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Redskins Super Bowl Quiz; Ready to celebrate Chinese New Year?;     A week of firsts, from divorce court to the Oval Office By The Washington Post 1 President Trump declared this day “National Day of Patriotic Devotion”: Presidents' Day. Fourth of July. Election Day. His inauguration day. 2 A genetically modified apple that never turns brown could soon be available in some stories. What is it called? Pink Passion. The Alpine Apple. The Arctic Apple. The Fancy Forever. 3 Who said this?: “The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.”  President Trump. White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon. Trump aide Kellyanne Conway. White House spokesman Sean Spicer. ADVERTISEMENT   Redskins Super Bowl Quiz Scott Allen 1 Who provided motivation for the Redskins during the week before the game by mocking “The Hogs,” Washington’s offensive line? Bills defensive line coach Chuck Dickerson Bills Coach Marv Levy Bills defensive end Bruce Smith Bills linebacker Darryl Talley 2 Why did Bills kicker Brad Daluiso have to redo the opening kickoff? The ball started to fall off the tee as he approached on his first attempt. The Bills were offsides. The game clock was malfunctioning. The referee hadn't signaled the ball ready for play. 3 What was the score after the first quarter? Redskins 0, Bills 0 Redskins 7, Bills 0 Redskins 10, Bills 0 Redskins 3, Bills 0 Ready to celebrate Chinese New Year? KidsPost 1 Matt Cardy/Getty Images Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year, because the date it is celebrated is determined by the phases of the moon. Technically, the holiday begins during the second new moon after the winter solstice. What is a new moon? A full moon A crescent moon A phase of the moon where the moon is invisible from Earth A half moon 2 Pete Marovich/For The Washington Post According to one legend, Chinese New Year celebrations began as a way to scare away a beast named Nian, who visits cities and villages each spring and attacks people. Nian is afraid of a few things, though. What are they? Loud noises and the color red Water and bees The color yellow and the music of flutes The taste of dumplings and the smell of fried chicken 3 China Daily via Reuters The Chinese zodiac system assigns each year to one of 12 animals. Saturday marks the beginning of the Year of the Rooster. What animal represented 2016? Pig Fox Dog Monkey ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Morning Mix A fresh mix of stories from all over that will be the talk of the morning. Sign Up »         Share Post Quizzes:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Quizzes. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071