Questions

1. Meta conducted research in 2020 with survey firm Nielsen to gauge the effect of “deactivating” Facebook and Instagram. The company found “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported LOWER feelings of all but which one?
a) loneliness
b) social comparison
c) depression
d) happiness

2. In a class action lawsuit brought by US school districts against several social media companies, the plaintiffs allege that the companies have intentionally hidden the internally recognized risks of their products from users, parents, and teachers. Companies named in the lawsuit include all but which one?
a) TikTok
b) Snapchat
c) X
d) Google

3. During a recent phone call with Venezuela's socialist dictator Nicholas Maduro, President Trump told him to resign immediately and leave the country or else. Maduro refused and instead demanded: (CHOOSE TWO)
a) he retains control of the military
b) he is invited to a meeting and golf game with Trump at Mar a Lago
c) the $50 million bounty offered by the US for information leading to his arrest or conviction be dropped
d) he be given global amnesty for all of his crimes

4. Following Maduro's refusal to resign, Trump announced he was ____________________, and also said the US military would “very soon” begin land-based operations to disrupt Venezuelan drug-trafficking networks.
a) reimplementing the "Say no to drugs" program
b) closing the airspace around the Venezuela “in its entirety"
c) increasing the reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest to $50 billion
d) ending the targeted hits on Venezuela's drug trafficking boats heading to the U.S.

5. Tech billionaires ____________________ announced during a press conference at the White House that they are pledging $6.25 billion to create 25 million additional “Trump Accounts” for children across the country who are not eligible for the $1,000 federally funded “Trump Accounts” which are for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025 and Dec. 31, 2028.
a) Bill and Melinda Gates
b) Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan
c) Michael and Susan Dell
d) Jeff Bezos and current wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos

6. Children up to 10 years old are eligible for the donation. Michael Dell said their gift was presented as a direct response to the President's idea of encouraging companies and wealthy individuals to help finance accounts for more kids. The president said he was:
a) also talking to other wealthy donors and friends to potentially make similar contributions
b) also asking all members of Congress who have become wealthy since taking office to make personal contributions
c) also talking to professional athletes that have earned at least $100 million to make personal contributions
d) also talking to all of the other multi billionaire tech leaders to make personal contributions

7. At least 480 Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) employees have called out Gov. Tim Walz for:
a) allowing a “massive fraud” scandal to unfold under his watch
b) retaliating against DHS whistleblowers
c) shutdown, reassigned and told whistleblowers to keep quiet
d) all of the above

8. So far, 78 people have been prosecuted and 59 have been convicted for committing at least $1 billion social services fraud in Minnesota, including supposed meals for children with falsified records. Critics allege that Gov. Walz and other state officials were hesitant to aggressively audit and investigate the programs due to concerns about being accused of racism or bias against the ____________________ community, a major demographic involved in the fraud cases.
a) Norwegian
b) Somali
c) Filipino
d) Indian

9. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor took place over 80 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941 and caused President Franklin D. Roosevelt to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Japan the following day. In his speech to Congress, the president said:
a) "December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy"
b) "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
c) "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
d) "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem"

10. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships. Pearl Harbor is in:
a) California
b) Tokyo
c) Hawaii
d) Alaska