Monday, 13 March 2017

Post Quizzes | Know Your News: How well do you know your baseball and beer?

Secret weapons of all shapes and sizes; Ready to run the 'last great race on Earth'?; It's World Wildlife Day. Can you identify these endangered animals?;
 
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How well do you know your baseball and beer?
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(Jeff Roberson / AP)
Which of these Major League Baseball teams' stadiums is not named after a commercial brewery?
Milwaukee Brewers Houston Astros
Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals
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What brewery, located in the same city as the MLB Hall of Fame, brews a hoppy ale that pays homage to its hometown?
Butternuts Goose Island
Ommegang Bear Republic
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What does the Milwaukee Brewers mustachioed mascot, Bernie Brewer, do to celebrate home runs and victories at the team's ballpark?
Twist his mustache Chug a mug of beer
Ring a giant bell Slide down a slide
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Secret weapons of all shapes and sizes
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According to WikiLeaks, the CIA uses a tool called “Weeping Angel” to hack:
iPhones. GM cars and trucks.
Samsung Smart TVs. Android phones.
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Vince, a 4-year-old rare white rhino, was shot dead ... 
... by poachers in Kenya. ... by poachers in a zoo near Paris.
... by big-game hunters in Namibia. ... by anti-zoo activists in London.
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President Trump tweeted that this is "coming along great" and "will end in a beautiful picture!”
The first family's move to Washington. The confirmation of his Cabinet.
Plans to overhaul health care. Finding a replacement for Arnold Schwarzenegger on "The Celebrity Apprentice."
Ready to run the 'last great race on Earth'?
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Mark Thiessen/AP
There is an Iditarod river, town, trail and race. What does Iditarod mean?
Dangerous mountains Husky dog
Block of ice Distant place
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Anne McDonough/The Washington Post
Before the race was established in 1973, the Iditarod Trail was used to bring mail and supplies to Alaska's remote west coast and interior. In 1925, the trail was used to bring lifesaving medicine to Nome. The lead sled dog who helped bring the medicine became famous around the country. A statue was made of him in New York's Central Park, and he later appeared in an animated movie. What was his name?
White Fang Balto
Pluto Snoopy
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Michael Dinneen/AP
What do you call the driver of a dog sled?
The dog driver The musher
The rein holder The canine commander
 
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It's World Wildlife Day. Can you identify these endangered animals?
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Martin Meissner/AP
This small monkey lives only in forests along the coast of Brazil, and has long fingers that help it snatch bugs and bird eggs for dinner. What is it?
A capuchin monkey A golden lion tamarin
A howler monkey A spider monkey
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Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
This sea turtle has a nose that curves like a bird's beak and a beautifully patterned shell. What is it?
A hawksbill sea turtle A loggerhead sea turtle
A ridley sea turtle A flatback sea turtle
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Arthur A. Allen/Cornell Lab of Ornitholoy
Sightings of this large bird are so rare, it may already be extinct. Scientists have debated whether low-quality videos taken in recent years show this bird, which historically lives in forests and swamps in the Southeastern United States. What is it?
A giant ibis A condor
A redheaded woodpecker An ivory-billed woodpecker
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