Time for your 10-question American political quiz
Happy August, everybody. Great to be in the month when everything sort of shuts down so that people can just stay home and hang out with their families and …
OK, maybe that’s December. Or life as we now know it.
Anyhow, it’s a good time to look back on what’s been happening in politics. Let’s see what you remember:
1. During Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas drew attention by …
A. Distributing a leaflet titled “Union, Shmunion!”
B. Appearing to doze off in his seat.
C. Reading vacation brochures about Cancún.
2. When a House committee held a hearing on the storming of the Capitol, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-GA., compared the uprising to …
A. A criminal riot.
B. An epic battle for freedom.
C. “A normal tourist visit.”
3. In a congressional hearing on climate change, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-texas, wondered if change could be combated by …
A. Doubling his state’s investment in solar energy.
B. Altering the orbit of the moon.
C. Permitting students in Southern states to attend classes in their bathing suits.
4. Sen. Lindsey Graham said that while he hoped it didn’t come to that, he was prepared to “go to war for the principles” …
A. “Chick-fil-a stands for.”
B. “Donald Trump stood for.”
C. “Donald Trump is going to stand for.”
5. Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend, has become the national campaign chair for Eric Greitens, a candidate for Senate in Missouri who previously served as governor. Greitens had to resign because of allegations that he …
A. Believed in climate change.
B. Sexually assaulted a hairdresser.
C. Actually lives in Kansas.
6. When the Secret Service put a detail of agents at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club. Trump responded by …
A. Charging them $10,200 for the use of guest rooms in May alone.
B. Holding a special party for their families.
C. Having Melania personally decorate their “glamour bunks.”
7. The Republican
House minority leader, Kevin Mccarthy, claimed the whole mask idea was anti-scientific. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said he is …
A. “Not as well read as some might hope.” B. “Such a moron.” C. “Opening the door to future discussion.”
8. Mccarthy joked to Republicans that when they won the House majority he might …
A. Allow only red-whiteand-blue masks.
B. Show America “that Republicans can get along with everybody.”
C. Hit Pelosi over the head with a gavel.
9. The fabled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA., compared the requirement that members of the House wear masks on the chamber floor to …
A. The Holocaust.
B. The return of the Lone Ranger.
C. Her childhood Halloween memories. (“We never asked for freebies.”)
10.Kamala Harris was pressed on why it was taking her so long to make her first vice-presidential visit to the Mexican border. Harris replied …
A. “You know, changing jobs takes time.”
B. “And I haven’t been to Europe.”
C. “I went disguised as a correspondent for Radio Luxembourg.”
ANSWERS: 1-B; 2-C; 3-B; 4-A; 5-B; 6-A; 7-B; 8-C; 9-A; 10-B