News Quiz

By Amanda Bower, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Randy Hartwell, Unmesh Kher, Benjamin Nugent, Julie Rawe, Chris Taylor and Josh Tyrangiel

1. The world's oldest man celebrated his 112th birthday by:

a) Drinking a glass of red wine b) Praising his South Carolina constituents c) Ogling the Mary Todd Lincoln swimsuit calendar

2. The man pictured is:

a) Fishing in Russia's frozen Neva River b) Protecting himself from fish herpes c) Star of Boy in the Plastic Bubble II: Bubble-icious d) Benefiting from Russian HUD's new housing solution

3. Al Gore will teach a class at Columbia University called:

a) Covering National Affairs in the Information Age b) Getting Back at Cheating Crackers c) Dance and Movement d) The Myth of Global Warming

4. George W. Bush replaced Oval Office busts of J.F.K. and F.D.R. with busts of:

a) Supreme Court Justices Scalia & Thomas b) ODB & DMX c) Lincoln & Ben Franklin d) Bo Derek & Raquel Welch

5. The Texas prison fugitives avoided recognition by:

a) Guest-starring on FreakyLinks b) Wearing WE ARE THE TEXAS 7 T shirts only at night c) Dyeing their hair

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