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Posted on Sat, Jul 28, 2012 : 9:57 a.m.

News Quiz: Test your news knowledge

By Ann Dwyer

Hazmat_Munger_greasespill.jpg

Courtesy of Washtenaw County Hazmat

In the photo, a Hazmat crew cleans up an oil spill. What caused it?

A) A tanker overturned.
B) Someone dumped it.
C) A barrel fell off a vehicle going to dispose of it.
D) It bubbled up from the ground.

Kendra Wiedbusch calls Waffles her pet, but her neighbors call him a pest. Why?

A) He's a cat and uses their lawns as a litterbox.
B) He's a dog, and he acts vicious.
C) He's a rooster, and he crows.
D) He's an alligator, enough said.

Ron Reed calls himself a precision baseball hitter, meaning he can hit a ball wherever he wants. But some people don't like him. Why?

A) He's not as precise as they like.
B) He hits the balls too close to people.
C) He quotes Bible verses.
D) He talks about it all the time.

What does a U-M researcher say is a new way of flirting?

A) Sexting
B) Skyping
C) Exchanging business cards
D) Acting rude

Answers: 1-B, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A

Comments

shipdog7

Sat, Jul 28, 2012 : 11:38 p.m.

The oil came from a local restaurant called the Greasy Spoon.

Kai Petainen

Sat, Jul 28, 2012 : 10:50 p.m.

The state or federal govt must investigate the huron spill. As that was unsolved then we need to know if there is any connection between this and that one. Someone please contact someone who actually cares in the federal govt.

Kai Petainen

Sat, Jul 28, 2012 : 10:35 p.m.

Good thing dps isnt investigating the spill. According to how they investigated the huron spill this sort of action is noncriminal.

Ricebrnr

Sat, Jul 28, 2012 : 4:12 p.m.

In the photo, a Hazmat crew cleans up an oil spill. What caused it? E) Jed one day he was shootin at some food, and up through the ground came a bubblin crude.

tdw

Sat, Jul 28, 2012 : 4:28 p.m.

Rice....that's a fairly good one