NEWS QUIZ OUR WEEKLY TEST OF CURRENT EVENTS
1. Homeowners in Wisconsin learned they can’t paying their 2018 property taxes early to get the deductions before changes in federal tax law go into effect. Why?
a. State law puts a cap on property tax payments that can be deducted from taxes.
b. Wisconsin law prohibits homeowners from paying property taxes the year before they’re due.
c. The new federal law specifically blocks Wisconsin taxpayers from deducting property tax payments.
d. City treasurers are still trying to figure out what the new tax rules mean.
2. Raphael Baez, one of Milwaukee’s first Mexican-born residents when he moved here in 1886, did what for a living, according to a new book on Mexicans in Wisconsin? a. Shop owner b. Farmer c. Musician and music professor d. Salesman
3. A University of WisconsinMadison professor sent one of his experiments into space this month. What was in it? a. Mustard seeds b. Cheese curds c. Spotted Cow beer d. A Bucky Badger bobblehead
4. The song “On, Wisconsin!” was first published in 1909 for rooters of University of Wisconsin. When did it become the official state song? a. 1913 b. 1933 c. 1945 d. 1959
5. The Pettit National Ice Center is marking its 25th anniversary next week with what?
a. A ceremony saluting Wisconsin’s gold-medal-winning skaters
b. The first Olympic skating trials at the center since 1998
c. Free Zamboni rides
d. Free hot chocolate
6. Several teams reportedly complained to the NFL about the Packers’ decision to put Aaron Rodgers on the injured reserve list for the rest of the season. What did the other teams claim Green Bay had to do? a. Forfeit a draft pick b. Receive a $1 million fine c. Release Rodgers d. Make Rodgers play the final game of the season
7. Which of these said it is no longer going to respond to the scene of fires in 10 Milwaukee ZIP codes? a. The Red Cross b. A consortium of Milwaukee TV stations
c. The city’s largest ambulance company
d. Uber
8. Leon Jacobs and Joe Ferguson will make history when the University of Wisconsin Badgers take the field in Miami for the Orange Bowl. What for?
a. Playing in all “big four” bowl games — Rose, Cotton, Fiesta and Orange
b. Taking the field in their hometown for the final game of their college careers
c. Being the first players to also play in the marching band at halftime during the Orange Bowl
d. Ranking No. 1 and 2 in games played in the College Football Bowl Subdivision
9. A hairstylist was arrested in Madison after giving a customer what? a. Unwanted political commentary b. A Three Stooges-like haircut c. An expensive perm d. Noogies
10. St. Francis residents marched in the bitter cold to protest against what? a. Rising property taxes b. The city’s use of salt on icy streets c. Odors from a barrel-refurbishing plant
d. Cancellation of the South Shore Frolics for 2018