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. The Country Music Hall of Fame added which Oklahoma-born performer Sunday?
a) Toby Keith.
b) Roy Clark.
c) Woody Guthrie.
2. Students at the University of Oregon are using what unconventional method to produce electricity?
a) Potatoes and paperclips.
b) Ant farms on teeter-totters.
c) Exercise machines.
3. DreamWorks Studios plans to make a film on which civil rights leader?
a) The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Rosa Parks.
c) William Edward Burghardt “W.E.B.” Du Bois.
4. High water put parts of which state golf course under water?
a) Cedar Creek Golf Course at Beavers Bend.
b) Arrowhead State Park Golf Course.
c) Lake Murray State Park Golf Course.
5. “The Killer Inside Me,” being filmed in Oklahoma, stars:
a) Andy Affleck.
b) Ben Affleck.
c) Casey Affleck.
6. What do Sooner baseball players Garrett Buechele and Cameron Seitzer have in common?
a) They’re both pitchers.
b) They’re both catchers.
c) They’re both sons of former Major League Baseball players.
7. Why was Food Network’s Guy Fieri in Oklahoma?
a) He was visiting his grandmother.
b) He was taping segments at six restaurants for his show, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”
c) Trick question; he was in Texas, not Oklahoma.
8. Elena Schoo, an exchange student from Germany, has found success in Oklahoma in what activity?
a) Tennis.
b) Showing horses.
c) Rattlesnake hunting.
9. Which policy does the Oklahoma Office of State Finance say some state agencies are not correctly following?
a) Computer encryption.
b) Payroll deductions.
c) Expense reporting.
10. What is the name of the Oklahoma film accepted for the 66th annual Venice Inter8national Film Festival in September and was an official selection at this year’s Sundance Film Festival?
a) “Barking Water.”
b) “Barking Dog.”
c) “Still Waters.”
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-A, 5-C, 6-C, 7-B, 8-B, 9-A, 10A
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. What do police say is helping to cut down on youthful crimes such as vandalism?
a) Citywide curfews for teenagers.
b) Microchips secretly embedded in teenagers’ arms.
c) Good parenting.
2. Viewers from around the globe are logging online to watch which state animal at Sooner Lake?
a) Eagles.
b) Bears.
c) Elk.
3. An Oklahoma City sailor is helping fight pirates …
a) From Somalia.
b) At Walt Disney World.
c) Of the Caribbean.
4. Oklahoma has seen a 55 percent increase in what population group since 2000?
a) American Indians.
b) Asians.
c) Hispanics.
5. A statue of what Oklahoma sports hero was unveiled last week at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame?
a) Sam Bradford.
b) Jim Thorpe.
c) Johnny Bench.
6. Why did people receiving food stamps through the state Department of Human Services see a rise in April subsidies?
a) Increased tax revenue.
b) Federal economic stimulus package.
c) Decreased number of applicants.
7. OU triple jumper Will Claye hopes one day to represent which country in the Olympics?
a) Sierra Leone.
b) United States.
c) Canada.
8. Food 4 Kids is a program that provides food to children at risk of going to bed hungry. How many children does the Made in Oklahoma Coalition hope to sponsor this year?
a) 350.
b) 1,000.
c) 700.
9. Visitors from which country traveled through Oklahoma recently along old Route 66?
a) Czech Republic.
b) China.
c) France.
10. Voters in what town will have to wait to find out who their new city councilman is after the election ended in a tie?
a) Ardmore.
b) Pauls Valley.
c) Seminole.
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-B, 7-A, 8-C, 9-A, 10-B.
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 partnership between Edmond and Guthrie seeks investors for:
a) An airport expansion.
b) Recruiting a major league soccer team.
c) A shared business district.
2. Oklahoma City firefighters credit what for decreasing fire deaths?
a) Fire-safe cigarettes.
b) Flame-retardant pajamas.
c) Free smoke detectors.
3. A new system in Oklahoma will allow law enforcement officers to instantly check:
a) Whether a truck is too heavy for a particular road.
b) Whether a motorist is insured.
c) What traffic is like around the curve.
4. The school district in which Oklahoma town plans to cut its band program?
a) Okemah.
b) Okmulgee.
c) Okay.
5. Chris Jakubauskas was an outfielder for the Oklahoma baseball team, but is making a name for himself in the big leagues as:
a) An umpire.
b) A pitcher.
c) A hot dog vendor.
6. An Oklahoma City hotel developer is doing what despite the economic climate?
a) Closing all of his businesses and opening new ones.
b) Moving all of his hotels to Texas to start over.
c) Continuing to expand his downtown hotel projects.
7. Two groups of Geronimo’s descendants are fighting over what?
a) Whether to move his remains from Oklahoma to New Mexico.
b) Whether to add his name to their tribe’s name.
c) What to do with his belongings.
8. A dog show planned in Ardmore focuses on this type of pit bull terrier, known for being more muscular, shorter and mellower:
a) “Pitty.”
b) “Bully.”
c) “Terriery”
9. Which Oklahoma casino has a structure built by the same company as the Dallas Cowboys practice site that collapsed recently?
a) Gonnalose Casino in Gotebo.
b) Westward Casino in Velma.
c) WinStar Casino in Thackerville.
10. Parking for the Oklahoma-Brigham Young University football game at the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium will cost:
a) Nothing.
b) $18.
c) $38.
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-B, 6-C, 7-A, 8-B, 9-C, 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. A new law requires how many hours of instruction in state schools each year?
a) 680.
b) 1,080.
c) 2,080.
2. Riots at which school reminded some people of an incident in 1970?
a) University of Oklahoma.
b) New York University.
c) Kent State University.
3. Performers of all ages gathered at the state Capitol to celebrate what?
a) Reba McEntire Day.
b) Garth Brooks Day.
c) Bob Wills Day.
4. Oklahoma leads the nation in the percentage of federal economic stimulus funds allocated in what area?
a) Highway projects.
b) Health care reform.
c) Education projects.
5. The Oklahoma City Medi Flight air ambulance base is being moved to what city?
a) Norman.
b) Stillwater.
c) Gotebo.
6. What did Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox do in a recent game that reminded Oklahoman Cal McLish of stories from 1955 and 1960?
a) He stole home.
b) He hit four home runs in a game.
c) He pulled an unassisted triple play.
7. At a Fellowship of Christian Athletes event, OU’s Sam Bradford and OSU’s Zac Robinson revealed they were planning to meet soon where?
a) At an Edmond restaurant.
b) A golf course.
c) The national title game.
8. “Curious Organism” is a work of public art that begins on a downtown street and extends into:
a) The Ford Center.
b) The Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
c) The Underground.
9. A new report gave Oklahoma and Tulsa counties a failing grade for what?
a) Childhood obesity.
b) Smog.
c) School test scores.
10. The Crosstown Expressway relocation project could be stalled if what happens?
a) Buildings near the planned path are deemed historic.
b) The state doesn’t receive enough stimulus funds.
c) A federal agency denies an application to relocate a railway line.
How did you do on the quiz? Here are the correct answers:
1-B, 2-C, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B, 6-A, 7-B, 8-C, 9-B, 10-C.
