What A Week: March 19-23
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- 1.1. Which unusual seasonal event struck which part of the United States earlier this week?
- A.
Grapefruit-sized hail in Massachusetts.
- B.
A plague of locusts in Illinois.
- C.
A snowstorm in Arizona.
- D.
A tornado in Alaska.
- 2.On Tuesday, Rick Santorum’s campaign announced it had sold three thousand of what?
- A.
Political favors, which the campaign is terming “plenary indulgences.”
- B.
Official campaign sweater vests.
- C.
“J.F.K. Makes Me Want to Throw Up, Too” bumper stickers.
- D.
Digital downloads of “Game On,” the song written for the campaign by the Oklahoma sister act “First Love.”
- 3.Which social-media service celebrated its sixth birthday on Wednesday?
- A.
Facebook.
- B.
Google Plus.
- C.
YouTube.
- D.
Twitter.
- 4.Mitt Romney’s team provided Republican rivals and late-night comedians with material when a senior staffer compared the Romney campaign to what classic toy?
- A.
Silly putty, because “it just copies whatever material it’s pushed up against.”
- B.
An erector set, because “it’s cold and mechanical.”
- C.
Etch A Sketch, because after the primaries the campaign will “shake it up and start all over again.”
- D.
Monopoly, because he’s going to “bankrupt Gingrich and Santorum, and then party on Park Place.”
- 5.A patent that Nokia obtained this week raises the possibility that at some point in the future you could be connected to your cell phone through what?
- A.
Customized smell-tones that smell like the person who calls or texts.
- B.
A tattoo that vibrates to signal incoming calls.
- C.
An “eye phone” implant that lets users see a live image of whomever they are speaking with.
- D.
A waterproof wristlet phone that never needs to be removed.
- 6.Following the revelation of new photographic analysis, a July expedition was announced this week to try to solve what mystery?
- A.
The whereabouts of the Loch Ness monster.
- B.
The New York Jets’ signing of Tim Tebow.
- C.
The fate of the lost colony of Roanoke.
- D.
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart.
- 7.On Friday, President Obama announced his nominee to lead the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim. What is Dr. Kim’s current job?
- A.
President of Dartmouth College.
- B.
Deputy Secretary of State.
- C.
Deputy Treasury Secretary.
- D.
Vice-President of the World Heath Organization.
- 8.Friday marks the second anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act into law. How did President Obama celebrate the occasion?
- A.
He delivered a speech to the American Medical Association.
- B.
He invited newly insured Americans to the White House.
- C.
He did not make public remarks about it.
- D.
He held a beer summit with two doctor friends.
- 9.“Mad Men” returns to television for its fifth season this Sunday. How long was the show’s hiatus?
- A.
Three years.
- B.
Seventeen months.
- C.
A year and a half.
- D.
Nineteen months.
- 10.On Friday morning, two bags of cash holding over five thousand dollars fell out of an armored truck along a major highway in Maryland. The truck kept moving, but motorists stopped along the highway to pick up the money. How much money has been returned to the state police?
- A.
None.
- B.
Four thousand dollars.
- C.
Nine hundred dollars.
- D.
A hundred dollars.
- 11.What announcement about Saudi Arabia’s participation in the summer Olympics was made this week?
- A.
The country will allow women to participate.
- B.
The country will not allow women to participate, despite international pressure.
- C.
The International Olympic Committee has banned Saudi Arabia from participating until it allows women athletes to compete.
- D.
It wants to host the games in 2024.
- 12.Know your New Yorker: In this week’s issue, John Seabrook writes about the process of making a hit pop-music song. Which artist does he say rarely writes her own songs?
- A.
Lady Gaga.
- B.
Rihanna.
- C.
Adele.
- D.
Kelly Clarkson.
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