(Perspective section, page 1.) How old is Allan Hills 84001?
1. As part of its plan for admitting women, the Citadel has said that, henceforth, cadets cannot:
A. Refer to each other as “girls”
B. Shower naked
C. Occupy the same piece of furniture
D. “Look at or engage another cadet in a provocative manner”
2. Which group did NOT receive an official time and site to protest at the Democratic convention?
A. College of Complexes
B. National Space Society
C. Rebels Without a Plause
D. DNC Poetry Patriots
3. To mark its 61st anniversary, Leo Burnett Co. gave each of its 2,200 Chicago employees:
A. 61 apples
B. 61 minutes off
C. 61 extra hours of vacation time
D. $61
4. In a new Tribune poll, 52 percent of those questioned said they would vote for President Clinton over Bob Dole if the election were held today. What percent said they admired and respected Clinton?
5. To see how attuned you were to Olympic product endorsements, can you name the company providing the timing equipment that forced the disqualification of British sprinter Linford Christie?
6. No court reporter was present and no public record was made of the testimony, but this legal turning point came in Bob Dole’s life in January 1972. What was it?
7. A new poll shows that 60 percent of Americans under 65 want to privatize what government program?
8. Now that Mars is back in the news, it’s worth noting that temperatures on the planet can drop to more than 225 degrees below zero. How hot does it get?
A. 10,002 degrees
B. 100,004 degrees
C. 63 degrees
Who is he?
9. He was a bed-wetter until his sophomore year in high school. Lou Holtz once referred to him as “Leon Burtnett.” And his new book costs $18.95.
Who said it?
10. “In order to be bishop you need a good head and a good heart. You don’t necessarily need a good back.”
11. “How do you spell `centennial’?”
The answers:
Page 1. 4.5 billion years old. It’s the meteorite from Mars that scientists say contains tiny bits of “life.” It arrived on Earth 13,000 years ago. 1. cannot occupy the same piece of furniture, such as a bed. 2. Rebels Without a Plause won’t be at the convention, but you can catch them Wednesday at the Double Door. 3. $61, one for each year. 4. 31 percent. 5. Swatch. 6. He was divorced, ending his 23 1/2-year marriage to Phyllis. 7. Social Security. 8. 63 degrees is a rare high. 9. Northwestern football coach Gary Barnett. 10. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, who faces back surgery. 11. Atlanta police dispatcher, after receiving the warning of a bomb in Centennial Olympic Park.
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