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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 ...
Homosexuality has been ordained by God in the Bible.
One-third of the state is gay.
Love isn't patient or kind, but it does envy and boast.
Q.2
Which newspaper company is trying to buy Chicago-based Tribune Publishing?
Dow-Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal
Gannett
Bloomberg
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
Novartis
Pfizer
Q.4
The new HBO movie about the life of Lyndon B. Johnson is called ...
"All the Way"
"A Gulf Too Far"
"Uncivil Rights"
"Jerry Ford Is So Dumb He Can't Fart and Chew Gum at the Same Time."
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?
Sports Authority
Dick's Sporting Goods
Hats in the Belfry
Home Depot
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?"
"My hands are big, and I have, you know, the drapes to match."
"I don’t care if she’s sweet. ... Is she hot?"
Q.7
A Durham, N.C., hotel has installed bathroom signs featuring a silhouette that looks half-male, half-female. The legend underneath reads:
"Not allowed"
"You decide"
"We don't care"
Q.8
Google's unveiled a new iPhone app that lets you ...
Generate typewriter-style sounds while tapping out email.
Search right from the keyboard.
Create ASCII images (those pictures made up of letters).
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?
Ivone Sexy Amateur
Layla Rivera Tight Booty
Come On, Baby Boobies
Q.10
Which of its software products did Apple claim to have simplified in May 2016?
iTunes
Messages
Mail
Q.11
Fill in the blank from this satiric headline in The Onion: "Media Organizations Make Pilgrimage ... To Lay Content At Foot Of _______"
Mark Zuckerberg
Donald Trump
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?
3
5
1
Q.13
Which of the following is a Marvel Comics character?
Barry Allen
Hal Jordan
Nick Fury
Q.14
Which of the following is NOT a DC Comics character?
Hawkman
Hawkgirl
Hawkeye
Q.15
Which of the following DOESN'T come with the new "Cards Against Humanity" expansion pack featuring Donald Trump?
A hand-crank radio.
A bulletproof vest.
A locket with a photo of Barack Obama.
Q.16
The owner of Chicago's John Hancock Building promises that what won't change if the name does?
The building's crown.
Its front plaza.
Its "Tilt" glass-enclosed observation area.
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 police "code of silence."
A network of aldermanic bribery.
Cops' systemic compromising of body cams.
Q.18
"Deathly fear" of what creature's presence prompted a mail carrier to cease delivery in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood?
Spiders
Garter snakes
Lizards
Q.19
Ten years ago (May 2006), what did the Chicago Cubs' Michael Barrett do to the White Sox' A.J. Pierzynski?
Hit him with a bat.
Tripped him at home plate.
Punched him in the face.
Q.20
Which NBC hockey commentator said "If you're going to hit somebody from behind, give him a slight concussion or whatever"?
Jeremy Roenick
"Doc" Emrick
Mike Milbury
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