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News Quiz
2012 Year End Quiz
1. Which magazine released the secretly-taped video in which Mitt Romney claimed 47% of Americans are dependent on government?
The Crisis
The Nation
Utne Reader
Mother Jones
The Progressive
2. For the first time since 1965, what is not among the nation's top 15 causes of death?
Cancer
Murder
Accidents
Kidney disease
Parkinson's disease
3. Whose little-watched show was jettisoned by CNN?
John King
Erin Burnett
Piers Morgan
Soledad O'Brien
Anderson Cooper
4. After the July massacre in Colorado, ABC's Brian Ross erroneously reported that James Holmes was probably affiliated with what organization?
Tea Party
Ku Klux Klan
Young Republicans
Occupy Wall Street
Westboro Baptist Church
5. Which nation now has the highest debt, measured as a percentage of its overall economy?
Italy
Japan
Greece
Iceland
United States
6. The Society of Professional Journalists urged its to members stop using which word when describing certain people?
"Black"
"Illegal"
"Terrorist"
"Hispanic"
"Homosexual"
7. Former U.S. Marine Cpl. Jon Hammar languished for four months in a squalid Mexican prison after being charged with what crime?
Public intoxication
Disturbing the peace
Possession of marijuana
Unlawful border crossing
Posession of an illegal weapon
8. CNN's new boss Jeffrey Zucker spent most of his career at which network?
FOX
ABC
CBS
NBC
MSNBC
9. Mitt Romney won only two states that John McCain had lost four years earlier. One was North Carolina; what was the other?
Iowa
Indiana
Virginia
Missouri
Colorado
10. Americans have reached an all-time low in what category?
Illiteracy
Birth rate
Net worth
Church attendance
High school graduation
11. Mohammed Morsi took over as head of what in 2012?
Libya
Egypt
Taliban
Al Qaeda
Palestinian Authority
12. Which demographic group did Mitt Romney win handily?
Men
Jews
Asians
New voters
All of the Above
13. Which region of Spain has taken steps to separate into an independent nation?
Madrid
Aragon
Catalonia
Andalusia
Castile-Leon
14. Texas-based Hostess Brands declared bankruptcy in 2012. Which of the following is among its well-known products?
Ho Ho's
Twinkies
Ding Dongs
Drakes Cakes
All of the Above
15. Prior to "All In," her biography of General David Petraeus, Paula Broadwell wrote a biography of which other Army general?
Colin Powell
Wesley Clark
Tommy Franks
Norman Schwarzkopf
None of the Above
16. Los Angeles County voters approved a law requiring pornography actors to do what?
Use condoms
Get tested for HIV
Obtain a special license
Engage in simulated sex only
Abstain from performance enhancing drugs
17. David Stern, head of which organization, announced that he's leaving his post after 20 years on the job?
Fannie Mae
Exxon Mobil Corp.
The New York Times Co.
National Basketball Association
British Broadcasting Corporation
18. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was convicted of what crime?
Tax fraud
Statutory rape
Accepting bribes
Stock manipulation
Soliciting a prostitute
19. MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell used his show to challenge whom to a fistfight?
Craig Romney
Tagg Romney
Josh Romney
Mitt Romney
Ann Romney
20. Which magazine pulled the plug on its moribund print edition?
People
Newsweek
The Nation
The New Yorker
The Weekly Standard
21. The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to which organization?
Greenpeace
European Union
Doctors Without Borders
United Nations Children's Fund
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
22. On what did Al Gore blame Barack Obama's poor performance in the first presidential debate?
Romney's lies
The moderator
Global warming
George W. Bush
Denver's altitude
23. President Obama phoned in to a radio show in September to speak with a DJ who goes by what nickname?
"Ho' with the Mojo"
"Thug with the Rug"
"Pimp with the Limp"
"Crook with the Look"
"Hood with the Goods"
24. Lyricist Hal David, who died in September at age 91, wrote the words to about 700 songs. Which was not among them?
"My Way"
"Walk On By"
"A House is Not a Home"
"Do You Know the Way to San Jose"
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
25. What word did Mitt Romney never utter during his convention acceptance speech?
Iran
Bain
Obama
Medicare
Afghanistan
26. Prior to Usain Bolt, who was the only man to win both the 100 and 200 meter sprints in two consecutive Olympics?
Carl Lewis
Jesse Owens
Valeriy Borzov
Donovan Bailey
It had never been done
27. For the first time since 1944, neither party's presidential candidate was what?
Lawyer
Veteran
Presbyterian
Under 6' tall
Over 60 years old
28. Which nation's leader announced his marriage in July?
Felipe Calderon, Mexico
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela
Kim Jong Un, North Korea
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan
29. San Francisco banned which French delicacy in July?
Truffles
Escargot
Fois gras
Croissants
Duck confit
30. During her visit to the Egyptian city of Alexandria in July, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was greeted with what chant?
