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. A dream came true for Luke Wilson, 8, of Choctaw when he:
a) Rode “shotgun” on a fire truck on the way to a downtown blaze.
b) Was called up on stage to sing with his favorite star, Tim McGraw.
c) Swam with dolphins in the Florida Keys.
2. For the Bowlware family, which will meet for the 100th time this year, reunions are a time for:
a) Pranks, including smoky fireworks that mimic trouble under the hoods of cars.
b) Domino tournaments. They give a life-sized trophy to the annual winner.
c) Lots of sunscreen. Family members leave outdoor-based reunions with third-degree sunburns.
3. A study confirmed cancer is rare in young children, but more common in older kids, especially white males. It found the disease is most common in the:
a) Northeast.
b) South.
c) West.
4. Walter Koenig, who played Chekov on “Star Trek,” says he’ll be best man when fellow actor George Takei, who played Sulu, marries:
a) Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura.
b) His high school sweetheart.
c) His long-time same-sex partner in California.
5. At a breakfast in Sioux Falls, S.D., Democrat Barack Obama caught:
a) Three voters by the lapels and persuaded them to vote for him.
b) Three big donations for his swelling campaign fund.
c) Three pancakes tossed by the breakfast chef.
6. The nation’s first full-scale uranium enrichment factory took 18 months to build, but will require 15 years to clean up and tear down. The complex is at:
a) Oak Ridge, Tenn.
b) Three Mile Island, Penn.
c) Roswell, N.M.
7. Isaac Hanson of the band Hanson recently was treated for deep vein thrombosis. What is it?
a) Abnormal blood clotting.
b) Severe bruising.
c) A skinned knee.
8. “Leave It To Beaver” actor Jerry Mathers just turned:
a) 50.
b) 60.
c) 70.
9. After Sunday, most airline passengers won’t have to bother with this:
a) Checked baggage, as it’ll be too expensive.
b) Paper tickets as a global group representing 240 airlines is eliminating them.
c) Maps, in case the pilot gets lost.
10. The Oklahoma City School Board voted to increase this:
a) Field trips.
b) Books in school libraries.
c) Cost of lunch.
11. A program at Murray State College is helping working adults to become:
a) Plumbers.
b) Teachers for at-risk students.
c) Registered nurses
12. Space shuttle Discovery did this just before it docked with the international space station:
a) Asked for permission to come aboard and was denied, but this was just a joke.
b) Eyeballed the docking connection and declared it a round hole for the shuttle’s square peg.
c) A slow backflip to look for damage because of unexpected damage to the launch pad.
13. Astronauts have put a Japanese laboratory, “Kibo,” into place at the international space station. The name means:
a) “Knowledge.”
b) “Hope.”
c) “Love.”
14. Astronauts have fixed what component of the international space station?
a) The air conditioning – it’s always a sunny day in outer space.
b) The toilet – it was broken for more than a week.
c) The television – they missed the political news.
15. What Sen. Edward M. Kennedy declared when he got out of brain surgery:
a) “I feel like a million bucks. I think I’ll do that again tomorrow.”
b) “Ouch.”
c) “I’m grateful to all who have prayed for my recovery.”
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-B; 2-A; 3-A; 4-C; 5-C; 6-A; 7-A; 8-B; 9-B; 10-C; 11-C; 12-C; 13-B; 14-B; 15-A