What A Week: September 3-7
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- 1.Which change to the Democratic platform was made on Wednesday?
- A.
Eliminating language referring to “the ninety-nine per cent.”
- B.
Eliminating language concerning female reproductive rights.
- C.
Restoring language that recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
- D.
Adding language that acknowledges reservations about nationalized health care.
- 2.What athletic feat did Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Paul Ryan admit to embellishing last weekend?
- A.
He had shaved more than an hour off of his best marathon time.
- B.
He had run through Pamplona thirty days, not thirty seconds, prior to the release of the bulls.
- C.
He had added more than a hundred pounds to his best bench press.
- D.
He had added three hours to his longest recorded filibuster.
- 3.On Tuesday, McDonald’s announced that it will open its first two vegetarian restaurants next year. Where will the restaurants be located?
- A.
China.
- B.
Sweden.
- C.
India.
- D.
New Zealand.
- 4.On Wednesday, the New York Court of Appeals heard arguments that it should deem what activity to be a “dramatic or musical arts performance,” thus granting it tax-exempt status?
- A.
Professional wrestling.
- B.
Showing cats.
- C.
Lap dances.
- D.
Laser Floyd.
- 5.According to a Monday report in the New York Times, what is Africa’s newest conflict resource?
- A.
Gold.
- B.
Ivory.
- C.
Wheat.
- D.
Rare earth elements.
- 6.According to a Stanford University study published in the September 4th issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, there is little evidence of health benefits from what practice?
- A.
Taking daily multivitamins.
- B.
Jogging.
- C.
Hot yoga.
- D.
Eating organic foods.
- 7.On Thursday, Ben & Jerry’s won a restraining order prohibiting which company from using language based on their ice-cream flavors?
- A.
Google, which can no longer call a version of its Android operating system Gingerbread.
- B.
Caballero Video, a producer of pornographic films, which must temporarily restrain from selling its “Ben & Cherry’s” series.
- C.
Viacom, which must stop Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert from using the ice-cream brand on their shows.
- D.
A political consulting firm in Rhode Island, which can no longer use spoofed flavors to attack its clients’ opponents.
- 8.A third grader in Colorado discovered this week that which quarterback’s jersey is considered gang apparel and is banned from the school district?
- A.
Tim Tebow.
- B.
Eli Manning.
- C.
Peyton Manning.
- D.
Drew Brees.
- 9.Which duo won a U.S. Open doubles championship—and their twelfth Grand Slam—on Friday?
- A.
Venus and Serena Williams.
- B.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek.
- C.
Bob and Mike Bryan.
- D.
Kveta Peschke and Marcin Matkowski.
- 10.How many non-farm jobs were added to payrolls in August, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday?
- A.
Two hundred thousand.
- B.
Fifty thousand.
- C.
Ninety-six thousand.
- D.
Eighty-seven thousand.
- 11.Which country enacted an affirmative action law for universities on Wednesday?
- A.
Egypt.
- B.
Brazil.
- C.
France.
- D.
Israel.
- 12.Know your New Yorker: In this week’s issue, Aleksandar Hemon profiles Lana and Andy Wachowski, who wrote and directed the “Matrix” trilogy. What novel have they most recently adapted for film?
- A.
“Super Sad True Love Story.”
- B.
“Cloud Atlas.”
- C.
“The Hunger Games.”
- D.
“Atlas Shrugged.”
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