Maine Public's News & Brews Gut Check Quiz

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Quiz Questions

1.
This prolific painter's paintings sell online for around $10,000 these days. He once stated that he completed close to 30,000 paintings in his lifetime. Interestingly, ones he created in the public eye were typically auctioned off.
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- A.
  Picasso
- B.
  Winslow Homer
- C.
  Bob Ross
- D.
  Monet
2.
Tulsi Gabbard is the first Hindu elected to Congress. What state does she represent?
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- A.
  Hawaii
- B.
  New Jersey
- C.
  Colorado
- D.
  Pennsylvania
3.
Andrew Yang announced he was running for President on February 2, 2018 on what platform?
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- A.
  Facebook
- B.
  LinkedIn
- C.
  YouTube
- D.
  Instagram
4.
What are the first THREE words of the Sesame Street theme song?
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- A.
  On my way
- B.
  Can you tell
- C.
  Come and play
- D.
  Sunny Day Sweeping
5.
Who said, "If you judge people, you have no time to love them"?
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- A.
  Buddha
- B.
  Mother Teresa
- C.
  Plato
- D.
  Malcolm X
6.
Which NPR host can, on occasion, be heard singing with the group "Pink Martini"?
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- A.
  Ari Shapiro
- B.
  David Brancaccio
- C.
  Scott Simon
- D.
  Meghna Chakrabarti
7.
What long-time PBS journalist is now featured on a United States Postal Service "Forever" stamp?
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- A.
  Judy Woodruff
- B.
  Jim Lehrer
- C.
  Gwen Ifill
- D.
  Cokie Roberts
8.
In July of 2019, what did the State of Maine release to combat the Emerald Ash Borer?
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- A.
  a new insecticide
- B.
  bats
- C.
  wasps
- D.
  special stunning glue for trees
9.
What host just left the TED Radio Hour and is the creator of NPR's first-ever podcast for kids called "WOW In the World."?
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- A.
  Guy Raz
- B.
  Shankar Vedantam
- C.
  Scott Simon
- D.
  Pam Fessler
10.
The leader of THIS COUNTRY is raffling off his presidential plane. According to NPR, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is viewed as a symbol of government excess.
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- A.
  Peru
- B.
  Italy
- C.
  Mexico
- D.
  Canada
11.
According to the BBC, Somalia has declared a national emergency because THIS is posing a major threat to Somalia's fragile food security situation.
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- A.
  bandits
- B.
  locusts
- C.
  floods
- D.
  plastics
12.
According to an NPR report, what percentage of delivery drivers admit to eating your food?
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- A.
  25%.
- B.
  50%
- C.
  75%
- D.
  100%
13.
In a story featured in Maine Public's THE TEN newsletter, Lamborghini was first known for making THESE.
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- A.
  Motorcycles
- B.
  Toasters
- C.
  Airplanes
- D.
  Tractors
14.
Maine Public news reported that the Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay is testing what solution to lessen the amount of methane that dairy cattle "burp" out each day?
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- A.
  Putting Tums in their food
- B.
  Wearing special dairy breathing masks
- C.
  Eating seaweed
- D.
  Exercising them after each meal
15.
PBS NewsHour reported that Merriam-Webster singled out THIS WORD for the word of the year for 2019.
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- A.
  Impeach
- B.
  They
- C.
  Smitty
- D.
  Persevere

Quiz Outcomes

1.
Nice Try!
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2.
Not too bad!
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3.
Nice effort!
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4.
You've been listening!
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5.
Show off!
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6.
Smaaarrrt!
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7.
WOW says it all!
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Maine Public's News &amp; Brews Gut Check Quiz

Have you been listening? Think you've got all the answers? That’s what we’ll find out NOW! We've taken some of the hardest questions we've asked so far during our News &amp; Brews Tour and compiled them here. No cell phone searches PLEASE! Good luck!

Quiz Questions

Quiz Outcomes

Maine Public's News & Brews Gut Check Quiz

Have you been listening? Think you've got all the answers? That’s what we’ll find out NOW! We've taken some of the hardest questions we've asked so far during our News & Brews Tour and compiled them here. No cell phone searches PLEASE! Good luck!