Current Affairs Quiz

[coolVariable]

11 out of 12

11. Since the start of military action in Iraq, about how many U.S. military personnel have been killed? 4,300 Incorrect 38

 

[newb111]

11. Only missed the Emergency Loans to Ford question. I thought all 3 had gotten loans this year.

 

[zinfamous]

10/12

thought the Iraq casualty was closer to 5300
and wording in final confused me. I know Bernanke is chair of the Fed, but thought there was some other position they were asking about, so I voted Volker, who had that position before Greenspan, iirc.

 

[KeithTalent]

11/12, missed the one about Obama increasing the number of troops to Afghanistan. Not bad for a Canadian though.

KT

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
10/12

# of troops killed - my answer 3,300 (when wa the last time the national news updated this?)

Unemployment rate - my answer 12% ( I live in CA)

well, it was a HUGE deal when it hit 4k a few years ago. It was all over the news. Going by that, I had assumed it had reached 5300 by now, so that's why I got it wrong.

as for unemployment, I also live in CA, know it's at 11-12% here and that it is well above the national ave.

IIRC, highest national rate during the great Depression was 15%? maybe 22%?

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
11/12. 25/m/college grad

i have bloomberg (website, not terminal) on one screen everyday

Yeah, I was able to answer half of these simply b/c BBC homepage is the first thing I see when I ride the tubes.

 

[imported_Champ]

9/12 18/M/1st year collage

and a Canadian too!

 

[Mide]

9/12

28/M/College Grad

Didn't know specific numbers.

 

[Alone]

9/12, but I'm a dirty Canuck.

21/m/high school graduate

 

[Rockinacoustic]

11/12, 82 percentile. Messed up on Afghan, Pakistani border question.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

5. What job does Timothy Geithner currently hold? Is he:
11. Since the start of military action in Iraq, about how many U.S. military personnel have been killed?
12. Do you happen to know who is chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board?

9/12

 

[Baked]

Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 11 out of the 12 possible questions, which means you did better on the quiz than 82% of the general public.

I got the unemployment rate wrong. I answered 12%, which is the CA's unemployment rate. National avg. is 8%.

I don't watch news on TV or read the news, but I listen to NPR religiously.

 

[spaceman]

12/12
10 10 2 20 dial down the center

 

[Xonoahbin]

Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 12 of the 12 possible questions along with approximately 6% of the public. You did better than 94% of the general public.

Edit: 19/M/College

 

[mageslayer]

Here's Your Score: You correctly answered 10 out of the 12 possible questions, which means you did better on the quiz than 69% of the general public.

16/M/HS