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. Lots of fans noticed this about Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke at the Bedlam game:
a) He had his team run a new offense.
b) He didn’t wear his orange blazer.
c) He dozed off during the second half.
2. A state lawmaker wants teachers to get a tax credit for what?
a) Buying a home.
b) Buying classroom materials.
c) Buying apples.
3. Where would the proposed Bricktown Canal extension end?
a) At the BNSF Railway viaduct.
b) The Oklahoma City Zoo.
c) The Myriad Gardens.
4. OSU coach Travis Ford was caught on camera doing what?
a) Eating a hamburger.
b) Kicking a chair.
c) Using foul language.
5. An OSU pitcher won a suit against the NCAA’s ban on what practice?
a) Hiring big-league advisers.
b) The use of wood bats.
c) The designated hitter.
6. Oklahoma-born Molly Bee died recently in California. She was known for singing what popular Christmas song when she was 13?
a) “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.”
b) “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.”
c) “Santa Baby.”
7. What is so unusual about Carrie Underwood having been nominated for the top entertainer award for the Academy of Country Music Awards?
a) No other Oklahoman has ever been nominated for the award.
b) Women are rarely nominated for the award.
c) Carrie didn’t release an album during the nomination period.
8. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Rolling Thunder Bus is filled with 2,000 … what?
a) Sneakers.
b) Uniform and equipment replacements.
c) Books.
9. Clinton-based Farmrail started in the railroad business in what year?
a) 1901.
b) 1981.
c) 2001.
10. The state Senate honored which Oklahoma singing legend?
a) Roy Clark.
b) Wanda Jackson.
c) Garth Brooks.
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers
Answers: 1-B, 2-B, 3-C, 4-C, 5-A, 6-A, 7-B, 8-C, 9-B, 10-B.
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