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News Quiz May 28, 2001

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Kathleen Adams, Melissa August, Amanda Bower, Ellin Martens, Joseph Pierro, Sora Song, Joel Stein, Heather Won Tesoriero and Josh Tyrangiel

1. What did Donald DiFrancesco, Acting Governor of New Jersey, declare “the state bird”?

a) the Bluebird of Don’t Make Me Kick Your Butt b) the Camden Sludgepiper c) the middle finger d)

2. Fidel Castro:

a) says the savings at Stride Rite are “Dicta-terrific!” b) is observing Islamic tradition while on a visit to Syria c) kills a dissident in the cruelest way possible d)

3. Alan Greenspan sent out 10,000 letters:

a) promising “super luck forever” b) inviting people to his 110th birthday party c) asking people to fill out a consumer-spending survey d)

4. Emeril Lagasse’s upcoming sitcom is about:

a) a guy with a cooking show b) a superhero who burns villains with spicy food and incessant yelling c) two weeks away from being yanked d)

5. AOL Time Warner is cutting costs partly by:

a) axing Warner Bros. stores b) denying Wile E. Coyote workman’s comp c) Getting rid of d)

ANSWERS: 1-c, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a, 5-a

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