News Quiz

By Kathleen Adams, Melissa August, AnnMarie Bonardi, Randy Hartwell, Ellin Martens, Lisa McLaughlin, Joseph Pierro, Sora Song and Joel Stein

1. The Wind Done Gone is:

a) Gone With the Wind from a black point of view b) a Chinese proverb about flatulence c) the next America's Cup loser's excuse d) fourth at the Belmont

2. Why is this man smiling?

a) the hibachi is already fired up b) he won 7th inning "Guess the pigeon's sex" contest c) he's making $150 million a year d) Randy Johnson killed this dove with an errant fastball

3. President Bush mocked himself Thursday night by thanking journalists for their:

a) "attendancy" b) "horspitality" c) "accuramacy" d) overlooking the whole cocaine thing during the campaign

4. A radio host in Tampa, Fla., was charged with animal cruelty for:

a) telling callers to prank-call Geraldo b) castrating and killing a wild boar c) fondling the Pets.com puppet d) comparing his show to a "zoo"

5. Owing to negative association from his trial, Puff Daddy is changing his name to:

a) P. Diddy b) Jay Gatsby c) Puff Daddyberg d) [Symbol for The Artist formerly known as Prince]

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