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Here are some random but real hints: He was holding down the fort; we're only saying' you're doing fine; they thought he was a straight-shooter; and Texans are born that way. Answers are below the quiz.
1. Why was Vice President Joe Biden briefly placed in seclusion on Friday?
a. He held a secret meeting with Saudi Arabia's ambassador regarding that country's threat to pull its investments out of the United States
b. He was in the White House when a gunman was shot outside by the Secret Service
c. It was the only place he could get any sleep during construction work at his home
d. He was found wandering the halls of the vice presidential mansion, muttering incoherently
2. Last weekend, a feud erupted between Senator Sanders' supporters and Democratic officials over the conduct of Sanders supporters where?
a. California
b. Nevada state party convention
c. Massachusetts
d. The House Democratic caucus
3. What state's legislature just voted to make performing an abortion a felony?
a. New York
b. Arizona
c. Georgia
d. Oklahoma
4. Legendary CBS newsman Morley Safer died this week at the age of 84. Which one of the following is not true?
a. He was inspired to become a foreign correspondent by Ernest Hemingway's writing
b. He was the only Western correspondent in East Berlin when the Berlin Wall started going up
c. In an exchange with President Nixon, he was asked "Are you running for something?" and Safer shot back, "No, sir, Mr. President. Are you?"
d. Safer died just eight days after announcing his retirement from 60 Minutes
5. What did Glenn Beck call "affirmative action for conservatives"?
a. A meeting of conservatives with Facebook's CEO
b. Donald Trump's list of prospective Supreme Court nominees
c. Donald Trump's list of prospective vice presidential picks
d. Baylor University's new affirmative action program for conservatives
6. What endorsement did Donald Trump pick up on Friday?
a. Bnai Brith International
b. The National Rifle Association
c. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
d. Conservative commentator Glenn Beck
7. What state's GOP lawmakers are considering directing their federal representatives to file impeachment charges against Barack Obama over his transgender policies?
a. Oklahoma
b. Texas
c. North Carolina
d. Oregon
8. What city replaced its police chief on Thursday following another shooting death at the hands of police officers?
a. Chicago
b. San Francisco
c. Los Angeles
d. Washington, D.C.
9. On Friday, what record was set by Rajasthan, India?
a. Communal violence between Hindu nationalists and Muslims entered its fifth straight month
b. The city entered the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the world's longest pizza (1.9 miles long)
c. Temperatures reached a record 123.8 degrees
d. It ranked number-one on CNN's World Happiness Index
10. What did Germany achieve last Sunday?
a. It got almost 100 percent of its energy for the day from renewable sources of power, such as solar and wind
b. It ranked number-one on CNN's World Happiness Index
c. Its streets were rated as the "cleanest and best-designed" by the United Nations
d. It became the first European Union nation to officially pull out of the latest recession
BONUS. Due to a grammatical error in the Texas Republican Party's platform, what does it now declare?
a. Guns have legal personhood
b. Homosexual behavior is ordained by God and the majority of Texans are gay
c. Texas law must be based upon sharia law
d. The right to fly the Dixie Chicks flag shall not be abridged
ANSWERS
1. b.
2. b.
3. d.
4. c (that was actually an exchange between Nixon and Dan Rather).
5. a.
6. b.
7. a.
8. b.
9. c.
10. a.
BONUS. b (as Talking Points Memo put it, "Either Texas Republicans think that gay people's behavior 'has been ordained by God' or they desperately need a copy editor").
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Explanations of the hints: He was holding down the fort: President Obama was not at the White House at the time of the shooting; we're only saying' you're doing fine: those are lyrics from "Oklahoma"; they thought he was a straight-shooter: Trump picked up the endorsement of the big gun lobby; and Texans are born that way: Texas Republicans are not as open-minded as their copy-editing mistake would make it appear.