's basketball team set an new NCAA record on March 8 by winning how many consecutive games?

    • A. 68

    • B. 69

    • C. 70

    • D. 71

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