News Quiz

By Melissa August, Beau Briese, Rhett Butler, Anne Hartshorn, Christina Lewis, Valerie Marchant, Ellin Martens, Ryan Schick, Sora Song, Heather Won Tesoriero, Kadesha Thomas

1. To combat air rage, Sen. Dianne Feinstein has asked airlines to:

a) institute a two-drink maximum b) stop showing Miss Congeniality on every cross-country flight c) make flights actually leave the runway d) eliminate coach

2. Just ousted Indonesian Pres. Abdurrahman Wahid:

a) thinks the song is Two Microphones and a Turntable b) now goes by the name Kurupt c) is doing both parts on Islands in the Stream d) speaks to his supporters

3. Scientists in Italy have determined that the Iceman was killed by:

a) Maverick b) ice cancer c) an arrow d) the Ethiopian army e) prolonged exposure to ice f) mad-mammoth disease

4. George W. Bush broke a campaign promise to:

a) keep his mind on his money and his money on his mind b) build a second, more lifelike Laura Bush robot c) bring troops home from Kosovo d) visit all 66 states e) make Jeb Bush Minister of Noogies

5. The winner of the American Solar Challenge car race was:

a) Dom DeLuise and Burt Reynolds b) the M-Pulse c) whoever spent the least time with Ed Begley Jr. d) the planet :)

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