News Quiz, July 8, 2012

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on July 08, 2012 at 9:33 AM
chris-christie.JPGGov. Chris Christie speaks during a town hall meeting in Robbinsville in June.

1 What was Gov. Chris Christie willing to put back on the table for his tax cut: the earned income tax credit for the poor, shorter school days or the cap on superintendent salaries?

2 “Police Tape” is: a way to measure uniforms, a parody of “Law & Order” or a smart phone app to secretly record police?

3 Who said “I love, and I am loved”: Tom Cruise after his split from Katie Holmes, Anderson Cooper after revealing he is gay, or pregnant “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi?

4 Which team won the Euro 2012 soccer championship?

5 Christie recently called a reporter: an SOB, idiot or numbnuts?

6 After Roger Clemens was acquitted on accusations of lying to Congress, who said he should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

7 How much did the Haledon Borough School District receive from the state for anti-bullying efforts: $36, $3,600 or $36,000?

8 What was the average combined viewership for the three nightly broadcasts of NJTV’s news program, “NJ Today”? 1,900, 22,000 or 142,000?

9 What resumed in Paris on July 4: Mitt Romney’s summer vacation, President Obama’s fundraising efforts or Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball tour?

10 Higgs boson is: a new dance taking clubs by storm, the new Wonderbra or a subatomic particle considered fundamental to existence?

Answers below:

1) Earned income tax credit for the poor.

2) A smart phone app.

3) Cooper.

4) Spain.

5) An idiot.

6) Joe Torre.

7) $36.

8) 22,000.

9) Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball tour.

10) A subatomic particle.