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1. Charlie Meyerson’s May 2016

2. Because of what apparently was
a grammatical error, the Texas
Republican Party’s official
platform declares ...
• One-third of the state is gay.
• Homosexuality has been
ordained by God in the Bible.
• Love isn’t patient or kind, but it does
envy and boast.

3. Because of what apparently was
a grammatical error, the Texas
Republican Party’s official
platform declares ...
• One-third of the state is gay.
• Homosexuality has been
ordained by God in the Bible.
• Love isn’t patient or kind, but it does
envy and boast.

4. Which newspaper company is
trying to buy Chicago-based
Tribune Publishing?
• The New York Times
• Dow-Jones, publisher of The Wall Street
Journal
• Gannett
• Bloomberg

5. Which newspaper company is
trying to buy Chicago-based
Tribune Publishing?
• The New York Times
• Dow-Jones, publisher of The Wall Street
Journal
• Gannett
• Bloomberg

6. Which is the last FDA-approved
manufacturer of potential
execution drugs to block that use
of its product?
• Pfizer
• Novartis
• GlaxoSmithKline

7. Which is the last FDA-approved
manufacturer of potential
execution drugs to block that use
of its product?
• Pfizer
• Novartis
• GlaxoSmithKline

8. The new HBO movie about
Lyndon B. Johnson is called
...
• “Uncivil Rights”
• “All the Way”
• “Jerry Ford Is So Dumb He Can’t Fart
and Chew Gum at the Same Time.”
• “A Gulf Too Far”

9. The new HBO movie about
Lyndon B. Johnson is called
...
• “Uncivil Rights”
• “All the Way”
• “Jerry Ford Is So Dumb He Can’t Fart
and Chew Gum at the Same Time.”
• “A Gulf Too Far”

10. A woman who received death
threats after wearing a hat reading
“America Was Never Great” did so
on the job at which retail chain?
• Sports Authority
• Home Depot
• Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Hats in the Belfry

11. A woman who received death
threats after wearing a hat reading
“America Was Never Great” did so
on the job at which retail chain?
• Sports Authority
• Home Depot
• Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Hats in the Belfry

12. Which of the following isn’t a quote
attributed to Donald Trump in The
New York Times report on how he
behaved with women in private?
• “Don’t you think my daughter’s hot?
She’s hot, right?”
• “My hands are big, and I have,
you know, the drapes to match.”
• “I don’t care if she’s sweet. ... Is she
hot?”

13. Which of the following isn’t a quote
attributed to Donald Trump in The
New York Times report on how he
behaved with women in private?
• “Don’t you think my daughter’s hot?
She’s hot, right?”
• “My hands are big, and I have,
you know, the drapes to match.”
• “I don’t care if she’s sweet. ... Is she
hot?”

14. A Durham, N.C., hotel has installed
bathroom signs featuring a
silhouette that looks half-male, half-
female. The legend underneath
reads:
• “You decide”
• “Not allowed”
• “We don’t care”

15. A Durham, N.C., hotel has installed
bathroom signs featuring a
silhouette that looks half-male, half-
female. The legend underneath
reads:
• “You decide”
• “Not allowed”
• “We don’t care”

16. Google’s unveiled a new
iPhone app that lets you ...
• Create ASCII images (those
pictures made up of letters).
• Search right from the keyboard.
• Generate typewriter-style
sounds while tapping out email.

17. Google’s unveiled a new
iPhone app that lets you ...
• Create ASCII images (those
pictures made up of letters).
• Search right from the keyboard.
• Generate typewriter-style
sounds while tapping out email.

