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Part 2: News Parade
By Jim Caple
Page 2


Hey kids! Summer is no excuse for not keeping up on current events. Find out if you need to spend more time logged onto ESPN.com by taking our weekly news quiz.

1. Of the following, who has not had a book on the New York Times bestseller list this year?
Don Zimmer
Don Zimmer
    A. Yogi Berra
    B. Don Zimmer
    C. Bill Russell
    D. John Irving
    E. Seabiscuit
    F. Mick Foley

2. Beckett has priced an Ichiro rookie card at $12,000. This is amazing considering:
    A. The card is less than three months old.
    B. It doesn't picture Ichiro in the nude.

3. NBC stunned fans this week when the network announced it plans to broadcast many events from next winter's Olympics in Salt Lake via tape delay on the West Coast. That means the women's figure skating final will be shown:
    A. Between "Friends" and "ER"
    B. During the peak of prime time
    C. Just as soon as NBC finishes showing Marion Jones' final race from Sydney.

4. True or false: When Saints owner Tom Benson threatened to move his team to Mississippi unless New Orleans builds him a new stadium, he actually maintained a straight face.

David Bell
David Bell
5. In the most recent All-Star tally released by major-league executives, Seattle's David Bell and his .250 average moved past Cal Ripken Jr. and Troy Glaus into the lead among American League third basemen. Fans are voting for Bell because:
    A. He is batting about 50 points higher than Ripken.
    B. He is a far better fielder than Glaus.
    C. His team didn't recently waive him, as the Blue Jays did with last year's All-Star third baseman, Tony Batista.
    D. They thought they were voting for Pat Buchanan instead.

6. After careful consideration, English squash officials decided that they would not ban women from wearing thongs during competition. The basis for their decision was:
    A. The assumption that no squash player would actually wear a thong in competition.
    B. The possibility that Anna Kournikova might take up squash.

ANSWERS: 1, D; 2, A; 3, B; 4, True; 5, A, B and C; 6, A.

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ALSO SEE:
Caple: Cap'n Jimmy's Fun Page I

Caple: Cap'n Jimmy's Fun Page III

Caple: Cap'n Jimmy's Fun Page IV





 
    
 
 
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