Current Events, Multiple Choice

Time for school and your first quiz of the new semester. Let's see who was paying attention to events this summer not covered in my posts:

1. While golfing on Nantucket, President Obama shot:
     a.) 5 over par
     b.) No one
     c.) Heroin
     d.) None of the above

2. Experts think a new Libyan government will resemble:

     a.) Iraq -- with corruption and reprisals
     b.) Switzerland --  but with tents
     c.) 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum at Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade' -- i.e., Iran
     d.) None of the above

3. The worst damage from the 5.8 earthquake which shook the East Coast on August 24, 2011, occurred:

     a.) At its epicenter in Mineral, Va.
     b.) At the Federal East Coast Earthquake Damage Control Center In Washington
     c.) In the secret Unobtainium mine under the Pentagon
     d.) None of the above

4. Hurricanes get their power from:

     a.) Warm water temps and air masses off Africa
     b.) A V-12
     c.) Democratic elections held every four years
     d.) None of the above

5. Residents of Brimfield, Mass., site of a tornado on June 1, 2011, have decided to rename their town:

     a.) Mineral
     b.) Brimstone
     c.) Grimfield
     d.) None of the above


6. Starting in 2012, health insurance will be required to cover women's expenses for:

     a.) Birth control
     b.) Getting pregnant
     c.) Getting married with church wedding and dinner reception
     d.) None of the above

7. Ex-NBA player Javaris Crittenton surrendered to police after being sought for:

     a.) Homicide
     b.) Unflattering tattoo of Commissioner David Stern
     c.) Outstanding fines for flagrant fouls
     d.) None of the above

8. New anti-bullying school curricula stress:

     a.) Bystanders share responsibility
     b.) Not picking your nose in public
     c.) Knife-throwing skills
     d.) None of the above

9. Experts compare the country's economy to:

     a.) A half-full glass
     b.) A half-empty glass made in China
     c.) A broken, half-empty glass made in China and laden with toxic germs
     d.) None of the above

10. NATO stands for:

     a.) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
     b.) Nations Attached To Oceans
     c.) Nations Against Terrorist Organizations
     d.) None Above The Of



Now, exchange papers and check your partner's.


0 correct answers: You are not living in reality and should check yourself into a mental health facility immediately.

1-2 correct answers: You are watching too much news on Fox Network.

3-5 correct answers: You try to keep up but are so busy it's hard at times.

6-7 correct answers: You are a good guesser.

8-9 correct answers: You are over-educated and/or unemployed.

10 correct answers: You cheated.



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