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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 ...
One-third of the state is gay.
Love isn't patient or kind, but it does envy and boast.
Homosexuality has been ordained by God in the Bible.
Q.2
Which newspaper company is trying to buy Chicago-based Tribune Publishing?
Gannett
The New York Times
Bloomberg
Dow-Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal
Q.3
Which is the last FDA-approved manufacturer of potential execution drugs to block that use of its product?
Pfizer
GlaxoSmithKline
Novartis
Q.4
The new HBO movie about the life of Lyndon B. Johnson is called ...
"A Gulf Too Far"
"Jerry Ford Is So Dumb He Can't Fart and Chew Gum at the Same Time."
"Uncivil Rights"
"All the Way"
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
Home Depot
Hats in the Belfry
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"
"We don't care"
"You decide"
Q.8
Google's unveiled a new iPhone app that lets you ...
Search right from the keyboard.
Generate typewriter-style sounds while tapping out email.
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?
Layla Rivera Tight Booty
Come On, Baby Boobies
Ivone Sexy Amateur
Q.10
Which of its software products did Apple claim to have simplified in May 2016?
iTunes
Mail
Messages
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?
1
5
3
Q.13
Which of the following is a Marvel Comics character?
Nick Fury
Hal Jordan
Barry Allen
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 locket with a photo of Barack Obama.
A bulletproof vest.
Q.16
The owner of Chicago's John Hancock Building promises that what won't change if the name does?
Its "Tilt" glass-enclosed observation area.
The building's crown.
Its front plaza.
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?
Cops' systemic compromising of body cams.
A police "code of silence."
A network of aldermanic bribery.
Q.18
"Deathly fear" of what creature's presence prompted a mail carrier to cease delivery in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood?
Garter snakes
Spiders
Lizards
Q.19
Ten years ago (May 2006), what did the Chicago Cubs' Michael Barrett do to the White Sox' A.J. Pierzynski?
Punched him in the face.
Tripped him at home plate.
Hit him with a bat.
Q.20
Which NBC hockey commentator said "If you're going to hit somebody from behind, give him a slight concussion or whatever"?
"Doc" Emrick
Mike Milbury
Jeremy Roenick
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