29 October 2008

Lipstick On A Pig: A 2008 Campaign Quiz

Here's a fun little quiz from The New Yorker that you can take to see how just much you've "learned" in Election 2008. I've culled a choice few for you here:

4. How many times was McCain caught on camera during the first debate appearing to mutter "Horseshit" under his breath?
(a) Forty-seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Fifty-seven.
(e) Two.
(f) At least eleven.

9. Complete John McCain's boast about Sarah Palin: "She knows more about ________ than probably anyone else in the United States of America."
(a) Russia
(b) energy
(c) the Bush doctrine
(d) aerial hunting
(e) hiding a pregnancy
(f) lipstick

17. True or false: During a post-debate appearance on "Fox News Sunday," Senator Lindsey Graham (R.-S.C.) interrupted his pro-McCain spin and said, "It's Sunday, I'm tired. Senator Obama did well. Senator Obama helped himself."
(a) True.
(b) False

21. Who wrote a book relating an incident in which "Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, 'You're getting a little thin up there,' and McCain shot back, 'At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c*nt'"?
(a) Levi Johnston.
(b) Chris Rock.
(c) Ed Koch.
(d) Cliff Schecter.
(e) Sarah Palin.

27. Who said about the original bailout legislation, "If I were a dictator, which I always aspire to be, I would write it a little bit differently"?
(a) John McCain.
(b) Representative Paul Broun (R.-Ga.).
(c) House Minority Leader John Boehner (R.-Ohio).

Take the quiz here: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/polls/slansky2008campaignquiz/01013sh_shouts_slansky

I only got 9 of the 29 correct. See if you can outdo your humble blogger.

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