"Allahu Akbar"
"Monica, Monica"
"Death to America"
"Long live the USA"
"Bring back Mubarak"
31. Which well-known Congressman got hitched in July?
Paul Ryan
Barney Frank
John Boehner
Charles Rangel
Dennis Kucinich
32. The folks who run big-time college football finally agreed to institute what?
A playoff system
Payments for players
Mandatory drug testing
Limits on coaches' salaries
Tougher academic requirements
33. The Secretary of Commerce resigned in June. What is his or her name?
Hilda Solis
Ken Salazar
John Bryson
Tom Vilsack
Shaun Donovan
34. Congressman Darrell Issa, who spent much of the year warring with Attorney General Eric Holder, holds which distinction among all members of Congress?
Tallest
Shortest
Wealthiest
Only Ph.D. recipient
Only former pro athlete
35. Which entertainer gave $1 million to a superPAC supporting President Obama?
Bill Maher
Alec Baldwin
Julia Roberts
Oprah Winfrey
Paul McCartney
36. The U.S. reached what demographic milestone in 2012?
More than half of all births are to unmarried women
The average citizen is now 50 years old
Most newborn babies are non-white
The population is declining
All of the Above
37. A former Saturday Night Live cast member (other than Dennis Miller) denounced President Obama for his "tax the rich" policies. Who?
Jon Lovitz
Joe Piscopo
Jim Belushi
Dana Carvey
Kevin Nealon
38. Which entertainer sent the home address of George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin, to his Twitter followers?
Spike Lee
Sean Penn
Bill Maher
Alec Baldwin
Danny Glover
39. The print version of which venerable book was discontinued in 2012?
King James Bible
Farmers' Almanac
Encyclopedia Britannica
Guinness World Records
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
40. During her career as a law professor, Massachusetts Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren claimed to be part American Indian. What was supposedly her tribe?
Sioux
Seneca
Navajo
Apache
Cherokee
41. Which on-air contributor was given his walking papers by MSNBC?
Pat Buchanan
Mark Halperin
Michael Steele
Donny Deutsch
Eugene Robinson
42. Many employees of which media company were enraged because its departing CEO, despite a disastrous tenure, collected a $15 million parting gift?
AOL Inc.
Hearst Corp.
Dow Jones & Co.
Washington Post Co.
New York Times Co.
43. Newt Gingrich won just two states in the Republican primary battle. One was his home state of Georgia; what was the other?
Iowa
Alabama
Oklahoma
Mississippi
South Carolina
44. Which news organization deceptively edited George Zimmerman's 9-1-1 call to the police?
CBS
NBC
CNN
Al Jazeera
All of the Above
45. The Los Angeles Police Department opened a separate prison reserved for whom?
Obese inmates
Child molesters
The transgendered
White supremacists
Members of the Crips
46. ExxonMobil, long the world's leading oil producer, was surpassed by a company from which nation?
China
Mexico
Venezuela
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
47. Which musical became the highest-grossing show in the history of Broadway?
Chicago
Memphis
Jersey Boys
The Lion King
The Phantom of the Opera
48. Philip Humber, Matt Cain, and Felix Hernandez all accomplished what exceptionally rare baseball feat during the 2012 season?
Pitched a perfect game
Hit five home runs in a game
Appeared in a game after age 50
Committed four errors in one play
Pitched two consecutive no-hitters
49. The scandal involving Secret Service agents hiring prostitutes took place in which South American nation?
Chile
Brazil
Bolivia
Colombia
Argentina
50. Socialist French President Francois Hollande suggested abolishing what?
Currency
Fast food
Homework
Circumcision
Nuclear energy
Click the "Submit" button above to see your results.
WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS
46 - 50 Consider a 12-step program for information junkies.
36 - 45 You are well-informed and probably mentally stable.
26 - 35 Nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing to be proud of, either.
10 - 25 Maybe you had a bad case of nerves. Better luck next year.
0 - 9 Welcome back from Antarctica, or wherever you spent 2012.
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