News Quiz

By Kathleen Adams, Melissa August, Amanda Bower, Val Castronovo, Randy Hartwell, Ellin Martens, Sora Song and Josh Tyrangiel

1. Minnesota officials banned Playboy in prisons because:

a) Larry Flynt has a lot of pull b) Laughter at cartoons kept guards up at night c) They hope to reduce predatory behavior

2. A man used this $200 bill to:

a) Get $198 in change at a Dairy Queen b) Pay for daughter Barbara's Yale tuition c) Snort fake cocaine d) Get one $100 Denny Hastert and two $50 Bob Barrs

3. To boost ratings, what is Good Morning America taping live?

a) The Today show b) Bam! The Live Execution of Emeril Lagasse c) A trip through Diane Sawyer's sinuses d) A birth

4. In a punch line to a joke overheard by reporters, President Bush said:

a) "Cheney barks; Ashcroft bites" b) "I'm about to name my brother the ambassador to Chad" c) "To get to the other side"

5. Visiting Dubya, Ted Kennedy:

a) Was nicknamed "Senor Grande" b) Screened Thirteen Days c) Told Marvin Bush he knows just how he feels

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