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Time again to find out if you've been paying attention! Try this latest in a series of news quizzes prepared by your quizmeister, Charlie Meyerson.
Q.1
Because of what apparently was a grammatical error, the Texas Republican Party's official platform declares ...
One-third of the state is gay.
Love isn't patient or kind, but it does envy and boast.
Homosexuality has been ordained by God in the Bible.
Q.2
Which newspaper company is trying to buy Chicago-based Tribune Publishing?
Bloomberg
Gannett
Dow-Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal
The New York Times
Q.3
Which is the last FDA-approved manufacturer of potential execution drugs to block that use of its product?
GlaxoSmithKline
Pfizer
Novartis
Q.4
The new HBO movie about the life of Lyndon B. Johnson is called ...
"A Gulf Too Far"
"Jerry Ford Is So Dumb He Can't Fart and Chew Gum at the Same Time."
"All the Way"
"Uncivil Rights"
Q.5
A woman who received death threats after wearing a hat reading "America Was Never Great" did so on the job at which retail chain?
Hats in the Belfry
Sports Authority
Home Depot
Dick's Sporting Goods
Q.6
Which of the following ISN'T a quote attributed to Donald Trump in the New York Times report on how he behaved with women in private?
"Don’t you think my daughter’s hot? She’s hot, right?"
"I don’t care if she’s sweet. ... Is she hot?"
"My hands are big, and I have, you know, the drapes to match."
Q.7
A Durham, N.C., hotel has installed bathroom signs featuring a silhouette that looks half-male, half-female. The legend underneath reads:
"We don't care"
"Not allowed"
"You decide"
Q.8
Google's unveiled a new iPhone app that lets you ...
Create ASCII images (those pictures made up of letters).
Search right from the keyboard.
Generate typewriter-style sounds while tapping out email.
Q.9
Which of the following porn sites is NOT one (presumably) accidentally displayed in a screen shot shared to Facebook by conservative Virginia congressional candidate Mike Webb?
Layla Rivera Tight Booty
Ivone Sexy Amateur
Come On, Baby Boobies
Q.10
Which of its software products did Apple claim to have simplified in May 2016?
Messages
Mail
iTunes
Q.11
Fill in the blank from this satiric headline in The Onion: "Media Organizations Make Pilgrimage ... To Lay Content At Foot Of _______"
Donald Trump
Mark Zuckerberg
Hillary Clinton
Q.12
For how many days before the sale of Chicago's historic post office building was its owner, eccentric British multimillionaire Bill Davies, dead?
1
5
3
Q.13
Which of the following is a Marvel Comics character?
Hal Jordan
Nick Fury
Barry Allen
Q.14
Which of the following is NOT a DC Comics character?
Hawkeye
Hawkgirl
Hawkman
Q.15
Which of the following DOESN'T come with the new "Cards Against Humanity" expansion pack featuring Donald Trump?
A locket with a photo of Barack Obama.
A hand-crank radio.
A bulletproof vest.
Q.16
The owner of Chicago's John Hancock Building promises that what won't change if the name does?
Its front plaza.
Its "Tilt" glass-enclosed observation area.
The building's crown.
Q.17
In a bid to keep Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel off the witness stand, City Hall lawyers have for the first time acknowledged what?
A network of aldermanic bribery.
Cops' systemic compromising of body cams.
A police "code of silence."
Q.18
"Deathly fear" of what creature's presence prompted a mail carrier to cease delivery in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood?
Spiders
Lizards
Garter snakes
Q.19
Ten years ago (May 2006), what did the Chicago Cubs' Michael Barrett do to the White Sox' A.J. Pierzynski?
Tripped him at home plate.
Punched him in the face.
Hit him with a bat.
Q.20
Which NBC hockey commentator said "If you're going to hit somebody from behind, give him a slight concussion or whatever"?
"Doc" Emrick
Jeremy Roenick
Mike Milbury
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