News Quiz

By Amanda Bower, Val Castronovo, Ling Minhua, Ellin Martens, Julie Rawe, Sora Song, Joel Stein and Josh Tyrangiel

1. What is ex-President Bush using to combat election-related stress?

a) A needlepoint kit b) Wintergreen Rolaids c) New, improved barfless Halcion d) Electoral College coloring books

2. A woman claims this was in her McDonald's order. What is it?

a) McSweetbreads b) a Chicken Run Happy Meal prize c) A deep-fried chicken head d) A chicken that ran afoul of the Hamburglar

3. Rock star Lenny Kravitz was mistaken for:

a) Andy Rooney, by a confused Morley Safer b) A bank robber, by Miami police c) A monogamous boyfriend, by several wafer-thin women

4. The FAA said US Airways was right to let a pig fly first class because:

a) She abated the stress of a flyer with heart problems b) Tom Arnold paid full fare c) Coach seats squeeze delicate hocks

5. Canada's Prime Minister Jean Chretien won on what platform?

a) 54[degrees] 40", or not b) Blame Manitoba c) Sustained mediocrity d) National unity

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