News Quiz

By Melissa August, Kathryn Hoffman, Ellin Martens, Julie Rawe, Alex Smith, Sora Song, Heather Won Tesoriero, David Thigpen and Kadesha Thomas

1. Every time Bill Clinton sat down to watch Andre Agassi play tennis at the French Open:

a) Bill Bennett got up b) Gustavo Kuerten yelled, "Stop your incessant chewing, Mr. Jowly!" c) Agassi lost d) the joker next to him said, "Pardonnez-moi!"

2. This man is:

a) the Elton John of Myanmar b) newly crowned King Gyanendra of Nepal c) O.K. on turf, but really a mudder d) a big fan of the phrase "accidents will happen" e) praying that this photo won't get picked up globally

3. The New York Stock Exchange stopped for 1 1/2 hours because of:

a) a lack of interest b) Greenspan's excited declaration that "Oprah's on!" c) tech problems d) Abby Joseph Cohen's surprising call that "Maria Bartiromo's not wearing a bra"

4. Sharon Stone sued the producers of Basic Instinct 2 because:

a) they insisted she keep her legs closed b) they're not making the movie c) they wouldn't sign on for Sliver 2 d) they weren't leering at her enough

5. In Russia, people panicked over false reports of:

a) a vodka shortage b) the return of Yakov Smirnoff c) problems between Jennifer and Brad d) Basic Instinct 2

ANSWERS: 1-c, 2-b, 3-c, 4-b, 5-a