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Quiz about Sat May 28th Fri June 3rd 2005

Sat May 28th - Fri June 3rd, 2005 Quiz

Forget things as soon as you learn them? Here's a quiz aimed at testing your short term memory of newsworthy events happening in the world around you. Grab a cup of hot cocoa, cozy up to the computer and let's reminisce about the not so distant past.

A multiple-choice quiz by hatfm. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hatfm

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,340

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. After over 30 years of well guarded secrecy, the identity of Watergate's "Deep Throat" has been uncovered. Who, according to "Vanity Fair", has reluctantly acknowledged the role? Hint

Alexander Haig

John Erlichman

Mark Felt

Fred Fielding

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dan Wheldon won his first Indy 500 on Sunday May 29th but the media attention was focused on the driver who came in fourth. Why? Hint

As a rookie, she led for 14 laps and fell seven laps shy of winning.

Despite being the first across the finish line, a controversial call by the officials penalized him resulting in his 4th place finish.

His sideswipe of a car on lap 42 left an eleven car pileup.

His offensive gesture to a fan led to a melee with two people hospitalized.

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Question 3 of 10

3. This week marks the release of "Cinderella Man" starring Russell Crowe, as what famous Depression Era boxer? Hint

Primo Carnera

Jimmy Braddock

Joe Louis

Max Baer

4. In his new book "The Survivor", author John Harris says about his subject that "on important matters, his real sentiments always surfaced, no matter how his staff had to keep him on message." What former U.S. president does he write about? Hint

Bill Clinton

Richard Nixon

Harry S. Truman

Ronald Reagan

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Question 5 of 10

5. Some iconic places were not meant to last forever as is this place, which closed this week after 69 years. Which was it? Hint

Macy's, Fifth Avenue

Boystown

Grumman's Chinese Theater

Strawberry Field

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Question 6 of 10

6. The U.S. National Trust for Historic Preservation has mounted a rescue campaign to save for the first time a place outside of the United States borders. What historic place has been put on the list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places? Hint

Resort that hosted the Yalta coference in 1945

Hemingway's Cuban home

Last lock of the Panama Canal

Iwo Jima Hill

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Question 7 of 10

7. The first single of Coldplay's third album "X & Y" bowed at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the first top 10 entry for a British band since the Beatles. What is the name of this single? Hint

Speed of Sound

Clocks

What If

Don't Phunk with my Heart

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Question 8 of 10

8. Following a referendum in France where citizens voted against ratifying the EU constitution, French President Chirac fired his prime minister and replaced him with whom? Hint

Dominique de Villepin

Jean-Marie Le Pen

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Alain Juppe

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Question 9 of 10

9. Democracy is spreading throughout China, at least in the arena of television. One of the most popular shows with an estimated 210 million viewers last week is a national singing contest where viewers can vote American Idol style. What is the unusual name of the show? Hint

Tibetan Ox Moo Moo Cheese Wonder Girl

Szechuan Duck Quack Quack Egg Amazing Girl

Hunan Bull Hot Hot Beef Terrific Girl

Mongolian Cow Sour Sour Yogurt Super Girl

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Question 10 of 10

10. In one odd newstory, what famous American has threatened to sue a barber shop owner who collected his hair after a trim and sold it for $3000? Hint

J.D. Salinger

Jesse Jackson

Hank Aaron

Neil Armstrong

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After over 30 years of well guarded secrecy, the identity of Watergate's "Deep Throat" has been uncovered. Who, according to "Vanity Fair", has reluctantly acknowledged the role?

Answer: Mark Felt

Felt, one of the top officials of the FBI at the time, had long been on the short list of possibilities.

2. Dan Wheldon won his first Indy 500 on Sunday May 29th but the media attention was focused on the driver who came in fourth. Why?

Answer: As a rookie, she led for 14 laps and fell seven laps shy of winning.

23 year old Danica Patrick became Indy's first female driver to hold the lead at any time in the race's 89 year history. She answered several setbacks for woman drivers in recent years with her symbolic win.

3. This week marks the release of "Cinderella Man" starring Russell Crowe, as what famous Depression Era boxer?

Answer: Jimmy Braddock

Jimmy Braddock was a 1920s fighter with much promise before becoming a dock laborer to support his family. An opportunity to fight Max Baer offered him one last chance for redemption.

Answer: Bill Clinton

Harris was a reporter for "The Washington Post" who covered the last six years of the Clinton White House. He reports that Clinton was "facile and entertaining, self-absorbed and self-justifying and undeniably impressive."

5. Some iconic places were not meant to last forever as is this place, which closed this week after 69 years. Which was it?

Answer: Strawberry Field

The Salvation Army which owns the children's home, decided to close the Liverpool facility, a childhood playplace for John Lennon which was made famous in song by the Beatles.

Answer: Hemingway's Cuban home

The house called "Finca Vigia" lies just outside Havana. It's where Ernest Hemingway lived from 1939 to 1960, during which time he wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "The Old Man and the Sea."

7. The first single of Coldplay's third album "X & Y" bowed at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the first top 10 entry for a British band since the Beatles. What is the name of this single?

Answer: Speed of Sound

Coldplay debuted with "Parachutes" in 2000 which sold 2.3 million copies and followed it up with 2002's "A Rush of Blood to the Head" selling 3.7 million copies in the U.S. alone.

8. Following a referendum in France where citizens voted against ratifying the EU constitution, French President Chirac fired his prime minister and replaced him with whom?

Answer: Dominique de Villepin

Chirac replaced Jean-Pierre Raffarin with Dominique de Villepin, the former French foreign minister and a critic of the United States during the Iraq war.

Answer: Mongolian Cow Sour Sour Yogurt Super Girl

Unlike "American Idol" it's only open to women and there are no age requirements. Last year's winner took home over $6000 but was not guaranteed a record contract.

10. In one odd newstory, what famous American has threatened to sue a barber shop owner who collected his hair after a trim and sold it for $3000?

Answer: Neil Armstrong

Armstong, the first man to walk on the moon, frequented Max's Barber Shop in Lebanon, Ohio. Owner Max Sizemore admits to having sold the hair but the buyer is now refusing to give the hair back. Armstrong says he'll take legal action if Sizemore won't return the hair or donate his profit to charity.

Source: Author hatfm

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