The news quiz
It’s time to see how much attention you’ve been paying to the news in the past week or so. From The Oklahoman’s news copy editors and designers, here’s a quiz:
1. The son of which former Major League Baseball player from Oklahoma suffered a knee injury and likely will miss his junior season as Norman North’s quarterback?
a) Joe Carter
b) Johnny Bench
c) Mickey Tettleton
d) Mickey Mantle
2. Oklahoma City Councilwoman Willa Johnson and former state Rep. Forrest Claunch are in the Sept. 11 election for what post?
a) Oklahoma City mayor
b) Oklahoma County commissioner
c) Oklahoma governor
d) U.S. senator
3. Oklahoma’s 2007 high school graduates scored an average of 20.7 on their ACTs, a 1 percent increase over 2006. How does the state compare with the nation?
a) Way above the national average
b) Below the national average
c) Equal the national average
d) Slightly above the national average
4. The University of Oklahoma boasts a 2011 class of 3,865 students, which is an increase over last year’s freshmen class by what percent?
a) 15
b) 10
c) 5
d) 20
5. Which leading mortgage lender found itself in money trouble and had to borrow $11.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy?
a) Bank of America
b) Citibank
c) Capital One
d) Countrywide
6. University of Southern California running back Emmanuel Moody is transferring and may be considering which Oklahoma university?
a) University of Oklahoma
b) Oklahoma State University
c) University of Tulsa
d) University of Central Oklahoma
7. A recent survey of Oklahoma City residents showed most respondents had concerns about what?
a) Livestock fumes
b) Street maintenance
c) New shopping centers
d) Speeding tickets
8. If a proposed bill is enacted, Oklahoma school bus drivers will be banned from doing what?
a) Talking on their cell phone while driving
b) Eating on the bus
c) Listening to music on the bus
d) Chewing gum
9. What is the Russian region of Ulyanovsk doing to fight the nation’s birthrate crisis?
a) Offering tax breaks
b) Creating public service announcements
c) Building more schools
d) Giving couples time off from work to procreate
10. The late Merv Griffin created what two famous television game shows?
a) “The Price is Right” and “Candy Land”
b) “Family Feud” and “You Bet Your Life”
c) “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune”
d) “What’s My Line” and “Wheel of Fortune”
11. What will OU do to help students handle the cost of textbooks?
a) Students will have in-library access to about 800 textbooks for about 250 general education classes.
b) University officials will hand out book discount cards during Howdy Week.
c) Bookstores will discount a book if two or more students share it.
d) OU officials said there’s no help for book prices, but students will receive free bookmarks.
12. What major company was affected by the recent recall of 9 million Chinese-made toys?
a) Mattel
b) Hasbro
c) Ideal
d) Whammo
13. Which athlete is pictured on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated?
a) OSU’s Jeremy Nethon
b) RedHawk Edinson Volquez
c) OU’s Allen Patrick
d) OU’s Joey Halzle
14. New York Yankees legendary shortstop and broadcaster Phil Rizzuto died at age 89. What was his nickname?
a) The Hammer
b) The Meatball
c) Holy Cow
d) The Scooter
15. All except which one of these precautions is recommended by the Health Department to cut down the danger of being infected with West Nile virus?
a) Use mosquito repellent containing DEET.
b) Remove standing water.
c) Use mosquito dunks.
d) Stock ponds with turtles to eat the larvae.
16. The McAlester Prison Rodeo features many events, and in some inmates participate while in others professional rodeo riders participate. Which one of the following is limited to inmates?
a) Steer wrestling
b) Bull riding
c) Team roping
d) Barrel racing
17. Paul Goodyear is president of an organization of USS Oklahoma survivors and families. He recalls the “stupidest thing I ever did,” which was on Dec. 7, 1941. What was it?
a) He went to the signal deck to retrieve the ship’s code book.
b) He jumped 50 feet from the ship into Pearl Harbor.
c) He stood on the weather deck looking at the attacking planes through binoculars.
d) He volunteered to man an anti-aircraft gun on the ship’s fantail.
18. Tiger Woods collected how much prize money for his victory at the 2007 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa?
a) $756,000
b) $900,000
c) $1,260,000
d) $2,456,000
19. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took first place in the Iowa Republican Party’s straw poll. Who came in second?
a) Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback
b) Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd
c) Comedian Gallagher
d) Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
20. The search for six men trapped in a Utah mine was called off after what happened?
a) A major earthquake shook the area
b) Experts said too much time had passed
c) Three rescuers were killed in a second collapse
d) Drilling equipment broke down
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-C; 2-B; 3-B; 4-A; 5-D; 6-B; 7-B; 8-A; 9-D; 10-C; 11-A; 12-A; 13-C; 14-D; 15-D; 16-B; 17-A; 18-C; 19-D; 20-C
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