No. 429: "A Rare Triple Play"
"____________ is a strange animal. You never know how people are going to react to it. So I think it throws a wrench."
Fill in the blank, and also note who said it and where, as in this sample: A drunken monkey, said Jane Goodall at some disreputable monkey repair shop.
Send your answer by 6 p.m. ET Thursday to newsquiz@slate.com.
Monday's Question (No. 428)—"Best Stressed List":
Like other liberal intellectual activities in China, Princeton's prestigious language program is in jeopardy, and its director, Professor C.P. Chou, knows why: "I think it definitely has something to do with President Jiang's Three Stresses campaign." Name the three stresses.
"Being compared to Harvard, being compared to Yale, Peter Singer."—Daniel Radosh
"This is Calista Flockhart's pet name for breakfast, lunch, and dinner."—Pete Miesel
"Nancy Pelosi, Pat Buchanan, and Tom DeLay. (One of each party—and gender!)"—Greg Diamond
"Prostate cancer, prostate cancer, prostate cancer. 'Is a bitch,' Mr. Jiang did not add at a press conference he did not hold."—Beth Sherman
"I know I know the answer but I'm too anxious to focus. At least that's what my therapist says."—Katha Pollitt
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