The weekly 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. A record crowd is expected to see President-elect Barack Obama take the oath, easily eclipsing the previous record set for this president’s inauguration:
a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
b) Ronald Reagan.
c) Abraham Lincoln.
2. A time capsule was buried for the state’s sesquicentennial containing:
a) Souvenirs from the state’s centennial.
b) Land run photos.
c) A 2008 Chevy truck.
3. Oklahoma County sheriff’s deputies are using underage volunteers to test:
a) Deputies’ Taser training.
b) Effectiveness of anti-drug programs.
c) Adherence to drinking age laws.
4. Some say eliminating the dollar bill in favor of the dollar coin could save the government:
a) $500 million.
b) $5 billion.
c) $50 billion.
5. Computer rankings from six sources make up this much of the formula that determines the BCS standings:
a) One-quarter.
b) One-third.
c) It’s all done with computers and mirrors.
6. Next June, Bricktown will be host to a convention of 15,000:
a) Pizza restaurant owners.
b) Software gurus.
c) Harley-Davidson owners.
7. The Cirque du Soleil cast brings with it:
a) 1,200 costumes and 250 pairs of shoes.
b) Their own organic, athletic menu.
c) A 20-piece orchestra and chorus.
8. A state legislator wants Oklahoma to join 11 other states in tracking students’:
a) Math expertise.
b) Route to college.
c) Body mass index.
9. Doctors have given a Colombian woman this, grown from her own stem cells:
a) Heart.
b) Windpipe.
c) Left big toe.
10. A shuttle astronaut let go of this during a space walk, and it was irretrievably lost:
a) Toolbag with exploded grease gun.
b) New toilet to be installed on the space station.
c) Replacement robotic arm.
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-A, 2-A, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B, 6-C, 7-A, 8-C, 9-B, 10-A
The weekly 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. President-elect Barack Obama has asked Rep. Dan Boren to:
a) Help fill federal positions in the state.
b) Review pending oil and gas rules.
c) Take a place in the House leadership.
2. Fall leaves are valuable because they are a rich source of:
a) Plant nutrients when composted or mulched.
b) Work, when you’d rather be watching football.
c) Clean-burning natural gas.
3. Yum Brands Inc. says it will eliminate several hundred jobs. Yum Brands sells:
a) Oreos and ice cream.
b) Marshmallows and chocolates.
c) Chicken, tacos and pizza.
4. Three years behind schedule and $360 million over budget, this is to open in December:
a) A parking lot in Bricktown.
b) The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
c) A tribal casino in north Texas.
5. New research has discovered that heart surgery:
a) Is better on Tuesdays between 8 and 10 a.m.
b) Is too expensive for the benefit.
c) Can help even 90-year-old patients.
6. In comparison with some police in the region, Oklahoma City officers’ salaries are:
a) Higher.
b) Lower.
c) Average.
7. President-elect Barack Obama saw this for the first time:
a) The Oval Office.
b) The bills for his campaign.
c) His daughters’ parent-teacher conferences.
8. A Cleveland grandmother has just done this for her daughter:
a) Bought her home out of foreclosure.
b) Collected $1 million for surgery.
c) Given birth to triplets.
9. This quarter has just been issued to complete the states program:
a) Alaska.
b) Hawaii.
c) Puerto Rico.
10. These are expected to be in short supply in January:
a) Snowflakes.
b) Yarn, due to a worldwide alpaca famine.
c) Hotels rooms in Washington, D.C.
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-A; 2-A; 3-C; 4-B; 5-C; 6-A; 7-A; 8-C; 9-B; 10-C
The weekly 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. Analysis of the Dow between Election Day and the end of November has found this president-elect was the most lucrative for investors since 1960:
a) Bill Clinton.
b) Ronald Reagan.
c) Richard Nixon.
2. According to a traffic safety survey, most drivers say distractions are a problem but 14 percent admitted to:
a) Going right on red.
b) Reading or sending text messages.
c) Talking back at the radio.
