News Quiz

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Rachel Dry, Michael Jackson, Unmesh Kher, Julie Rawe, John Rosenblatt, Joel Stein and Josh Tyrangiel

1. A Continental Airlines flight had to return to Anchorage when a passenger:

a Refused to watch K-911 b Hurled a can of beer at a flight attendant and bit the first officer c Had a can of beer and vomited on the first officer d Complained that there was no Colombian coffee

2. This picture shows:

a The Elian movie is complete b Cuban food makes Elian big, real big! c Juan Miguel Gonzalez being honored by Castro d Honey, Castro blew up the kid

3. The Hartford Courant apologized for:

a Mocking Greenwich as "Greenrich" b Not being "courant" in all its spellings c Publishing ads for the sale of slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries d Running Ziggy

4. Pro-Moscow Chechen chief Kadyrov listens as Russian President Putin says:

a "Who let Ringo Starr in the Kremlin?" b That the Russian military has been inept in Chechnya c "Welcome, Shriners" d "I'm with Stupid"

5. Scientists believe that a fungus found in the coca plant will:

a Cause athlete's nose b Act as an effective herbicide to eradicate cocaine c Produce chocolate mushrooms d Explain Robert Downey Jr.'s decline

6. Eli Lilly is remarketing Prozac under the name Sarafem to treat:

a Lumbago b PMS c Scurvy d Sagging sales

7. Which is NOT on the rebound?

a Meg Ryan b The bald eagle c Patrick Swayze's career d The gray wolf

Answers: 1. b; 2. c; 3. c; 4. b; 5. b; 6. b; 7. c