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2017 Year End News Quiz
1. Who became Secretary-General of the United Nations on the first day of 2017?
2. The Democratic Party lost special House elections in four states in 2017. Which was not among them?
3. Special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference in the presidential election, formerly headed what organization?
4. College student Otto Warmbier, who died in June after being brutalized in North Korea, was accused by that regime of stealing what?
5. In his relatively brief inaugural address on January 20th, Donald Trump did not mention which issue?
6. The U.S. government's list of state sponsors of terrorism recently changed and now includes four countries. Which is not among them?
7. In January, the Senate confirmed General James Mattis as Defense Secretary by a vote of 98 - 1. Who was the lone dissenter?
8. A TV host named Reza Aslan denounced President Trump as a 'piece of s***' after a terror attack in London. He had a show on which cable network?
9. The New York Times, in an effort to diversify its near-monolithic left-wing opinion pages, hired which Wall Street Journal columnist?
10. The five richest counties in the United States are all suburbs of which city?
11. In January the State Department placed the son of which infamous man on its terror watch list?
12. Which longtime newsman informed Fox News' Sean Hannity that he is 'bad for America?'
13. Steve Scalise, the Congressman who was shot and severely wounded in June in Virginia, holds what office?
14. After that shooting, the New York Times published a wildly inaccurate editorial that besmirched which politician?
15. Which sensational athlete retired in 2017?
16. Meanwhile, which influential conservative columnist also retired?
17. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio minimized which crime as a 'minor offense' for which an illegal immigrant should not face deportation?
18. A Harvard study in May confirmed that President Trump was receiving far harsher media coverage than any of his predecessors. Which outlet was most negative?
19. In July the president re-tweeted a parody video showing him slamming which media outlet to the ground?
20. The late Roger Ailes, who founded Fox News and was hailed as a TV genius, began his political career by advising which president?
21. According to the Social Security Administration, which girl's name has had a dramatic decline in popularity recently?
22. The ultra-violent MS-13 gang, which has caused mayhem in parts of the USA, was formed by immigrants from which Central American nation?
23. Which morning TV host took heat from colleagues for joining Barack and Michelle Obama on a luxury yacht in Tahiti?
24. The explosive dropped on Afghanistan in April, referred to as the 'mother of all bombs,' is officially an MOAB. What does the 'B' stand for?
25. TV producer Chuck Barris, who died in March at age 87, created and hosted The Gong Show. Who was not among its wacky panel of judges?
26. Which talk show host became deeply embroiled in the health care debate, even getting into a war of words with physician and Senator Bill Cassidy?
27. Meanwhile, which talk show host banned President Trump from ever appearing?
28. Speaking of bans, The Morning Joe program on MSNBC banned which Trump administration official?
29. Congressman Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat from Illinois, slandered a retired military general in September, calling him a "disgrace to the uniform." Who?
30. One of the most liberal members of the House of Representatives has announced that he or she will not run for reelection. Who?
31. After ESPN host Jemele Hill called President Trump a "white supremacist," she apologized to whom?
32. Whose net worth topped $100-billion in November?
33. Which magazine lauded quarterback Colin Kaepernick as its "Citizen of the Year?"
34. On the first weekend of the NFL season, what did Kaepernick do during the National Anthem?
35. Which artist's painting was sold at auction in November for a record $450-million?
36. In her much-discussed book about the 2016 election, former Democratic strategist Donna Brazile criticized whose "titanic ego?"
37. Men too often feel "entitled and self-righteous." Who recently made that gross generalization?
38. Billionaire Tom Steyer, a self-styled environmentalist, is spending $10-million on a crusade to impeach the president. In which industry did he amass his fortune?
39. Who is Jeff Glor?
40. A noted fashion designer suggested that Harvey Weinstein's victims were "asking for it." Who?
41. Kirstjen Nielsen recently became the new leader of what?
42. Which baseball team broke a record in September by winning more consecutive games than any other team in the 106-year history of the American League?
43. Some students at Middlebury College in Vermont protested violently in March and shut down a scheduled talk by whom?
44. Stephen Paddock, the mass murderer who slaughtered 58 people in Las Vegas, lived in Mesquite, Nevada, where he had previously been arrested for what?
45. Who is Cara Mund?
46. An all-time great Houston athlete helped raise about $37-million for victims of Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath. Who?
47. Barack and Michelle Obama signed a book deal worth an estimated $65-million, breaking whose record for a political memoir?
48. The Washington Post added which phrase at the top of its front page?
49. The Democratic Party, trying to rebrand itself before the next election cycle, also came up with a new slogan. What is it?
50. Which famous circus folded up its tents for the final time in May?


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WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS
46 - 50 You apparently watch more cable news than even President Trump.
36 - 45 You're well-informed but also have a life away from those machines.
26 - 35 Nothing at all to be ashamed of. Then again, not much to be proud of.
10 - 25 If we were politically correct here, you would get a participation trophy.
0 - 9 You are in dire need of a Premium Membership and access to the No Spin News.
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