News Quiz

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Rachel Dry, Daren Fonda, Michael Jackson, Ben Nugent, Michele Orecklin, Julie Rawe, John Rosenblatt, Josh Tyrangiel, Alexandra Wolfe

1. In this photograph Vladimir Putin is:

a) falling in love b) "Daniel-san" in Karate Kid IX: Russian Roulette c) taking in local sights after the G-8 summit in Japan d) regretting promise to crack down on the Russian mob

2. Dick Cheney is allergic to:

a) low-cholesterol foods b) pomegranates c) moderates d) television cameras

3. Archaeologists in China discovered a Han dynasty emperor was the first to have:

a) a flushing toilet b) a stylist c) an inbred son d) wondered which general made the general's chicken

4. After losing eight straight games, Yankee pitcher David Cone was dispatched by George Steinbrenner to:

a) pick up his cleaning b) Belize c) visit the Yankees' minor league camp d) start throwing with his other arm

5. Joan Rivers was suspended from her nightly radio show for:

a) violating FCC shriek regulations b) obscenity c) playing too much Foghat d) the benefit of the listener

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