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Quiz about The Week That Was July 9th15th 2005

The Week That Was: July 9th-15th, 2005 Quiz

Forget things as soon as you learn them? Here's a quiz aimed at testing your short term memory of newsworthy events happening in the world around you. Grab a cup of hot cocoa, cozy up to the computer and let's reminisce about the not-so- distant past.

A multiple-choice quiz by hatfm. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
hatfm

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
213,295

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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754

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Question 1 of 10

1. Judith Miller, a reporter from the "New York Times", was jailed for not divulging information she received during her investigation in the uncovering of what CIA operative's identity? Hint

Joseph Wilson

Reagan Apleson

Tara Fitzgerald

Valerie Plame

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which "Desperate Housewives" actress was not one of the nominees for best actress when the 2005 Emmy nominations were announced? Hint

Eva Longoria

Teri Hatcher

Marcia Cross

Felicity Huffman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who shattered the single-round home run record at the 2005 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby? Hint

Bobby Abreu

David Ortiz

Miguel Tejada

Ivan Rodriguez

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Question 4 of 10

4. The American convenience store 7-Eleven is celebrating the 40 year anniversary of what product? Hint

Slurpee

7-Eleven Coffee

Big Gulp

Big Bite Hot Dogs

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Question 5 of 10

5. The former CEO of WorldCom was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his involvement in the biggest accounting fraud in U.S. history. What was his name? Hint

Bernie Ebbers

Kenneth Lay

Richard Scrushy

Sam Waksal

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following was in BOTH the classic 1971 movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and the 2005 Tim Burton version "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? Hint

Charlie finding money in the street to buy the chocolate with the winning ticket

Slugworth offering a reward for an everlasting gobstobber

Charlie's father losing his factory job

Charlie and Grandpa Joe drinking Fizzy LIfting Drink

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Question 7 of 10

7. What prolific writer who sometimes writes under the name J.D. Robb has sold over 280 million books during the past 23 years culminating with her 159th novel entitled "Origin in Death"? Hint

Janet Evanovich

Patricia Cornwell

Nora Roberts

Danielle Steel

8. In July 2005 Google became one of only ten companies with stocks at or above $300 a share on a major U.S. stock market. The Warren Buffett-led company Berkshire Hathaway is the most expensive stock at how much a share? Hint

$568

$12,430

$3,470

$83,700

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Question 9 of 10

9. What former Verizon executive replaced Kweisi Mfume as president of the NAACP? Hint

Ron Walters

David Wolf

Marc Morial

Bruce Gordon

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Question 10 of 10

10. King Mswati II, who refused to sign a constitution passed by his country's Parliament, is the last absolute monarch of what African country? Hint

Eritrea

Lesotho

Swaziland

Burkina Faso

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Judith Miller, a reporter from the "New York Times", was jailed for not divulging information she received during her investigation in the uncovering of what CIA operative's identity?

Answer: Valerie Plame

Miller never printed a word about the case but was jailed for refusing to testify about her sources. Testimony from "Time" magazine reportedly indicates top presidential aide Karl Rove as a potential source, which has prompted Democrats to call for his resignation.

2. Which "Desperate Housewives" actress was not one of the nominees for best actress when the 2005 Emmy nominations were announced?

Answer: Eva Longoria

Despite "Desperate Housewives" earning 15 Emmy nominations, younger co-star Eva Longoria was snubbed. The other two nominations went to Patricia Heaton for "Everybody Loves Raymond" and Jane Kaczmarek for "Malcolm in the Middle".

3. Who shattered the single-round home run record at the 2005 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby?

Answer: Bobby Abreu

The Phillies rightfielder hit 24 homers breaking Miguel Tejada's record of 15 set last year. During Abreu's 17 minute stretch at the plate, a playful Tejada jumped around, waving his arms to distract him to no avail.

4. The American convenience store 7-Eleven is celebrating the 40 year anniversary of what product?

Answer: Slurpee

Since 1965, more than 6 billion Slurpees have been sold in 17 countries around the world. Over the years Slurpee marketing has included "Slurp" magazine and a song/dance called "The Slurp".

5. The former CEO of WorldCom was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his involvement in the biggest accounting fraud in U.S. history. What was his name?

Answer: Bernie Ebbers

In June 2002 WorldCom revealed a fraud of billions of dollars in phantom earnings eventually totaling $11 billion and landed the company into bankruptcy-court protection where they had to layoff 30,000 employees.

6. Which of the following was in BOTH the classic 1971 movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and the 2005 Tim Burton version "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?

Answer: Charlie finding money in the street to buy the chocolate with the winning ticket

Only Tim Burton's version has Charlie's dad in it while the 1971 classic gave us both Slugworth and Fizzy Lifting Drink.

7. What prolific writer who sometimes writes under the name J.D. Robb has sold over 280 million books during the past 23 years culminating with her 159th novel entitled "Origin in Death"?

Answer: Nora Roberts

Her first novel "Irish Throroughbred" was published in 1981 and since then, according to her publisher, she has sold on average 21 books per minute.

Answer: $83,700

In 1983 Bershire outlined its "no split policy" in a report that essentially said that stock splits only attract investors with a "short-term focus". Companies like Google have openly embraced the Berkshire business model.

9. What former Verizon executive replaced Kweisi Mfume as president of the NAACP?

Answer: Bruce Gordon

Gordon, born in 1946 in Camden, N.J., received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Gettysburg College and a Master of Science at MIT. He has said that his background could help the economic prosperity of blacks as he would be able to get corporations to invest pension funds in more black-owned businesses.

10. King Mswati II, who refused to sign a constitution passed by his country's Parliament, is the last absolute monarch of what African country?

Answer: Swaziland

In addition to not signing the constitution, he ordered the Parliament to repeal the sections that tax the royal family and to consider Christianity as the official religion.

Source: Author hatfm

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