DR. R's PEERLESS QUIZ OF CURRENT EVENTS

Hello, I'm Dr. R and in honor of the impending school year I thought it would be cool to administer a quiz that tests people's knowledge of politics, current events and general knowledge. Are you ready to play? The answers will be on the bottom...just scroll past the blank space entitled "What's on George Bush's Brain?" and you'll see them--along with grades for your score. Ready? Get your number two pencils and begin!:

1. Which American family has three of the world's twentiest richest people?
A. The Simpsons (Bart, Marge, Homer)
B. The Waltons (Jim, Christy, Robson)
C. The Bush's (George H.W., Jeb, George W.)
D. The DuPonts (I.E., William, William Jr.)

2. Dick Cheney said that Connecticut voters who chose Ned Lamont over Joe Lieberman in the Senate primary were actually voting for whom?
A. Bill Clinton
B. The Devil
C. al-Qaeda
D. all of the above

3. In which election was the most votes cast?
A. The Russian presidential election of 2003
B. The U.S. Presidential election of 2000
C. American Idol, 2006
D. the Mexican presidential election of 2006

4. The United States government currently spends how much per day on the Iraq Occupation?
A. less than a dollar per day
B. over $4 million a day
C. $623,551.67
D. who cares? The Iraqi oil fields will repay it all!

5. The United States federal government currently spends how much per day on education?
A. not enough
B. more than Paris Hilton ever did
C. less than it spends on the interest on it's foreign debt, which is mostly held by China and Saudi Arabia
D. all of the above

6. Who said, "I am not interested in nation-building..."?
A. George W. Bush, as a candidate in 2000
B. Mao Tse-tung
C. John Kerry in 2004
D. none of the above

7. Which one of these countries is NOT one of the five most populous democracies in the world?
A. United States
B. Russia
C. Nigeria
D. India
E. Texas


WHAT'S ON GEORGE BUSH'S BRAIN?
















Answers: 1)B 2)C 3)C 4)B 5)D 6)A 7)E
Scale: 6-7 right...ready for your diploma!
4-5 right...OK, but do your homework
3 right...better apply for a GED
1-2 right...turn off MTV (or Fox News), try PBS or CNN
0-1 right...I see a future working at Mickey D's for you

Peace all!