1. Who is not one of the GOP hopefuls to announce exploratory committees for the 2008 presidential election?
a. Rudy Giuliani
b. John McCain
c. Mitt Romney
d. Tommy Thompson
2. What celebrity denounced organized religion, citing that it adds to the stalemate in advancement of gay rights legislation?
a. Rosie O'Donnell
b. Elton John
c. Mel Gibson
d. George Clooney
3. What African country passed legislation this week granting gay couples the right to marry?
a. Nigeria
b. Botswana
c. Kenya
d. South Africa
4. What House of Representatives Democrat won the position of majority leader Thursday?
a. Steny Hoyer
b. John Murtha
c. Tammy Baldwin
d. James Clyburn
5. Who is the the latest influential American to be immortalized in a Washington, D.C. monument?
a. Bill Clinton
b. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c. Oprah Winfrey
d. Steven Colbert
6. What famous economist died Thursday at the age of 94?
a. Milton Friedman
b. John Maynard Keynes
c. Adam Smith
d. David Ricardo
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) d, 4) a, 5) b, 6) a
