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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
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January, 1984
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This quiz contains 10 questions which were devised by the new Bored of Tests
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Board. Members of the Board include: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Edwin Meese, Rita
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Lavelle, Charles Wick, Yuri Andropov and John McEnroe. We would like to thank
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the Bored Board for its unknowing assistance.
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In order to qualify for January's competition, simply enter your answers to the
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quiz via NatSat TalkBack along with your name and address. The winner will
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receive the famous "X-rated Map of the U.S." and a free Buffoon-a-gram.
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Correct answers and winners will be published in our Valentine's Day issue.
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Are you ready? Good luck!
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(1)
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Why is Rita Lavelle, former chief of the EPA's toxic waste program, going to
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prison for lying to Congress while Charles Wick, director of the U.S.I.A.,
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remains in his job after lying to the press?
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(A): Because it's okay to fib to the press;
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(B): Because everyone expects the Information Agency to promote
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misinformation;
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(C): Because Lavelle lied too long;
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(D): Because Lavelle is an administration scapegoat.
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(2)
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Why is the U.S. establishing full diplomatic relations with the Vatican while
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refusing to reinstate relations with Cuba?
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(A): Because the Pope doesn't smoke cigars;
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(B): Because, although Cuba is predominantly Catholic, Vatican City is wholly
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Catholic and besides it is less likely to invade surrounding countries;
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(C): Because 1984 is a presidential election year and there are still more
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Catholics who vote than Cuban immigrants;
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(D): The two are in no way connected.
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(3)
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What is a "Jumper" and why are Jumpers so important to presidential elections
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in the U.S.?
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(A): A Jumper is the last major hopeful in either party to announce
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candidacy, thereby throwing the party into a tizzy;
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(B): A Jumper is a member of the public who gets so excited at the close
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presence of a charismatic candidate that he or she jumps up and down in spates
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of feverish zeal;
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(C): A Jumper is a registered political partisan who plans to vote for a
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candidate in the other party in order to throw off presidential primary results;
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(D): A Jumper is what I hx_ to buy for my car this winter.
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(4)
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Who won the so-called debate among the eight Democratic presidential
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contenders last Sunday (the 15th) night?
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(A): Phil Donahue;
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(B): Ronald Reagan;
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(C): John Glenn by TKO;
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(D): All of the above.
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(5)
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What is the real reason for the timing of President Reagan's foreign policy
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speech (delivered Monday morning, the 16th)?
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(A): The red phone had been ringing all week, but Mr. Reagan had refused to
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answer it;
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(B): To steal a little of the thunder from the Democratic candidates' debate
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the previous evening;
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(C): To assuage growing fears that we're headed straight for oblivion;
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(D): Mr. Reagan had the speech laying around and simply decided to get it off
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his desk.
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(6)
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Identify any of the following persons.
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(A): George Bush;
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(B): Wolfman Jack;
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(C): Zhao Ziyang
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(D): Wayne Gretzky
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(7)
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Which of the following is more likely to occur than the others?
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(A): An unfriendly takeover of one or more of the Seven Sisters (Bell
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spin-offs) by Western Electric or ITT;
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(B): Jesse Jackson choosing either Aretha Franklin or Lena Horne as a
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vice-presidential running mate;
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(C): Order and sensibility in the home computer marketplace;
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(D): The joint venture between General Motors and Toyota being allowed to
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proceed by either the courts or other major auto manufacturers.
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(8)
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Which of the following movies has the best chance of winning the Oscar for
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Best Picture of 1983?
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(A): Porkys II;
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(B): Smokey and the Bandit III;
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(C): Staying Alive;
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(D): The Sting II.
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(9)
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Every Christmas there is a doll fad. Last year it was Cabbage Patch Kids, the
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year previous it was Strawberry Shortcake. Name five prior Christmas-time doll
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fads.
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(Hint: Start off with Barbie and Ken as your first two guesses.)
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(10)
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Which of the following is most likely to log more newspaper front-page days in
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1984? (We will use the front page of the New York Times as our model.)
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(A): The Middle East;
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(B): Central America;
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(C): The presidential election process;
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(D): The Weather;
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(E): Any kind of economic news story.
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There! You're finished. Now hurry up and go to NatSat TalkBack to log your
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responses. The winner will be announced in our Valentine's Day issue and will
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win a free Buffoon-a-gram and an X-rated map of the United States. (It's not
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obscene, but lists names of towns and cities in the U.S. which might be
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construed by filthy-minded persons as "blue.")
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