Test your current event knowledge on topics from the week of May 13.
1. Where did President Barack Obama deliver a commencement speech to some 600 graduating students?
A. Vassar College
B. Reed College
C. Barnard College
D. George Washington University
2. What were the top baby names for 2011, according to a list released by the Social Security Administration?
A. Jacob and Sophia
B. Michael and Isabella
C. Aiden and Ava
D. Mason and Catherine
3. At what price did Facebook Inc. put its shares for its initial public stock offering?
A. $68
B. $58
C. $48
D. $38
4. Facebook users won't be seeing ads from which corporation for much longer?
A. Procter & Gamble
B. General Motors
C. Ford Motors
D. McDonalds
5. Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, currently on trial at the Hague, is otherwise known by what moniker?
A. "General Genocide"
B. "Berstuk"
C. "The Serbian Slaughterer"
D. "Butcher of Bosnia"
6. The mother of Kelly Thomas, the mentally ill homeless man who died after he was beaten by Fullerton, Calif. police, has reached a settlement with the city to the tune of what dollar amount?
A. $ 1 million
B. $5 million
C. $100,000
D. $10,000
7. Who topped the 2012 Forbes annual Celebrity 100 list?
A. Oprah Winfrey
B. Justin Bieber
C. Jennifer Lopez
D. Angelina Jolie
8. Which guilty pleasure was recently linked to lowered risk of death in a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine?
A. Butter
B. Red Meat
C. Chocolate
D. Coffee
9. Boxer and congressman Manny Pacquiao received heavy criticism after expressing his opposition to which hot button issue?
A. Cap-and-trade regulations
B. Same-sex marriage
C. Prayer in schools
D. Federal bailouts
10. "West Wing" and "The Social Network" creator Aaron Sorkin is planning to make a movie about which recently deceased celebrity?
A. Steve Jobs
B. Levon Helm
C. Whitney Houston
D. Junior Seau
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