1. The American Family Association has called for a boycott of __________ for its supportive attitude toward gays and lesbians.

a. The Anglican Church

b. McDonald's

c. Canada

d. The U.S. Democratic Party

2. What could bring more people downtown, according to Kathy Drewitt of the Downtown Hamilton Business Improvement Area?

a. Free parking

b. Restoring two-way traffic on King Street

c. Circus rides in Gore Park

d. A Wal-Mart

3. How did Ingrid Betancourt make news?

a. The descendant of Samuel de Champlain opened a ceremony marking the 400th anniversary of her ancestor dropping anchor off what is now Quebec City

b. The quadriplegic Regina girl, who has cerebral palsy, was refused a seat on a WestJet flight out of Ottawa for safety reasons

c. The Colombian politician was rescued along with 14 other people from Colombian rebels who held her captive for six years

d. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's communications director announced her resignation

4. What does the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco want to rename after George W. Bush?

a. A sewage plant

b. An ethanol plant

c. A coal-fired power plant

d. A zoo

5. Who asked that Hamilton's integrity commissioner investigate his conduct in the circulation of a tape of Mayor Fred Eisenberger giving confidential information to a Spectator columnist?

a. Councillor Sam Merulla

b. Councillor Brian McHattie

c. Councillor Brad Clark

d. Councillor Scott Duvall

6. One of the words added to the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary is mondegreen. What is a mondegreen?

a. A dish made from immature green soybeans

b. An outdoor pool with an edge designed to make water appear to flow into the horizon

c. A vegetarian who eats fish

d. A misunderstanding of lyrics, such as "kiss this guy" for "kiss the sky"

7. What does a city staff report on transit recommend?

a. Increasing the subsidy for municipal employees' transit passes

b. Eliminating bus fares from Canada Day to Labour Day

c. A free public transit system, at a cost of $30 million a year

d. Closing the north side of Gore Park to vehicular traffic

8. Where did a suicide bomber kill several police officers on the first anniversary of a security forces' raid on the Red Mosque?

a. Kabul, Afghanistan

b. Baghdad, Iraq

c. Cairo, Egypt

d. Islamabad, Pakistan

9. A survey of Canadian orthopedic surgeons' attitudes to injuries from domestic abuse found 20 per cent of them ...

a. Abused their own spouses

b. Believe women are attracting the violence

c. Think asking how patients were injured is not part of medical care

d. Believe doctors should heal the whole person

10. Hamilton is pushing for a heritage designation for the William Thomas building, adjacent to the Lister building on James Street North. When was it built?

a. 1836

b. 1856

c. 1886

d. 1936

11. Who was awarded $6.5 million in compensation by Ontario and Canada after being wrongly convicted of raping and murdering a schoolgirl?

a. Martin Ferrier

b. Robert Baltovich

c. Joshua Key

d. Steven Truscott

12. The Joggins fossil cliffs have been named to a UNESCO list of world heritage sites. Where are they?

a. Napanee

b. Newfoundland

c. Niagara

d. Nova Scotia

Answers:

1b, 2c, 3c, 4a, 5c, 6d, 7a, 8d, 9b, 10b, 11d, 12d.