steveb (01/04/83)
The following quiz is reprinted without permission from Paul Slansky, New York Daily News. 1. In addition to pleading insanity, what defense did would-be presidential assasin John Hinckley offer during his trial? a) He said God told him to do it. b) He said a dog told him to do it. c) He said he was aiming at President Reagan's car. d) He said he had several witnesses who would testify that he was in Los Angelos when the shooting occurred. 2. True or False: In 1982 hundreds of Americans mistook a lemon scented dishwashing liquid for lemon juice, and squirted it onto their salads or into their drinks. 3. Among the new products lining supermarket shelves this year was a breakfast cereal that claimed to taste like: a) Boysenberry yogurt b) Powdered doughnuts c) Lemon scented dishwashing liquid d) Ketchup 4. How did Phyliss Schlafly describe the atomic bomb? a) "A blight on the face of mankind" b) "The ultimate obscenity" c) "Something that makes a lot of noise" d) "A marvelous gift that was given to our country by a wise God" 5. How did Reagan aide Ed Meese describe nuclear war? a) "A blight on the face of mankind" b) "The ultimate obscenity" c) "The end of life on Earth as we know it" d) "Something that may not be desirable" 6. While being introduced at a Salt Lake City speaking engagement, Supreme Court Justice Byron White was punched in the head three times by an angry assailant. Mhat mas the attacker's explanation for the assault? a) He blamed White for "causing four letter words to come into my living room through the TV set" b) He was still angry about the court's decision against President Nixon on the tapes issue. c) He had eaten a doughnut flavored breakfast cereal and was on a `sugar high'. d) He thought White was having an affair with Jodie Foster. 7. What did the Rev. Jerry Falwell say about the massacre of Palestinian refugees in Beirut? a) "God sometimes works in really mysterious ways" b) "This is the ultimate obscenity" c) "My grief is so great I can hardly bear it" d) "Somebody goofed" 8. What did White House Press Secretary Larry Speakes say about unemployement? a) That it was the result of "a couple of teensy mistakes on our part". b) That it could be blamed on the "general downward trends of the world's economic indicators." c) That it was "the ultimate obscenity." d) That it was caused by "an increase in the number of people seeking work that did not find it." Match the newsmaker and event. 9. Ed Koch 10. Michael Fagen 11. Wendy Potasnik 12. Ann Landers 13. Ozzy Osbourne a) Filed a lawsuit against the makers of Cracker Jack after buying a box and finding no prize inside. b) Told Playboy that life in rural America is a joke. c) Won a Golden Globe award as `New Star of the Year'. d) Bit off the head of a live bat. e) Paid a middle of the night visit to Queen Elizabeth in her bedroom. f) Admitted recycling old items in new newspaper columns. 14. True or False: The mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas offered his city as a site for the proposed Richard M. Nixon Library. 15. How did President Reagan explain his opposition to a sea treaty ratified by all but four of the world's nations? a) He admitted he hadn't read it yet. b) He told an anecdote about the filming of `Hellcats of the Navy'. c) He said he had more important things to do than "worry about a big bunch of water." d) He said he "kind of thought that when you go out on the high seas you can do what you want." 16. Which of the following received draft registration notices this year? a) A 3 year old girl b) A 77 year old man c) A 10 year old beagle d) All of the above 17. Which of the following lost his television series this year? a) John Davidson b) Lawrence Welk c) Ed Asner d) Regis Philbin e) All of the above 18. True or False: The goal of a new home video game is to get the members of a rock group past their fans to a waiting limousine. Match the newsmaker and event. 19. The Reverend Sun Myung Moon 20. E.T. 21. Wendy Stehling 22. Adlai Stevenson III 23. Richard M. Nixon a) Denied being a wimp, although nobody had accused him of being one. b) Claimed to have met and spoken with Jesus, Moses, and Buddha. c) Lost his national late night talk show and became a local New York news anchorman. d) Wrote `Thin Thighs in 30 Days". e) Came back from the dead. f) Went to the circus and really enjoyed the clowns. 24. How did President Reagan refer to the Falkland Islands? a) As "a key element in our Latin American chain" b) As "a peaceful nation violated by invaders" c) As "Maggie's Farm" d) As "that little ice cold bunch of land down there" 25. Which of the following did Jerry Lewis do on this year's Labor Day Telethon? a) He put his face really close to the camera and made strange noises. b) He performed his Mick Jagger impression. c) He said he thought there would have been a lot more peace in the world over the past 17,000 years if there had been telethons all along. d) All of the above. 26. True or False: At a party celebrating the 10th anniversary of Richard Nixon's re-election, Rose Mary Woods called her former boss "a very difficult man to work for." ----- ANSWERS FOLLOW ----- 1. C 2. T 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. E 11. A 12. F 13. D 14. T 15. D 16. D 17. E 18. T 19. B 20. E 21. D 22. A 23. F 24. D 25. D 26. F -- Actually, she called him "the most honorable man this country ever produced" Seems like '82 is going to be a tough act to follow. Get with it, '83 ! Steve Biedermann (decvax or ucbvax)!tektronix!tekmdp!steveb
steveb (01/04/83)
