Who backed up the truck and parked it over the top of us? The lesson in this year’s election is that voter suppression, gerrymandering, owning the voting machines, negative campaign ads that drive down turnout and owning the main stream media is a winning strategy. May not be popular, but it did win.

Right to the quiz:

1) As Republicans claim Obama ruined the economy, unemployment fell to what low number when reports came out Friday?

2) Shades of Move To Amend! How much was spent by outside groups in Iowa elections this year?

3) Nearly 50% of exit poll takers claimed what as their major issue in voting?

4) The SCOTUS agreed Friday to take up yet another issue with what law?

5) After 13 years and 2 months a new building was opened Monday at what address?

6) In a statement early this week a United Nations panel said there is no “ambiguity” on what issue?

7) One major repudiation of tea bag policies happened in Pennsylvania where who was elected as governor?

8) A six foot statue of an iPhone was removed in St. Petersburg, Russia to protest what?

9) The Vatican condemned the assisted suicide of what assisted suicide advocate?

10) Voters in Washington state passed a gun control measure which makes it necessary to do a background check for gun sales by who?

11) The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month – a well known phrase in history – what happened?

12) School buses in Iowa City have been equipped with cameras. So far they have caught 282 motorists violating what law?

13) Newly elected congressman Jody Hice of Georgia has declared that what major world religion is not a religion?

14) What former US senator distinguished himself Tuesday by being the first man to lose senate races to two different women in two different states?

15) Who did President Obama nominate to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General Friday?

Bonus question: What caliber gun will Joni Ernst be toting into the Senate in January?

Try to laugh, but be prepared to sharpen those congress writing muscles

Answers:

1) 5.8%

2) $62 million

3) the economy. Apparently voters preferred the Bush disaster over the Obama recovery.

4) The ACA

5) One World Trade Center

6) human caused climate change

7) Tom Wolfe

8) Apple CEO Tim Cook coming out as gay

9) Brittany Maynard who lived in Oregon which allows assisted suicide. She had terminal cancer.

10) anyone who sells a gun including private sales

11) the end of WWI

12) passing a stopped school bus

13) Islam

14) Scott Brown – losing to Elizabeth Warren and Jeanne Shaheen

15) Loretta Lynch (not Loretta Lynn)

Bonus: 9MM is her weapon of choice I believe