No. 341: "Beat the Press"
The headline in the London Mirror is "Joy of Six." What is the lead?
Send your answer by noon ET Tuesday to newsquiz@slate.com.
Thursday's Question (No. 340)--"Say What?":
It's a common expression, says Mahmoud el-Azzazzay, a Queens travel agent: "We say it probably 200 or more times a day." What expression?
"Please take me to Kew Gardens. I promise I'm unarmed."--Alex Balk (Molly Shearer Gabel had a similar answer.)
"I've already contributed to the Bush campaign."--Mitchell Dolin
"No, no, that's three a's and four z's!"--Bill McDermott (similarly, Charles Star, Jim Derby, and Ben Perry)
"No shitting on the food cart."--Gina Duclayan
" 'Your call is very important to us. Please stay on the line.' Then we put you on hold for an hour and go to lunch. God how I love this country."--Michael Keenan (similarly, Jon Delfin, Tim Carvell, and Vani Ramakrishnan)
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