Questions

DIRECTIONS: For the bolded part of each statement, circle the correct answer.

1. The U.S. Department of Energy / U.S. Department of the Interior has formed two major partnerships with leading semiconductor companies to build nine next-generation AI supercomputers at national labs aimed at accelerating scientific discovery and technological leadership.

2. Jensen Huang, the CEO and co-founder of Oracle / Nvidia, announced the project during the company’s conference in Washington, D.C., where he emphasized the need for America to “lead the race” in AI.

3. The Permian Basin is in Midland, Texas. It is the largest secure supply of oil in the world, currently producing 40% of U.S. oil. The production amount is expected to increase to 70% / 45%.

4. Twenty years ago the U.S. was the 3rd largest producer in the world. Saudi Arabia and Russia combined produced three times what the U.S. produced. Today production in the U.S. of oil and gas is much smaller / larger than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.

5. Kansas City's / New York City's free bus fare program began in 2020 but the city council voted to end it at the beginning of 2026 due to skyrocketing assaults on drivers and disturbances with passengers.

6. NYC socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani praised the city's free bus program as a successful model, claiming the free program gave working-class residents “economic breathing room while also making their commute safer.” He quoted data from the first year it was implemented in 2020 / from all 5 years that it ran to support his assertion.

7. Fox Business’ Charles Payne said that a large portion of NYC’s Democratic Socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s supporters were “pampered” and “entitled” young people / white people.

8. NYC voters earning between $100,000 and $199,999 supported Mamdani 55% to 37% over Cuomo. Mamdani / Cuomo won 57% of voters who have either a bachelor’s or advanced degree; Mamdani / Cuomo won 38% of those voters.

9. A recent Reuters report showed that internal Meta documents showed the company was hesitant to abruptly remove scam accounts out of concern that a drop in revenue could diminish resources needed for customer discounts / artificial intelligence growth.

10. The internal documents Reuters analyzed showed that approximately 1 percent / 10 percent of Meta's revenue comes from scam ads.