the holiday quiz

1.  Representative Paul Gosar, Republican Congressman from Arizona:

     A.  posted an animated video of him killing Nancy Pelosi.

     B.  tried to ban Kwanzaa because it was a pagan holiday.

     C.  said the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrectionists were “peaceful patriots.”

     D.  claimed Mexicans were better at field work because they were “built 

close to the ground.”

2.  Earlier this month in Ahmedabad, India, government officials cracked down on street vendors selling:

     A.  meth.

     B.  eggs.

     C.  pirated Bollywood tapes.

     D.  copies of the New Testament.

3.  Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said Supreme Court justices were not:

     A.  political hacks.

     B.  fans of judicial restraint.

     C.  aware that race played a role in voting restrictions.

     D.  opposed to birth control as long as it involved abstinence.

4.  Facebook is reframing itself as:

     A.  Meta.     B.  Zuck.

     C.  Edsel.     D.  Pinocchio.

5.  In a test of self-driving Tesla cars, a bad accident occurred when the car didn’t recognize:

     A.  a red light.     B.  a semi truck.

     C.  a detour sign.     D.  a patch of ice.

6.  The Pennsylvania Republican legislature recently passed a bill to:

     B.  help rural areas obtain access to broadband.

     A.  equalize funding between rich and poor districts.

     C.  allocate funds for personal computers for students.

     D.  require teachers to post their reading lists on the internet.

7.  Ivermectin is a drug manufactured for:

     A.  worming horses.

     B.  erectile dysfunction.

     C.  restless leg syndrome.

     D.  alleviating late stage Covid symptoms.