Test your knowledge of the news
1. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are hoping to get a bounce in the polls after Thursday night’s debate in Milwaukee. When is Wisconsin’s presidential primary? a. Feb. 20 b. March 1 c. March 15 d. April 5
2. “Once I knew medically I could come back, I knew I would come back,” Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper Justin Hansen said after returning to the job. What happened to him?
a. He was shot in the chest by a robbery suspect.
b. He lost his right leg after a car hit him.
c. He lost his left eye in a training accident.
d. He is in remission after a rare cancer diagnosis.
3. The Mitchell Park Domes were closed until further notice because falling debris poses a safety hazard. Which of the following isn’t one of the three domes? a. Desert Dome b. Tropical Dome c. Show Dome d. Garden Dome
4. Bon Iver will return for the second year of Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires music festival. Where is it held? a. At a farm b. In a state park c. In the basin of a former salt mine
d. In the woods
5. “It was Band-Aid on top of Band-Aid on top of Band-Aid,” Cafe Corazon owner George Mireles said. What was he referring to?
a. The world’s least-appetizing taco
b. The zoning ordinances in Bay View
c. The building he renovated for a second restaurant
d. His trip to the ER following a cleaver accident
6.
The Racing Sausages were up to their old antics this week.
What activity had them working hard at Miller Park?
a. Packing for spring training in Phoenix
b. Cleaning up the Milwaukee ballpark for opening day
c. Lifting weights to get back into racing shape
d. Playing practical jokes on Ryan Braun
7. University of WisconsinMadison athletic director Barry Alvarez has sued his lawyers. Why?
a. For failing to close a key loophole in his UW contract
b. For defamation, after the lawyers mocked him in court
c. For dropping his case against unlicensed Alvarez merchandise
d. To recoup some of the $1 million he lost in a Ponzi scheme
8. What is another name for the day before Ash Wednesday? a. Fat Tuesday b. Mardi Gras c. Paczki Day (at least in Milwaukee)
d. All of the above
9. “The defense has been awesome. I just tried to play my part.” That quote is from which player after the Broncos’ Super Bowl victory? a. Cam Newton b. Peyton Manning c. Von Miller d. Malik Jackson
10. Glorioso’s Italian Market is celebrating 70 years on Milwaukee’s east side. How did it first get its produce?
a. Weekly drives to Chicago and back
b. Daily deliveries from a farm on the east side of Wauwatosa
c. Picked from a greenhouse attached to the back of the building
d. Bought from another grocery store across town and resold