News Quizzical, 2014-02-28

News Quizzical, Early March 2014

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Time again to find out if you've been paying attention -- to the @Meyerson Twitter feed, the Meyerson Facebook page, the Meyerson Strategy blog, the Meyerson LinkedIn page and whatever else I've been working on lately ... including Rivet, a reimagining of radio news built from the ground up for the smartphone era.

Take this latest in a series of news quizzes. If your score falls below 60 percent, you'll want to pay more attention to the people and things I pay attention to.

Q.1

Beloved comedy director, actor and writer Harold Ramis ...

Co-wrote "Animal House," directed "Groundhog Day" and acted in "Ghostbusters."
Co-wrote "Ghostbusters," directed "Animal House" and acted in "Groundhog Day."
Co-wrote "Groundhog Day," directed "Ghostbusters" and acted in "Animal House."

Q.2

A study of the integration-pioneering village of Oak Park, Ill., found discrimination against racial minorities and people with disabilities in ...

The rental housing market.
Bars and restaurants.
Elementary and middle schools.

Q.3

Who seriously cited -- and refused to back down from -- the satiric assertion in The Daily Currant that Colorado experienced 37 deaths from marijuana overdoses the first day it was legalized there?

Chicago DEA boss Jack Riley.
Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop.
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.

Q.4

A "Planet Money" analysis of 74,476 prices from 3,678 pizza places around the country concluded you almost always get a much better deal when you buy ...

The smaller pizza.
The two-for-one.
The bigger pizza.

Q.5

Complete this "Daily Show" commendation to Arizona from Jon Stewart: "You've made yourselves too homophobic and dickish -- for _____________________"

Donald Trump.
Professional football.
The Tea Party.

Q.6

A MusicMachinery.com map showing listening habits by state indicates the musical act people in Illinois like to listen to more than people in other states is ...

Sufjan Stevens.
Styx.
The Buckinghams.

Q.7

In October 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had how many "war rooms" devoted to fixing its troubled HealthCare.gov website?

Two.
Three.
Seven.

Q.8

Which casting selection for the forthcoming "Fantastic Four" movie has caused controversy among comics fans because it contradicts the original character's race?

Mr. Fantastic.
The Human Torch.
The Thing.

Q.9

The three skills required in Joseph McCormack's new book, "Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less" are ...

Awareness, discipline and decisiveness.
Rhythm, delivery and friendliness.
Pacing, promptness and proclivity.

Q.10

Rivet Radio's recent guest on the "Panorama" show, Andy Shaw, is now ...

NBC5 education reporter.
ABC7 political reporter.
Better Government Association chief.