18. Which of the following porn sites is
not one (presumably) accidentally
displayed in a screen shot shared to
Facebook by conservative Virginia
congressional candidate Mike Webb?
• Layla Rivera Tight Booty
• Ivone Sexy Amateur
• Come On, Baby Boobies

19. Which of the following porn sites is
not one (presumably) accidentally
displayed in a screen shot shared to
Facebook by conservative Virginia
congressional candidate Mike Webb?
• Layla Rivera Tight Booty
• Ivone Sexy Amateur
• Come On, Baby Boobies

20. Which of its software
products did Apple claim to
have simplified this week?
• Messages
• iTunes
• Mail

21. Which of its software
products did Apple claim to
have simplified this week?
• Messages
• iTunes
• Mail

22. Fill in the blank from this satiric
headline in The Onion: “Media
Organizations Make Pilgrimage ...
To Lay Content At Foot Of
_______.”
• Donald Trump
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Hillary Clinton

23. Fill in the blank from this satiric
headline in The Onion: “Media
Organizations Make Pilgrimage ...
To Lay Content At Foot Of
_______.”
• Donald Trump
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Hillary Clinton

24. For how many days before the sale
of Chicago’s historic post office
building was its owner, eccentric
British multimillionaire Bill Davies,
dead?
• 1
• 3
• 5

25. For how many days before the sale
of Chicago’s historic post office
building was its owner, eccentric
British multimillionaire Bill Davies,
dead?
• 1
• 3
• 5

26. Which of the following is a
Marvel Comics character?
• Barry Allen
• Hal Jordan
• Nick Fury

27. Which of the following is a
Marvel Comics character?
• Barry Allen
• Hal Jordan
• Nick Fury

28. Which of the following isn’t a
DC Comics character?
• Hawkman
• Hawkeye
• Hawkgirl

29. Which of the following isn’t a
DC Comics character?
• Hawkman
• Hawkeye
• Hawkgirl

30. Which of the following doesn’t
come with the new “Cards
Against Humanity” expansion
pack featuring Donald Trump?
• A hand-crank radio.
• A bulletproof vest.
• A locket with a photo of
Barack Obama.

31. Which of the following doesn’t
come with the new “Cards
Against Humanity” expansion
pack featuring Donald Trump?
• A hand-crank radio.
• A bulletproof vest.
• A locket with a photo of
Barack Obama.

32. The owner of Chicago's John
Hancock Building promises
that what won't change if the
name does?
• The building's crown.
• Its front plaza.
• Its “Tilt” glass-enclosed
observation area.

33. The owner of Chicago's John
Hancock Building promises
that what won't change if the
name does?
• The building's crown.
• Its front plaza.
• Its “Tilt” glass-enclosed
observation area.

34. In a bid to keep Mayor Rahm
Emanuel off the witness stand,
City Hall lawyers have for the
first time acknowledged what?
• Cops’ systemic compromising of
body cams.
• A network of aldermanic
bribery.
• A police “code of silence.”

35. In a bid to keep Mayor Rahm
Emanuel off the witness stand,
City Hall lawyers have for the
first time acknowledged what?
• Cops’ systemic compromising of
body cams.
• A network of aldermanic
bribery.
• A police “code of silence.”

36. “Deathly fear” of what creature’s
presence prompted a mail carrier
to cease delivery in Chicago’s
Rogers Park neighborhood?
• Garter snakes
• Lizards
• Spiders

37. “Deathly fear” of what creature’s
presence prompted a mail carrier
to cease delivery in Chicago’s
Rogers Park neighborhood?
• Garter snakes
• Lizards
• Spiders

38. Ten years ago (May 2006),
what did the Chicago Cubs’
Michael Barrett do to the
White Sox’ A.J. Pierzynski?
• Tripped him at home plate.
• Punched him in the face.
• Hit him with a bat.

39. Ten years ago (May 2006),
what did the Chicago Cubs’
Michael Barrett do to the
White Sox’ A.J. Pierzynski?
• Tripped him at home plate.
• Punched him in the face.
• Hit him with a bat.

40. Which NBC hockey commentator
said “If you’re going to hit
somebody from behind, give him
a slight concussion or whatever”?
• Mike Milbury
• Jeremy Roenick
• “Doc” Emrick

41. Which NBC hockey commentator
said “If you’re going to hit
somebody from behind, give him
a slight concussion or whatever”?
• Mike Milbury
• Jeremy Roenick
• “Doc” Emrick

42. Charlie Meyerson’s May 2016