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We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 4:59 am
by ex-khobar Andy
I think LJ used to do it. So in his memory here is the latest:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/202 ... -wage.html

10/12, 450.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 5:19 am
by Econoline
7/12, 287

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 5:50 am
by Bicycle Bill
8 for 12 and 369 points.   Right at the average (373), but still lost to the Statester.
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Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 5:59 pm
by BoSoxGal
Well actually it was me who started the Slate news quiz thread - but whatever, I’m used to not getting credit for my good works. :nana

(And yes, LJ often posted it on the weeks I neglected to - he deserves honorable mention.)

7/12 for 330 strawberry pop tarts. My score is evidence that my efforts to avoid the news cycle have been somewhat successful.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:58 am
by MajGenl.Meade
4/12 for 169 of them

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:10 am
by ex-khobar Andy
Another one:

8/12 362 points.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:31 am
by BoSoxGal
9/12 for 426 Frosted Flakes

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:20 am
by Econoline
9/12 and 372 Grape Nuts for me, because Kelloggs workers are on strike.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:39 am
by MajGenl.Meade
8 out of 12 for 351 free nights in a UK quarantine flea-pit of Boris's choice

ETA: does one lose points for taking the time to read the information given about each answer (right or wrong)?

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 6:00 am
by Scooter
11/12, 500 - several lucky guesses.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:05 am
by dales
8/12 for 336

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:52 pm
by BoSoxGal
MajGenl.Meade wrote:
Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:39 am
8 out of 12 for 351 free nights in a UK quarantine flea-pit of Boris's choice

ETA: does one lose points for taking the time to read the information given about each answer (right or wrong)?
Each question is timed so you lose points by reading slowly, but after you answer and it has added information, that part isn’t timed - timer restarts when you start the next question.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 4:35 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
BoSoxGal wrote:
Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:52 pm
MajGenl.Meade wrote:
Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:39 am
8 out of 12 for 351 free nights in a UK quarantine flea-pit of Boris's choice

ETA: does one lose points for taking the time to read the information given about each answer (right or wrong)?
Each question is timed so you lose points by reading slowly, but after you answer and it has added information, that part isn’t timed - timer restarts when you start the next question.
Thank you!

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:26 pm
by MGMcAnick
Quiz complete!
You answered 10 out of 12 questions correctly and received 440 points.

I should have had 11. I absolutely knew which movie house was being rented out. I just clicked the wrong one.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:11 pm
by Guinevere
11/12, 515 Devin Nunes cows. Back to the news every morning and evening, after a long break.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:49 am
by Joe Guy
I got six correct and five of those were guesses. I'm pretty sure they gave me more difficult questions than the rest of you had.

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:53 pm
by ex-khobar Andy

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 5:12 pm
by Bicycle Bill
9 of 12 for 387 points.

I forgot speed counted and took a couple of seconds to think one or two of them over, so while I probably got them correct because I took the time, it cost me enough points that still ended up sucking hind tit as far as score went.
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Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:27 pm
by BoSoxGal
The link takes me to the quiz page, but the button that says ‘start the quiz’ doesn’t work. 🥺

Re: We haven't done a Slate news quiz for a while

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 7:51 pm
by Sue U
10/12 for 451, (I actually knew the answer to one of the two I got wrong but clicked too soon while moving the cursor. Bah!)