Questions

1. Since widespread protests began in Iran at the end of December, the Islamic regime's forces have done all to its citizens but which ONE?
a) used live ammunition on protesters, killing thousands, including children
b) imposed a near-total internet blackout to conceal the regime's massacre of civilians
c) raided hospitals and made mass arrests of wounded suspected protesters
d) released all political prisoners

2. In response to the regime's brutal, murderous crackdown on Iranian citizens, the Trump administration has take all but which ONE of the following?
a) called for the removal of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
b) posted an image of a map pointing out the Ayatollah's hiding place in a bunker underground
c) announced a 25% tariff on any nations doing business with Iran
d) sent the nuclear-powered USS Abraham Lincoln and three guided-missile destroyers toward Iran

3. The remains of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage being held in Gaza were recovered this week by the IDF. Gvili was:
a) a 24 year old police officer and member of the Israeli Police Special Forces
b) a 50 year old Mossad agent
c) a taxi driver
d) a 70 year old school teacher

4. What was especially heroic about Ran Gvili's actions on October 7?
a) He didn't have to go. He was off duty, at home, awaiting surgery for a broken shoulder, and despite his injury, raced almost an hour away to defend civilians.
b) He is known as “first to go out, last to return.”
c) Wounded and surrounded at the kibbutz he was defending, Gvili was overpowered by Hamas terrorists and was subsequently murdered
d) His body was abducted by Hamas militants and taken into Gaza, making him one of the 251 hostages taken that day

5. The Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement Saturday that Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, was under investigation and accused of serious “violations of discipline and law.” Gen. Liu Zhenli, another member of the commission, was also put under investigation. The statement:
a) listed in great detail the crimes the two generals were accused of committing
b) gave no details about the allegations or the charges the two faced
c) neither a) nor b)
d) both a) and b)

6. Gen. Zhang Youxia was considered Chinese President Xi Jinping's longtime ally. The Chinese Defense Ministry is the supreme national defense organization and the highest command body overseeing all Chinese armed forces. It's chairman is:
a) Zhang Youxia
b) Liu Zhenli
c) Xi Jinping
d) none of the above

7. This week, the Illinois-based Century Aluminum Co. announced it has entered into a joint development agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium to construct the first new primary aluminum production plant build in the United States since:
a) 1890
b) 1980
c) 1960
d) 2010

8. Which TWO of the following will be true after the Oklahoma plant is constructed?
a) it will be the largest manufacturer of aluminum foil in the world
b) it will more than double current U.S. production
c) it will be the largest ever primary aluminum production plant in the United States
d) it will put all major Chinese aluminum plants out of business

9. A small drone company in Michigan that put on large-scale drone light shows has shifted its mission to producing drones to help U.S. troops prepare for drone warfare after:
a) they answered an ad from the Department of War looking for drone companies
b) defense contractors reached out to them
c) the CEO reached out to the Department of War offering their services
d) none of the above

10. In late 2025, the FCC added two _______________ drone makers, and other foreign-made drones and components, to a list of equipment posing “unacceptable risks” to U.S. national security.
a) French
b) Canadian
c) Chinese
d) Russian