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
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