Thursday, March 17, 2011

Kind of like Jeopardy, but easier than Wheel of Fortune

Pop Quiz

Great moments in history are defined by great leaders.  Words and actions come together in a way to create perfect moments, defined by icons known throughout the world.

Suffering from athletes foot, and annoyed by poor extermination services, all the while being embarrassed he's a Russian… Khrushchev stands up at the UN, takes off his shoe slams it down  on the table and screams...

A)  Let's get pizza
B)  I thought it ordered the Bud light
C)  Мы вас похороним!  (We will  bury you!)

Correct answer is C
While portly and a fan of sausages, the Soviet leader's pallet turns to  borsch while threatening global domination, not party food. Bud Lite would not be invented for another 20 years.  Answer C was the only Russian phrase, thus the obvious solution.

After using overwhelming military force against some second rate tyrant in Turkey and Julius Caesar returned home and said...

A) Veni Vidi Vici   (I came, I saw,  I conquered)
B)  Who the hell has been messing with my crap?
C)  Brutus, if they ever make a movie of your life...

Correct answer is A
This one was also easy. A is the only answer in Latin. While B may have been said, is not historically pertinent. Motion pictures would not be invented for another 1800+ years.

During a concert in Toronto, Canada; enjoying some pharmaceutical quality opiates, Yoko Ono walked to the microphone and screeched...

A) What you call a dog with wings?.... Linda, hahhaha
B) John, Pray for Peace
C) No one understands me because I'm an artist!

Correct answer is B
While Linda Eastman may not have yet become Linda McCartney, the band Wings had yet to be formed. Answer C  Is only half correct.

With the price of gasoline set to go beyond four dollars a gallon, the country of Libya in Civil War, and nuclear reactors severely damaged by a tsunami in Japan, former editor of the Harvard Law Review and current de facto leader of the free world, Barack Obama said…

A)  What time do we tee off on Saturday?
B)  Raising money for reelection is hard to do in a recession.
C)  Michelle let's go to Brazil

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