No. 356: "Jesus 2000"
One thousand six hundred seventy-eight people from 19 countries entered a contest called "Jesus 2000" sponsored by the National Catholic Reporter, an independent weekly based in Kansas City, Mo. What did the contestants have to do?
Send your answer by noon ET Tuesday to newsquiz@slate.com.
Thursday's Question (No. 355) "Top 11 List"
"It suspiciously tracks the Ten Commandments," says ACLU lawyer Kenneth Falk about the 11 rules the Scott County, Ind., School District intends to post in every classroom. Name one of these "Common Precepts To Promote a Virtuous and Civil School Community."
"I am the Scott County, Ind. School District, your school district. Thou shalt have no other school district before me."--David Seldin
"Your stuff is your stuff, and someone else's stuff is their stuff. Until we open your locker with a bolt-cutter and confiscate your stuff."--Floyd Elliot
"Thou shalt not kiln. (For the art room, mostly.)"--Brooke Saucier
"Please, please audition for the spring musical, especially if you're a guy, cuz we're, like, desperate for chorus members."--Matt Heimer
"I am Chris Whittle, the one true God. Thou shalt not bow down before any other school-targeting marketers other than me. (This precept sponsored by Coca-Cola. Always Sacrilegious, Always Coca-Cola.)"--Steven Kiefer
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