News Quizzical 2013-04-12

Welcome to this week's news quiz. You'll find help with the answers in my Twitter feed, 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

The cost of your first transfer or return trip on the Chicago Transit Authority, if using a full-fare card within two hours of your first ride, is ...

$2.25
$0
$.25

Q.2

Which chain of drinking establishments has announced its withdrawal from the Chicago market?

Peet's.
Seattle's Best.
Caribou.

Q.3

For the first time in 10 years, the Newspaper Association of America reports daily papers' circulation revenue is ...

Up.
Flat.
Down.

Q.4

Which chain is reportedly considering placing a "flagship concept" store in the renovated Wrigley Building?

JCPenney.
Walgreen.
Target.

Q.5

Frustrated by an appeals court ruling, the Fox network this week threatened to ...

Cancel "The Simpsons."
Cancel "American Idol."
Move its programming off free airwaves.

Q.6

The latest version of plans to remake Chicago's old Main Post Office would turn it into ...

Hotel and shopping space.
Residential and parking space.
Office space.

Q.7

An internal document reviewed by the Wall Street Journal warns that one in five McDonald's customer complaints relates to ...

Worker friendliness.
Bathrooms.
Prices.
Kids' meals.
French fries.

Q.8

Which unfortunate word does a new Bank of America commercial use in this phrase? "That's the ________ of rewarding connections."

Precision.
Enormity.
Indifference.
Fulsomeness.

Q.9

"This is my happening and it freaks me out," Roger Ebert's line written for "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," was recycled years later in what movie?

"Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery."
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me."
"Austin Powers in Goldmember."

Q.10

Google this week introduced a new feature to let users ...

Plan their digital afterlife.
Turn Gmail's interface all blue.
Smell the Internet.