Pop Quiz

A modified version of a pop quiz about recent news items - copied rather than linked, just in case it disappears...

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In 1968, Robert Kennedy was assassinated by:
(a) Arlo Guthrie
(b) Tiny Tim
(c) Charles Manson
(d) A Muslim male extremist, between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1972, athletes at the Olympics in Munich were kidnapped and massacred by:
(a) Olga Korbut
(b) Sitting Bull
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
(a) Norwegian secretaries
(b) Elvis
(c) Dennis Hopper
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

During the 1980's, a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
(a) John Dillinger
(b) Fletch
(c) The Boy Scouts
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
(a) A Domino's pizza delivery boy
(b) Pee Wee Herman
(c) The Little Mermaid
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:
(a) The Smurfs
(b) Davy Jones
(c) Geraldo Rivera
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked in Athens and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by:
(a) Captain Kidd
(b) Huey Lewis
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
(a) Chuck Yeager
(b) Grandma Moses
(c) Michael Jordan
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
(a) Q*Bert
(b) The Tooth Fairy
(c) Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
(a) Mr. Rogers
(b) Jonas Salk
(c) The World Wrestling Federation
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 1999, The USS Cole was attacked and more than 15 American Sailors were killed by:
(a) David Letterman
(b) Shaquille O'Neil
(c) The Cookie Monster
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of people were killed by:
(a) The Cleveland Browns
(b) The Supreme Court of Florida
(c) Mr. Bean
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 2001, Phillipine Missionaries Gracia and Martin Burnham were kidnapped, held for over a year, and Martin subsequently killed by:
(a) Sinead O'Connor
(b) Scooby Doo & Shaggy
(c) Ronald Reagan
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 2002, the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
(a) killer bees
(b) The Lutheran Church
(c) The NFL
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
(a) Bonnie and Clyde
(b) Captain Kangaroo
(c) The Maytag Repairman
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

On July 4th 2002, 2 innocent airline passengers were killed, and 3 others injured at the ticket counter of El Al Airlines in the LAX International terminal by:
(a) Ted Kennedy
(b) Monty Python's Flying Circus
(c) my half-brother Luigi
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

On October 12th 2002, more than 200 innocent civilians (including 200 Australians and 5 Americans) were brutally murdered by:
(a) Andrew Lloyd Weber
(b) Pikachu
(c) Jenna Elfman
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

On October 29th 2002, more than 700 Moscow theatre goers were taken hostage and threatened with execution by:
(a) Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(b) Ferris Bueller
(c) Phil Donahue
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

In 2004, more than 300 children and adults were massacred at a school in Beslan by:
(a) Howard Stern
(b) Tony Danza
(c) Strong Bad & Marzipan
(d) Muslim male extremists, mostly between the ages of 17 and 41

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If you had any answers besides (d), please choose one of the following excuses:
(a) I am from another solar system
(b) I am a Hollywood actor
(c) I just recovered from a 50-year coma
(d) I listen to MSM
(e) Dave's not here maaaan...
(f) I am a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 41, trying to shift blame