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Hernando Today

Published: February 13, 2009

Updated: 02/13/2009 04:31 pm

Are you keeping up with the latest from Washington? Test yourself with our weekly political pop quiz. Remember, what you do not know can hurt you. Good luck!

1.) Why did Republican Sen. Judd Gregg withdraw his nomination as President Barack Obama's commerce secretary?
A. Tax problems
B. He didn't realize Obama is a Democrat
C. Irresolvable conflicts with the Obama administration
D. He thought he'd have to take a pay cut
2.) Which of these Republican senators did NOT vote for the economic stimulus bill on Feb. 10?
A. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania
B. Susan Collins of Maine
C. Olympia Snowe of Maine
D. Richard Burr of North Carolina
3.) Which women's magazine will feature First Lady Michelle Obama on the cover of its March issue?
A. Vogue
B. Good Housekeeping
C. Better Homes and Gardens
D. Glamour
4.) What milestone did Rep. John Dingell of Michigan achieve on Feb. 11?
A. He became the oldest member of Congress ever
B. He became the longest-serving member of the House
C. He passed his 1,000th bill
D. He has gone 25 years without missing a vote
5.) Why did Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire miss work the morning of Feb. 9?
A. She had jury duty
B. She had to attend parent-teacher conferences
C. A snow plow plowed her driveway shut
D. The battery in her limousine was dead
6.) The President touted the need for the stimulus package at this heavy equipment manufacturer's East Peoria, Ill., factory:
A. John Deere
B. Case
C. Caterpillar
D. Bobcat
7.) President Obama chose R. Gil Kerlikowske to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The new drug czar is currently the chief of police in what Northwestern city?
A. Portland, Ore.
B. Seattle
C. Spokane, Wash.
D. Eugene, Ore.
8.) The wife of which Florida politician offered to rent a house to a homeless woman who had asked President Obama for help during a town hall meeting in Fort Myers, Fla.?
A. State Rep. Nicholas Thompson
B. Rep. Jeff Miller
C. Rep. C.W. Bill Young
D. Rep. Gus Bilirakis
9.) President Barack Obama attended the reopening of what Washington theater?
A. Kennedy Center
B. Warner Theatre
C. Ford's Theatre
D. DAR Constitution Hall
10.) Before the Duke-North Carolina men's college basketball game last week, President Obama said he hoped the contest would ...
A. End with a Duke victory
B. End with a Carolina victory
C. End in triple overtime
D. Be close

ANSWERS:

1.) C. Gregg said his differences with the administration over the stimulus bill and the 2010 census led him to withdraw from consideration.
2.) D. Specter, Collins and Snowe were the only Republicans voting to approve the measure.
3.) A. Obama will be only the second First Lady to appear on the cover of the fashion monthly. Hillary Clinton appeared on the cover in 1998.
4.) B. Dingell passed Jamie L. Whitten, a Mississippi Democrat, who served from 1942 until 1995. Dingell took office in 1955.
5.) A. Gregoire didn't get picked to sit on the jury - the defense attorney in the case worked for Gregoire when she was Washington's attorney general.
6.) C. According to Obama, Caterpillar's CEO said once stimulus money starts to flow, he'll be able to rehire some workers who were recently laid off.
7.) B. Kerlikowske has been in law enforcement for more than 30 years. He previously served as the police chief in Buffalo, N.Y.
8.) A. Chene Thompson is letting Henrietta Hughes and her son stay rent free in a house Thompson owns in La Belle, Fla.
9.) C. The theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated was reopened after an 18-month facelift.
10.) D. Obama declined to take sides in the heated rivalry. North Carolina won.
How did you do?
If you were a candidate, here is how you would fare:
1 -- Politics isn't your game
2 -- Perhaps you don't have any advisers.
3 -- You should fire your advisers.
4 -- Your advisers didn't prepare you very well.
5 -- With preparation, you could be a winner.
6 -- You've got potential -- you got 50 percent of your facts right.
7 -- With preparation, you'd lead comfortably.
8 -- You've got a good foundation to build on.
9 -- Majority rules!
10 -- You're unanimously elected!

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