Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Current events quiz


The Carbon County Democrats for Change held their annual Holiday Party tonight.  I had prepared a quiz consisting of 16 questions for the party-goers.  I won’t give you the whole quiz--just four of the questions.
1.  Senator Ted Cruz was born in:
     A.  Cuba.
     B.  Kenya.
     C.  Dallas.
     D.  Canada.

2.  Republican representative Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania compared Speaker John Boehner to:
     A.  Jesus on Palm Sunday.
     B.  Charleton Heston parting the Red Sea.
     C.  Sitting Bull at the battle of Little Big Horn.
     D.  George Washington crossing the Delaware.

3.  The number of women currently serving in the U.S. Senate Is:
     A.  6.
     B.  20.
     C.  32.
     D.  40.

Bonus point:  How many of those women are Republican? ____

4.  Santa Claus and Jesus were both white guys, according to:
     A.  Megyn Fox of Fox "News."
     B.  the Hallmark Greeting Card company.
     C.  recent legislation adopted by the Slovak Republic.
     D.  the Tea Party caucus in the House of Representatives.

Answers:  1-D; 2-A; 3-B, bonus point-4; 4-A.  How did you do?

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