Quiz: Test Your 2012 News IQ

• She was scared of a man who was yelling at her.
• She was late for an appointment.
• No one stops for red lights in Bridgeport anyway.
• She was distracted by music on her radio.

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• They didn’t want him to sing
• Bolton refused to sing a duet with First Selectman Tim Herbst
• Sagging ticket sales
• Wanted the Jonas Brothers instead

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• A diamond necklace.
• A piece of lost correspondence from P.T. Barnum.
• An antique brooch.
• A wedding ring and an engagement ring.

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• One of his tires had fallen off.
• His car matched the description of one used in a murder.
• He set off a radiation detector used by the police to identify possible terrorists.
• Police thought he was “Restaurant Impossible” carpenter Tom Bury.

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• None; she paid back the town full restitution.
• 4
• 12
• 8

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• Detour traffic around downed power lines.
• Threats were made against utility workers
• Theft of copper wire
• Show support for overworked utility workers

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• She had his truck washed and waxed.
• She took care of his dog
• She watered his plant
• She picked up his cousin from the airport

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• Hartford
• New Haven
• Fairfield
• Litchfield

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• “I’m going to have more Latinos on the police force.”
• “I’ll declare June as Latino Heritage Month.
• “I’m going to have Jennifer Lopez do a concert on the green.”
• “I might have tacos when I go home.”

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• Lift up our hearts
• Christ have mercy
• Lord grant us salvation
• And with your spirit

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• Battle of Midway Bridge.
• Iwo Jima Memorial Bridge
• World War II Memorial Bridge
• Pearl Harbor Memorial Harbor

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• Sell more Connecticut-grown wine.
• Change their names to “liquor stores.”
• Promote more state-made microbrew beer.
• Open on Sundays.

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• Linda McMahon’s U.S. Senate bid.
• U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy’s U.S. Senate candidacy.
• Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan’s 5th District congressional bid.
• State Sen. Andrew Roraback’s 5th District race.

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• Raise the statewide speed limit to 75; and legalize text-messaging while operating a motor vehicle.
• Lower income-tax rates; and cut tuition at state universities.
• Legalize marijuana for medical uses; and repeal the death penalty.
• Change the terms for state senators and representatives from two years to four years.

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• Rush
• Yani
• Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
• Neil Young

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• Wampus Lane
• Meadowside Road
• Hickory Avenue.
• Wheelers Farms Road

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• John Travota
• The Dalai Lama
• Justin Bieber
• Buzz Aldrin

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• Atty. Hugh Keefe
• Clarence Darrow
• John Williams
• Richard A. Bieder

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• 5
• 4
• 3
• 2

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• Chelsea
• Boston
• Hancock
• Boston

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• That Connecticut’s five Congressional Districts should be expanded to six.
• Against a Republican attempt to relocate New Britain to the Hartford-centric 1st District.
• That Bridgeport should be moved to the New Haven-centric 3rd District.
• That Greenwich should be allowed to cross the border and become part of Westchester County, N.Y.

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• 55
• 50
• 40
• 35

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• Was run illegally and fined the eastern Connecticut father and son who ran the PAC a record $11,200.
• Should have transferred the money to Ernest E. Newton’s attempt to win back his state Senate seat.
• Would have been better spent having a block party for Bridgeporters, catered by city restaurants.
• Could have been contributed to the Democratic National Committee.

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• 18
• 14
• 20
• 17

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• Jack Capuano replaced Eric Cairns
• Scott Pellerin replaced Brent Thompson
• Howard Saffan replaced Howard Baldwin
• Eric Boguniecki replaced Bernie Cassell

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• Baltimore
• Newark, N.J.
• Fort Meyers, Fla.
• Zanesville, Ohio

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• Alan Letang
• Ed Campbell
• Kevin Colley
• Jeremy Colliton

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• Donna Murphy
• Cheyenne Jackson
• Kristen Chenoweth
• Amanda Cuda

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• Heart surgeon.
• Naturopathic physician.
• Podiatrist
• Dentist

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• 28
• 23
• 13
• 7

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• Was purchased by Disney studios
• It sank
• It was renamed HMS Rose
• Captured by Somali pirates

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• Five to 10
• 10 to 11
• 9
• 8

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• The Trumbull mall
• Twin Brooks Park
• In the Helen Plumb building
• Outside Starbucks

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• “Chaplin”
• “Giant”
• “Scandalous”
• “Bring It On”

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• After a furor erupted over the nearly $300,000 in controversial raises were doled out to office staff without BOR approval.
• He spent taxpayers money on lavish perks, including $400 for gourmet coffee.
• Used a taxpayer paid $36,863 Toyota Highlander SUV for personal use.
• $3,000 to a Exxon Mobil gas card and spent $78 on flowers for a staff member

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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• Matthew Morrison
• Lena Dunham
• Edie Falco
• Jane Lynch

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• Two 40-foot-long tiger statues in the Detroit Tigers’ stadium
• The original Mr Met
• The Super Bowl Trophy
• Two 40-foot Chicago Bears statues at Soldier Field

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• Curt Schilling
• Roger Clemens
• Nolan Ryan
• Pedro Martinez

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• Dizzy Gillespie
• Fats Waller
• Charles Mingus
• Dave Brubeck

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• Mick Jagger
• Tom Cruise
• Derek Jeter
• Bart Simpson

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• 3
• 16
• 10
• 5

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• Daniel Day-Lewis
• Paul Giamatti
• Javier Bardem
• Jim Broadbent

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• They couldn’t use their bathrooms
• Could only use water for bathing
• They would end up paying double in sewer assessments
• Stalled work left dirt and debris in their yards

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• 12 years
• Life
• 25 years
• No sentence after “daughter: forgave her

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• A six-month extension to pay their taxes
• An $11,800 bill for a water main
• $3,345 tax refund checks
• The Monroe Citizens Service Medal

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• A pot farm for growing medical marijuana?
• An “upscale” massage parlor
• The world’s largest fuel cell generator
• A strip mall near the planned Bass Pro Shops

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• Give inaccurate forecasts
• Had racy chats with a woman on Facebook
• Made a comment that he supported President Obama’s re-election
• Refused to wear makeup

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• Declared the home of “the world’s greatest eggplant”
• Was Visited by Italian chef Mario Batali
• Restaurant, menu make over in Food Network show “Restaurant Impossible”
• Voted best pizza in Connecticut

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• Crawled on the floors in dark movie houses
• Sold cosmetics for a bogus company
• Posed as a female caregiver for the elderly
• Ran an online dating service

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• A new playground
• A trip to Disney World
• iPads
• Unlimited admission to the Beardsley Zoo

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• A $50,000 a year pension
• Lifetime health care coverage
• Amnesty for corruption charges
• A new state job as “Goodwill Ambassador for Connecticut”

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• Neil Salonen
• Susan Herbst
• Jeffrey von Arx
• John Petillo

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• Fuzzy Zoeller
• Marc Leishman
• Tiger Woods
• Jason Dufner

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• Vote for the Kenyan, not the Mormon
• Guns don’t kill people. Voting Democrat kills people
• Obama= the entry drug to Socialism
• Don’t take my health care

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• Allow cell phone towers
• Sell naming rights to companies
• Raise admission/parking fees 35 percent
• Increasing rates for out of staters.

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• 1966
• 1967
• 1975
• 1984

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