A Quiz Before Summer Break
Hey, vacation time is coming, and you’re probably planning to take a short rest from current events, too. Perfectly natural — I’ve noticed you’ve begun to twitch every time you hear the word “Spygate.”
Posted — UpdatedHey, vacation time is coming, and you’re probably planning to take a short rest from current events, too. Perfectly natural — I’ve noticed you’ve begun to twitch every time you hear the word “Spygate.”
But you’re not gone yet. So let’s see how well you’ve been keeping up over the past few months:
A. “Insecure.”
B. “Misinformed.”
C. “Orange.”
A. “Lousy litigator.”
B. “Dopey diarist.”
C. “Slimeball.”
A. “My client lies a lot.”
B. “Truth is relative.”
C. “We’re negotiating for a deal to turn this into a reality show.”
A. “You can have too many millennials.”
B. “He sort of reminds me of that guy whose parents sued to evict him from the house.”
C. “Men are, you know, disposable.”
A. “Are very common among celebrities and people of wealth.”
B. “Are very common among adulterous presidential candidates.”
C. “Are just like, you know, giving the landscape guy a slush fund for weed killer.”
A. Ran for House speaker but lost to Rep. Roger Retriever.
B. Was one of a bunch of Republican congressmen rejected when they tried for statewide office in the early primaries.
C. Appeared on a reality TV series in which he was stranded on a desert island with Gov. Butch Otter of Idaho.
A. The explosion at his mine that killed 29 people.
B. The fact that he’s a legal resident of Nevada.
C. Lack of support from Trump.
A. Erects a statue of an 8-foot bullet in his front yard.
B. Points a shotgun at a teenage boy.
C. Shows off a flamethrower named Sparky.
A. Drove it into bankruptcy.
B. Made a local business magazine’s list of 10 Sexiest Retailers.
C. Introduced a new line of Hoosier Hot Dogs.
A. Remember T. Alamo.
B. Bunni Pounds.
C. Otter Ounces.
A. “I don’t recall that happening.”
B. “Hey, it was Le Diplomate.”
C. “OK, from now on I’ll take the helicopter.”
A. Be “principal for a day” at a middle school in Queens.
B. Have a private lunch with the city Board of Education.
C. Visit two yeshivas.
A. “To conceal their kids’ shady business dealings.”
B. “To conceal their weight.”
C. “To conceal the truth.”
A. “Be nice but maybe a little muted.”
B. “Feel free to tell him again about how you won the Electoral College.”
C. “DO NOT CONGRATULATE.”
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