// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var USNews10thAniv = new Array(); USNews10thAniv.ID = "USNews10thAniv"; USNews10thAniv.ID_WB = 13690536; USNews10thAniv.navsectionID = "3032524" USNews10thAniv.sPubDate = "7/5/2006 9:26:15 PM GMT"; USNews10thAniv.quiztype = 1; USNews10thAniv.appFmt = 0; USNews10thAniv.bDispQNums = 1; USNews10thAniv.appWidth = 460; USNews10thAniv.appDeck = new Array("It's been 10 years of hurricanes, hunting accidents and harrassment allegations. We're sure you remember the major stories -- anthrax, Arnold and landmark court rulings -- but what about the specifics? Test your knowledge of the past decade of U.S. News in this special MSNBC.com anniversary edition of the quiz.","You answered of questions correctly. Scroll down to see answers for each question. "); USNews10thAniv.headHeight = 40; USNews10thAniv.copyMargin = 9; USNews10thAniv.copyBorder = 0; USNews10thAniv[1] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[1][0] = new Array("President Clinton defeated Bob Dole to win re-election in 1996. Who was Dole’s running mate?"); USNews10thAniv[1].answer = "The correct answer is Jack Kemp."; USNews10thAniv[1][1] = new Array("Steve Forbes",'',0); USNews10thAniv[1][2] = new Array("Phil Gramm",'',0); USNews10thAniv[1][3] = new Array("Jack Kemp",'',1); USNews10thAniv[1][4] = new Array("John McCain",'',0); USNews10thAniv[2] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[2][0] = new Array("Eric Rudolph first came to public attention as a fugitive suspect in two abortion clinic bombings. What other crime did he confess to after his capture in 2003?"); USNews10thAniv[2].answer = "The correct answer is the Atlanta Olympics bombing."; USNews10thAniv[2][1] = new Array("A series of black church bombings in Alabama",'',0); USNews10thAniv[2][2] = new Array("The Atlanta Olympics bombing",'',1); USNews10thAniv[2][3] = new Array("The bombing of an ACLU office in Tennessee",'',0); USNews10thAniv[2][4] = new Array("A failed attempt to bomb the federal building in Houston",'',0); USNews10thAniv[3] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[3][0] = new Array("What was independent counsel Kenneth Star originally appointed to investigate?"); USNews10thAniv[3].answer = "The correct answer is real estate dealings by the Clintons and associates."; USNews10thAniv[3][1] = new Array("Sexual harassment allegations against President Clinton",'',0); USNews10thAniv[3][2] = new Array("Improper access to FBI security-clearance documents",'',0); USNews10thAniv[3][3] = new Array("The cover-up of the president’s affair with Monica Lewinsky",'',0); USNews10thAniv[3][4] = new Array("Real estate dealings by the Clintons and associates",'',1); USNews10thAniv[4] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[4][0] = new Array("Robert Stevens, the first person to die from anthrax-laced letters sent to media outlets and two U.S. senators in fall 2001, worked for what publication?"); USNews10thAniv[4].answer = "The correct answer is The Sun."; USNews10thAniv[4][1] = new Array("The Sun",'',1); USNews10thAniv[4][2] = new Array("The New York Post",'',0); USNews10thAniv[4][3] = new Array("The National Enquirer",'',0); USNews10thAniv[4][4] = new Array("NBC News",'',0); USNews10thAniv[5] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[5][0] = new Array("In his 2002 State of the Union speech, President Bush called what three countries an “axis of evil”?"); USNews10thAniv[5].answer = "The correct answer is Iran, North Korea and Iraq."; USNews10thAniv[5][1] = new Array("Iraq, Iran, Syria",'',0); USNews10thAniv[5][2] = new Array("North Korea, Cuba, Libya",'',0); USNews10thAniv[5][3] = new Array("Iran, North Korea, Iraq ",'',1); USNews10thAniv[5][4] = new Array("Syria, Cuba, Iran",'',0); USNews10thAniv[6] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[6][0] = new Array("Who did Arnold Schwarzenegger oust in a recall election to become governor of California?"); USNews10thAniv[6].answer = "The correct answer is Gray Davis."; USNews10thAniv[6][1] = new Array("Cruz Bustamante",'',0); USNews10thAniv[6][2] = new Array("Gray Davis ",'',1); USNews10thAniv[6][3] = new Array("Tom McClintock",'',0); USNews10thAniv[6][4] = new Array("Pete Wilson",'',0); USNews10thAniv[7] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[7][0] = new Array("In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a state law banning sodomy between same-sex couples, writing that the state cannot make “private sexual conduct a crime.” What was the landmark case called?"); USNews10thAniv[7].answer = "The correct answer is Lawrence v. Texas."; USNews10thAniv[7][1] = new Array("Smith v. Kansas",'',0); USNews10thAniv[7][2] = new Array("Bowers v. Hardwick",'',0); USNews10thAniv[7][3] = new Array("Romer v. Colorado",'',0); USNews10thAniv[7][4] = new Array("Lawrence v. Texas",'',1); USNews10thAniv[8] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[8][0] = new Array("In a speech on May 1, 2003, from the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush announced the end to major combat operations in Iraq. Hanging behind him was a banner that famously said what?"); USNews10thAniv[8].answer = "The correct answer is Mission Accomplished."; USNews10thAniv[8][1] = new Array("Mission Accomplished",'',1); USNews10thAniv[8][2] = new Array("Hail to the Chief",'',0); USNews10thAniv[8][3] = new Array("Welcome Home",'',0); USNews10thAniv[8][4] = new Array("Next Stop: Iran",'',0); USNews10thAniv[9] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[9][0] = new Array("Less than three weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, another massive storm made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border. What was it called?"); USNews10thAniv[9].answer = "The correct answer is Hurricane Rita."; USNews10thAniv[9][1] = new Array("Hurricane Maria",'',0); USNews10thAniv[9][2] = new Array("Hurricane Ophelia",'',0); USNews10thAniv[9][3] = new Array("Hurricane Rita",'',1); USNews10thAniv[9][4] = new Array("Hurricane Wilma",'',0); USNews10thAniv[10] = new Array(); USNews10thAniv[10][0] = new Array("What was Vice President Dick Cheney hunting when he accidentally shot his friend Harry Whittington?"); USNews10thAniv[10].answer = "The correct answer is Quail. "; USNews10thAniv[10][1] = new Array("Rabbit",'',0); USNews10thAniv[10][2] = new Array("Quail",'',1); USNews10thAniv[10][3] = new Array("Duck",'',0); USNews10thAniv[10][4] = new Array("Deer",'',0); // END editorial data