3. The presidential candidates raised a record amount of campaign cash:
a) $1 billion.
b) $10 billion.
c) $100 billion.
4. Teenagers who watch TV shows with sexual content such as “Sex in the City,” are more likely to turn up:
a) Fat.
b) Fatuous.
C) Pregnant.
5. Amid Mexico City’s urban sprawl, experts are trying to save the Axoloti, which is:
a) A slimy-tailed foot-long salamander.
b) The ruins of an Aztec city.
c) A chocolate made from a rare kind of cocoa pod.
6. Among the degrees Texas Tech’s Mike Leach has earned are:
a) Medicine and P.E.
b) Law and American studies.
c) Film and football.
7. Delta Airlines has joined other major carriers and will charge $15 for this:
a) One checked bag.
b) One bag of peanuts.
c) One seat assignment.
8. The weak economy has caused some people to put off cosmetic surgery, but demand for these has jumped 73 percent:
a) Starvation diets.
b) Minimally invasive procedures like Botox.
c) Items from the cosmetics counter.
9. In developing countries, this amount of fruits and vegetables may spoil during shipping:
a) One-tenth.
b) One-quarter.
c) One-half.
10. Oklahoma City schools are testing a system to notify parents of emergencies, cancellations and other important information using:
a) Telephones.
b) E-mail.
c) Text messages.
11. Guthrie wants Bank of Oklahoma to return:
a) $5.45 million invested with Lehman Brothers.
b) Its canceled checks.
c) A bit of real estate where a branch was planned.
12. Which of these things are panhandlers allowed to do:
a) Follow someone.
b) Touch someone.
c) Explicitly ask for money.
13. A study has found that pedestrians are three times more likely to be killed:
a) In the month after a time change.
b) During football season.
c) At Christmastime.
14. U.S. demand for gasoline has dropped this much in the last four weeks:
a) 23 percent.
b) 2.3 percent.
c) 230 percent.
15. This many Americans approve of the way President Bush is doing his job:
a) About one in five.
b) About one-third.
c) About half.
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-A; 2-B; 3-A; 4-C; 5-A; 6-B; 7-A; 8-B; 9-C; 10-A; 11-A; 12-C; 13-A; 14-B; 15-A
The weekly 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. Buddy Holly and The Crickets recorded the hit “Maybe Baby,” at the:
a) Officers Club at Tinker Air Force Base.
b) Petroleum Club at downtown Oklahoma City.
c) Faculty Club at Oklahoma State.
2. State law says boaters and others in the water must use a personal flotation device such as:
a) Life vest.
b) Ski belt.
c) Styrofoam helmet.
3. Every day, from July to September, this many Americans lost their homes to foreclosure:
a) 27.
b) 270.
c) 2,700.
4. Direct mail political advertising has been used since:
a) The 1920s.
b) The 1960s.
c) 2000.
5. As gas prices fall, which of these is NOT cited as a cause:
a) Falling demand and increasing supply.
b) Weakening dollar.
c) Stuttering economies.
6. Paw Park was named one of the nation’s best:
a) Off-leash dog parks.
b) Parking lot systems.
c) Places to see bears.
7. Electronic brachytherapy is:
a) A health therapy for a brachiosaurus.
b) A new, quicker way of treating breast cancer.
c) A widely used voting system.
9. If your kid is a slow reader or her eyes hurt during homework, you should:
a) Teach her to say, “Do you want fries with that?”
b) Hire a tutor.
c) Have her evaluated for convergence insufficiency of eye muscles.
10. A study of the newer, more expensive diabetes drugs has found:
a) Older, cheaper generics may save lives in ways newer drugs don’t.
b) They make no difference.
c) They save lives and are safer.
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-A; 2-A; 3-C; 4-A; 5-B; 6-A; 7-B; 8-A; 9-C; 10-A
