Bill O'Reilly: News Quiz

1. Despite pleas from the Bush administration, the New York Times published details of a government program that monitors money transfers among suspected terrorists. What was Times executive editor Bill Keller's stated reason?

He said the program provided "a window into this president's corroded soul"

Keller claimed the surveillance program is "illegal and unconstitutional"

He said "our job is to inform, not protect, the people"

He called it "a matter of public interest"

Two words: "Guaranteed Pulitzer"

2. Seven would-be terrorists arrested in Miami last week were allegedly plotting to bomb which of these buildings?

Empire State Building in New York

FBI Headquarters in Washington

Coit Tower in San Francisco

Sears Tower in Chicago

All of the above

3. A former government official has endorsed a pre-emptive strike against North Korea, calling that nation "the danger of our times." Which Democrat advocates unilateral US military action?

Madeleine Albright

Walter Mondale

Jimmy Carter

Zell Miller

Al Gore

4. This past weekend, another Democrat warned that America's presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than the nuclear threats of North Korea or Iran. Who?

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

DNC Chairman Howard Dean

Congressman John Murtha

Senator Russ Feingold

Senator Ted Kennedy

5. Don Goldwater, nephew of former presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, is a Republican candidate for Governor of Arizona. What did he propose as a solution to illegal immigration?

Enact an amnesty program and allow illegal aliens to "earn citizenship"

Create a "labor camp" and force illegal aliens to work in the desert

Build an electric fence along the state's entire southern border

Issue orders to the Arizona National Guard to "shoot on sight"

Give all illegals a one-way bus ticket to San Francisco

6. Backed by the ACLU, registered sex offenders in Georgia have filed a lawsuit against the state. What are they challenging?

Georgia's decision to put predators' names and faces on the Internet

A law prohibiting child molesters from working in nursery schools

Tough restrictions on where sex offenders can live

Mandatory minimum sentences for predators

A plan to monitor offenders via satellite

7. According to a study by researchers at the University of Washington, using condoms during sex can help prevent what?

Common cold

Cervical cancer

Ovarian cysts

Spontaneity

Impotence

8. Brittany McComb, a graduating senior at Foothill High School in Nevada, was cut off in the middle of her valedictorian speech. What did school officials find offensive?

Brittany denounced the "Christian right" for its opposition to homosexuality

She quoted obscene lyrics from the Ludacris rap song "Pimpin' All Over"

She launched into an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian political rant

Brittany called the war in Iraq "an American-led atrocity"

She mentioned God and quoted from the Bible

9. Television producer Aaron Spelling died Friday at age 83. Which of these series was not among Spelling's prodigious body of work?

Beverly Hills 90210

Charlie's Angels

The Mod Squad

The A-Team

Dynasty

10. Utah Republican John Jacob, who is hoping to win a seat in Congress, recently claimed he is at a distinct disadvantage. What is it?

His opponent is a billionaire

Jacob admits to having three wives

He is Jewish in a heavily Mormon district

He is serving a 2-year sentence for tax evasion

He said Satan is actively opposed to his candidacy