WBEZ Meyerson News Quiz No. 8

As always, feel free to check previous editions of the WBEZ Meyerson news blog for the answers to these questions. For your convenience, links to relevant posts precede each group of questions. Go ahead and peek. We won't tell.

This first group of questions relates to last Friday's post.

Q.1

Which of the following cities did Forbes magazine not find more miserable than Chicago?

Warren, Mich.
Rockford, Ill.
Detroit.
Flint, Mich.

Q.2

Complete this quote from a "Daily Show" interview with journalist Steven Brill: "The _________ industry takes in more money every year than Hollywood."

yo-yo
gun
comic book
gambling
ambulance

This next group of questions relates to Tuesday's post.

Q.3

What did the CEO of The Onion promise after a tweet from his staff received sharp criticism?

"Immediate investigation of this so-called Twitter to determine its proper use in this thing called 'The Inter-Net.'"
"Utter cessation of all tweeting from The Onion for a period of not less than two fortnights."
"From this day forward, nothing will matter to us more than your comfort."
"Immediate steps to discipline those individuals responsible."

Q.4

Jon Stewart apologized for "randomly slamming a dude" named ...

Dave Pustool.
Dick Molpus.
Argo Jumpoff.
Ben Dover.
Olgar Fornucott.
Bob Dickus.

Q.5

The publisher of a North Carolina newspaper criticized for seeking the names of gun-permit holders wrote to readers ...

explaining the records were public and so should have been made available to the public, including the press.
explaining the importance of the First Amendment.
defending the newspaper's right -- nay, responsibility -- to ask tough questions.
apologizing for a "tremendous error in judgment."

Q.6

A New York state lawmaker says he's sorry if he offended anyone by dressing up ...

in blackface as the president.
in blackface as a rabbi.
in blackface as the first lady.
in blackface as a basketball player.

Next up, questions based on Wednesday's post.

Q.7

Tribune Co. confirmed it's exploring the possibility of selling ...

Tribune Tower.
its newspapers.
its TV stations.
its websites.
its small remaining share of the Cubs.

Q.8

One of the writers working on a new "Fantastic Four" movie is also responsible for ...

"Pride and Predjudice and Zombies."
"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."
Both of the above.
None of the above.

Finally, questions based on Thursday's post.

Q.9

The City of Chicago's plan to visualize crime data in 3-D is called ...

"Project Robocop."
"HAL 9000."
"Project Colossus."
"Project Batman."
"Project Matrix."
"The Forbin Project."

Q.10

The former CEO of National Public Radio says public radio would "do better" without ...

silly, weekly news quizzes on the Web.
federal funding.
adjunct news bloggers.
that Meyerson guy.
foundation support.
corporate underwriting.
pledge drives.