News Quizzical 2013-04-05

Welcome to this week's news quiz, now in a new home (this blog). You'll find help with the answers on the Meyerson blog and on whatever else I've been working on lately -- this week, the Crain's Morning 10 news briefings.

Let's go.

Q.1

A recurring theme in the "Star Trek" TV series is characters' exploration of what it means to be "human." Which of the following characters is mismatched?

Spock: "The Original Series."
T'Pol: "Enterprise."
Odo: "Voyager."
Data: "Next Generation."

Q.2

An attack at which CTA station was described by one victim as "terrifying"?

Roosevelt.
State/Lake.
35th/IIT.
Clinton.

Q.3

Which of the following was not one of Google's April Fool's jokes this year?

Openings for autocompleters.
Google Blue.
Google Maps Treasure Mode.
Google Nose.

Q.4

Complete this quote from the CEO of the No. 6 company on Crain's 2013 Best Places to Work: "If you're an _______, don't come here. We'll fire you."

Old-school type.
Innovator.
Incompetent.
Asshole.

Q.5

What is the name in the U.K. for a dye-free Kraft product a food activist wants sold in the U.S. in place of traditional "Macaroni & Cheese"?

Ye Olde Macaronie.
Cheesey Pasta.
Cheese'n'Chips.
Cheesy Noodles.

Q.6

In which of these Chicago-area municipalities are homeowners most likely to have paid off their mortgages?

Orland Park.
The City of Chicago.
Naperville.

Q.7

Which retailer is in line to open a new store in the renovated Wrigley Building?

Target.
RadioShack.
CVS.
Walgreen.

Q.8

What's the bottom price for tickets to the Rolling Stones' May 28 show in Chicago?

$600.
$85.
$255.
$55.

Q.9

The architect behind downtown Chicago's Wit Hotel is working on a plan to spare what other structure?

Wrigley Field.
The Purple Hotel.
Al Capone's old bathhouse.

Q.10

Which longtime radio DJ was ousted this week?

Larry Lujack.
John Records Landecker.
Fred Winston.
Dick Biondi.
Ben Dover.