(Sorry if this is a repeat -- I don't think it got to the outside world the first time.) The following quiz is reprinted without permission from Paul Slansky, New York Daily News. 1. In addition to pleading insanity, what defense did would-be presidential assasin John Hinckley offer during his trial? a) He said God told him to do it. b) He said a dog told him to do it. c) He said he was aiming at President Reagan's car. d) He said he had several witnesses who would testify that he was in Los Angelos when the shooting occurred. 2. True or False: In 1982 hundreds of Americans mistook a lemon scented dishwashing liquid for lemon juice, and squirted it onto their salads or into their drinks. 3. Among the new products lining supermarket shelves this year was a breakfast cereal that claimed to taste like: a) Boysenberry yogurt b) Powdered doughnuts c) Lemon scented dishwashing liquid d) Ketchup 4. How did Phyliss Schlafly describe the atomic bomb? a) "A blight on the face of mankind" b) "The ultimate obscenity" c) "Something that makes a lot of noise" d) "A marvelous gift that was given to our country by a wise God" 5. How did Reagan aide Ed Meese describe nuclear war? a) "A blight on the face of mankind" b) "The ultimate obscenity" c) "The end of life on Earth as we know it" d) "Something that may not be desirable" 6. While being introduced at a Salt Lake City speaking engagement, Supreme Court Justice Byron White was punched in the head three times by an angry assailant. Mhat mas the attacker's explanation for the assault? a) He blamed White for "causing four letter words to come into my living room through the TV set" b) He was still angry about the court's decision against President Nixon on the tapes issue. c) He had eaten a doughnut flavored breakfast cereal and was on a `sugar high'. d) He thought White was having an affair with Jodie Foster. 7. What did the Rev. Jerry Falwell say about the massacre of Palestinian refugees in Beirut? a) "God sometimes works in really mysterious ways" b) "This is the ultimate obscenity" c) "My grief is so great I can hardly bear it" d) "Somebody goofed" 8. What did White House Press Secretary Larry Speakes say about unemployement? a) That it was the result of "a couple of teensy mistakes on our part". b) That it could be blamed on the "general downward trends of the world's economic indicators." c) That it was "the ultimate obscenity." d) That it was caused by "an increase in the number of people seeking work that did not find it." Match the newsmaker and event. 9. Ed Koch 10. Michael Fagen 11. Wendy Potasnik 12. Ann Landers 13. Ozzy Osbourne a) Filed a lawsuit against the makers of Cracker Jack after buying a box and finding no prize inside. b) Told Playboy that life in rural America is a joke. c) Won a Golden Globe award as `New Star of the Year'. d) Bit off the head of a live bat. e) Paid a middle of the night visit to Queen Elizabeth in her bedroom. f) Admitted recycling old items in new newspaper columns. 14. True or False: The mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas offered his city as a site for the proposed Richard M. Nixon Library. 15. How did President Reagan explain his opposition to a sea treaty ratified by all but four of the world's nations? a) He admitted he hadn't read it yet. b) He told an anecdote about the filming of `Hellcats of the Navy'. c) He said he had more important things to do than "worry about a big bunch of water." d) He said he "kind of thought that when you go out on the high seas you can do what you want." 16. Which of the following received draft registration notices this year? a) A 3 year old girl b) A 77 year old man c) A 10 year old beagle d) All of the above 17. Which of the following lost his television series this year? a) John Davidson b) Lawrence Welk c) Ed Asner d) Regis Philbin e) All of the above 18. True or False: The goal of a new home video game is to get the members of a rock group past their fans to a waiting limousine. Match the newsmaker and event. 19. The Reverend Sun Myung Moon 20. E.T. 21. Wendy Stehling 22. Adlai Stevenson III 23. Richard M. Nixon a) Denied being a wimp, although nobody had accused him of being one. b) Claimed to have met and spoken with Jesus, Moses, and Buddha. c) Lost his national late night talk show and became a local New York news anchorman. d) Wrote `Thin Thighs in 30 Days". e) Came back from the dead. f) Went to the circus and really enjoyed the clowns. 24. How did President Reagan refer to the Falkland Islands? a) As "a key element in our Latin American chain" b) As "a peaceful nation violated by invaders" c) As "Maggie's Farm" d) As "that little ice cold bunch of land down there" 25. Which of the following did Jerry Lewis do on this year's Labor Day Telethon? a) He put his face really close to the camera and made strange noises. b) He performed his Mick Jagger impression. c) He said he thought there would have been a lot more peace in the world over the past 17,000 years if there had been telethons all along. d) All of the above. 26. True or False: At a party celebrating the 10th anniversary of Richard Nixon's re-election, Rose Mary Woods called her former boss "a very difficult man to work for." ----- ANSWERS FOLLOW ----- 1. C 2. T 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. E 11. A 12. F 13. D 14. T 15. D 16. D 17. E 18. T 19. B 20. E 21. D 22. A 23. F 24. D 25. D 26. F -- Actually, she called him "the most honorable man this country ever produced" Seems like '82 is going to be a tough act to follow. Get with it, '83 ! Steve Biedermann (decvax or ucbvax)!teklabs!tekmdp!steveb