Three of the election-related news items below appeared in The Times recently. One is from the satirical paper The Onion. Which is the fake news story?
a) Donald Trump Gets First Major Newspaper Endorsement in Las Vegas
b) Election May Be a Turning Point for Legal Marijuana
c) FEC Extends Election by 7 Months to Give Nation Chance to Better Get to Know Candidates
d) Tumultuous Debate Draws Over 71 Million Viewers
FEC Extends Election by 7 Months to Give Nation Chance to Better Get to Know Candidates.
100
What Halloween Costume is banned in Montclair this year?
Clown
100
The _________ said on Oct. 13 that it would start collecting nationwide data early next year on police shootings and other violent encounters with the public, after a series of protests and investigations since 2014 spurred by a string of deadly episodes.
Justice Department
100
More than $5 million dollars worth of what illegal substance was found in a torpedo-like tube in Ireland?
cocaine
200
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded more attacks, personal and otherwise in their final presidential debate on Oct 19th.
Mr. Trump reasserted that the race was rigged against him and twice refused to_____.
acknowledge the results of the election
200
Montclair Kimberley Academy is planning to host the biggest ______ in the country?
a) scholastic book fair
b) chess tournament
c) Daughters of the American Revolution reunion
a) scholastic book fair
200
What is special about this week for American sports fans?
This is the one week of the year when teams from all four major leagues will compete.
200
What celebrity couple recently got re-engaged?
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
200
Negotiators from more than 170 countries on Oct. 15 reached a legally binding accord to counter climate change by cutting the worldwide use of _________, a powerful planet-warming chemical used in air-conditioners and refrigerators.
a) carbon dioxide
b) methane
c)hydrofluocarbons
hydrofluocarbons
300
Clinton chairman John Podesta urged FBI Director John Comey to ____?
release more details on the bureau's review of new emails possibly tied to Clinton's server
300
What two new types of animals will the Turtleback Zoo exhibit next year?
a) Parrots and Komodo Dragons
b) Lions and Hyenas
c) Zebras and Coyotes
What is Lions and Hyenas
300
The telecommunications giant _________ has agreed to purchase Time Warner, the owner of HBO and CNN, for around $85 billion.
If the deal passes regulatory scrutiny, it would create a media colossus.
AT&T
300
What music awards show was held last week?
Country Music Awards
300
One of the longest reigning monarchs recently died this month. What country was he from?
Thailand
400
The reality of modern elections, writes The Times, is that a large chunk of the outcome is determined before Election Day because of _________. Record numbers of people are expected to participate this year.
What is early voting
400
How many tulips does Montclair's very own Peter Guiffra plan to plant in preparation for May in Montclair?
a)900
b)750
c)1500
c) 1500
400
Twitter, Netflix, Airbnb, The New York Times and other websites were inaccessible to many people on Oct. 21 after an attack on _________, a company that manages crucial parts of the internet’s infrastructure.
Dyn
400
Which recently deceased music icon's art collection is soon to be auctioned off
David Bowie
400
Which Asian leader said this about U.S president Barack Obama this month?
"I am no American puppet. I am the president of a sovereign country and I am not answerable to anyone except the _____ people. Son of a *****, I will swear at you."
Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte
500
Investigators hope to review as many of_______ emails as possible before Election Day, though it remained unclear whether they could finish their work by then.
Huma Abedin's
500
Early on halloween morning, a Montclair resident was injured and had their home damaged due to a ______?
a) debris fire
b) bathroom flooding
c) electric circuit fuse
debris fire
500
Which party did the arsonists of the Mississippi Church support?
Republican
500
Which celebrity couple recently fired their bodyguard?
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
500
The Iraqi counter terrorism chief said last week that troops would enter what ISIS stronghold in a "matter of hours"?