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. Apple angered loyal customers when it:
a) Pulled the plug on the iPod
b) Slashed the price of the top iPhone by $200
c) Raised the price of the iPod
d) Released a Bill Gates Special Edition iPod
2. Which Oklahoma state senator launched a campaign for a U.S. Senate seat?
a) Gene Stipe
b) Lance Cargill
c) Andrew Rice
d) Mike Morgan
3. Terrorism mastermind Osama bin Laden released a video message last week. Before then, when was the last time he appeared in video footage?
a) Last year just before the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
b) Shortly after Sept. 11, 2001
c) Just after the fourth anniversary of 9/11 in October 2004
d) He’d never appeared on video
4. Why should filling up your car’s gasoline tank cost less in about three years?
a) The Coffeyville, Kan., refinery will be online
b) Sinclair’s Tulsa refinery should go online with a 60 percent greater capacity
c) The refineries along the Gulf Coast will have rebuilt fully from Hurricane Katrina
d) Democrats will reduce federal fuel taxes
5. Which Oklahoman ruled out running for the U.S. Senate in 2008 but hasn’t decided on plans for 2010?
a) Sandy Garrett
b) Drew Edmondson
c) Barry Switzer
d) Brad Henry
6. A German study found that men look for what quality most in potential mates?
a) Good conversation
b) Good cooking
c) Good looks
d) Good luck
7. Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into the Israeli city of Sderot prompted parents to withdraw their children from school there. Who claimed responsibility for the rockets?
a) Islamic Jihad
b) Symbionese Liberation Army
c) Al-Qaida in Iraq
d) Irish Republican Army
8. As the Beijing Olympic Games grow nearer, Chinese have been told to line up, use proper English and stop spitting. Who got the latest warning to avoid slack behavior?
a) Athletes
b) Police
c) Taxi drivers
d) Prostitutes
9. Community leaders in Luther and Arcadia are eagerly awaiting something that won’t open until at least 2009, but which they hope will provide an economic boost. What is it?
a) Wal-Mart Supercenter
b) Munitions plant
c) Starbucks
d) Turner Turnpike gates
10. On what television program did former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson announce that he is running for president?
a) “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
b) “Law & Order”
c) “Late Show With David Letterman”
d) “BBC Newshour With Owen Bennett-Jones”
11. Iraqi troops raised their flags in Basra after what force left the city?
a) An Australian army regiment
b) 250 U.N. peacekeepers
c) A French Foreign Legion unit
d) 550 British army soldiers
12. In 1929, G.A. Nichols built Oklahoma City’s first shopping district north of downtown. What was it called?
a) Country Club Plaza
b) LaClede’s Landing
c) Yonge Street Mall
d) The Paseo
13. With the Oklahoma City School Board’s approval of a labor contract, what is the minimum raise each teacher will receive this year?
a) $850
b) $1,850
c) $8,500
d) $18,500
14. What’s the name of a federal sting operation targeting Hispanic gang members that arrested more than 60 people in Oklahoma County?
a) Operation Gangbusters
b) Operation Community Shield
c) Operation Community Initiative
d) Operation Gangcrusher
15. What prompted Chesapeake Energy Corp. to cut back on natural gas production and drilling?
a) Loss of leases
b) No unexplored fields
c) Price decrease
d) Supply decrease
16. What is the name of the book Alan Greenspan, the former chief of the Federal Reserve, has written?
a) “I Got Mine; You Get Yours”
b) “When I Talk, The World Listens”
c) “Street Talk”
d) “The Age of Turbulence”
17. What’s unusual about the state’s first MinuteClinic, which offers care for a limited menu of ailments?
a) It’s in a van that goes from site to site
b) It’s in a convenience store
c) It’s in a drugstore
d) It’s in a shopping mall
18. A woman in Seattle faced 90 days in jail, but has agreed to a deal to pay a $250 fine and do 10 hours of community service to expunge this crime from her record:
a) She registered her dog to vote
b) She was accused of shoplifting
c) She was accused of jaywalking
d) She was arrested for firing a gun inside the city limits
19. Which GOP senator said that he thought resigning Sen. Larry Craig should try to revoke his guilty plea?
a) James Inhofe
b) Ted Kennedy
c) Bob Dole
d) Arlen Specter
20. Which school’s football team did the Sooners stomp in Norman on Saturday?
a) University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
b) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Golden Norsemen
c) Miami of Ohio RedHawks
d) University of Miami Hurricanes
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-B; 2-C; 3-C; 4-B; 5-B; 6-C; 7-A; 8-B; 9-D; 10-A; 11-D; 12-D; 13-A; 14-B; 15-C; 16-D; 17-C; 18-A; 19-D; 20-D
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