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Freshman Democratic State Rep. Anna Eskamani of Orlando made statewide news when she did what last week? A. Got arrested
B. Filed a record number of bills for a freshman
C. Demanded a recount D. Turned down an invitation to a lobbyists party
Answer: D. That may be hard to believe. But lobbyists and others flipped out when Eskamani bucked Tallahassee tradition and refused to go to one of the state capital’s bigger lobbyists-cozy-up-with-politicians parties — the Associated Industries of Florida soiree. When Eskamani said she wasn’t going, Tallahassee insiders pouted and fumed — and the snub earned her coverage from South Florida to North.
Which burger joint in Kissimmee is now using facial-recognition technology that can scan your face and remember your last order? A. BurgerFi
B. Burger Barn
C. Five Guys
D. Cyber Burger Answer: A. As the Sentinel reported last week, customers can stand in front of a kiosk, and the system will ask if they want to order that same double-bacon cheeseburger with fried egg that they had last time. (If they say yes three times in a row, BurgerFi also offers a Lipitor prescription.) And Burger Fi says no one need worry about Big Brother as customers must opt-in to use the system.
A. Catching a pile of cat puke
B. Cleaning up an oil spill
C. Part of gift wrap on a birthday present
D. Providing a place for an injured turtle to pee
Answer: All of the above … though I imagine A and D give my hate-mailers the most holiday joy. Also, this is another plug for the multi-faceted benefits of our printed product! Because cat puke on iPad is not cool. Subscribe today!
A. The Orange County Regional History Center
B. The Seminole County Sheriff ’s Office
C. The Osceola County 4-H program
D. The Appliance Direct guy
Answer: B. It was former WESH-Channel 2 reporter Bob Kealing and photojournalist Rick McClelland, who both now work for the Seminole Sheriff ’s office and told the fascinating
A. Former Mayor Andrew Gillum
B. Former Mayor Scott Maddox
C. The current Senate president
D. A former House Speaker
Answer: B. While Gillum was tagged with accusations during his gubernatorial campaign (Ron DeSantis called him “crooked,” and President Trump called him a “thief ”) Gillum always insisted he wasn’t a target of the three-year-long FBI probe in Tallahassee. Last week’s indictment of Maddox, who is also a former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, seemed to bolster that claim … but to little avail, since the Maddox indictment came a month after Gillum lost the governor’s race by less than 1 percent. A. $10,000
B. $100,000
C. $1 million
D. $10 million Answer: C. On a related note, parent readers who have directionless children might want to steer them A. 28
B. 32
C. 38
D. All 46 Answer: 38. They were eight rides short. The good news: They got to ride the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. The bad news: They also got to ride the Carousel of Progress. A. Fighting toxic algae B. Boosting funding for public schools
C. Implementing Amendment 4
D. Cutting taxes Answer: A. Though it could’ve also been D. But not B or C. Those were priorities of the other guy.
A. Chinese fortune cookies
B. An abandoned baby C. Soiled underwear D. A blow-up sex doll Answer: C … though none of those choices would really be much of a surprise in South Florida.