Answers to Thursday's news quiz
Here are the answers to Friday’s news quiz, which asked you to identify the Republican politician who in remarking that the political prospects for the party this election year are better than they were even in 1994, said, “From an atmospheric point of view, it’s a perfect storm of problems for the Democrats. How could you screw this up? It’s actually possible. And we’ve had some experience with that in the past … You can’t nominate somebody who’s just sort of unacceptable to a broader group of people and win.”
The first letters of each clued word spell out: MITCH MCCONNELL, the Senate minority leader.
MARIUPOL: Devastated Ukrainian city that appears to be the principal target of increasing Russian aggression in the eastern part of Ukraine.
INFLATION: Numerous polls show this is voters’ top concern heading into the 2022 midterms.
TEN: Number of people shot in the Brooklyn subway attack.
COLUMBIA: New York City university that brought back a mask mandate after a four-fold rise in COVID-19 cases on campus.
HAWK: Type of raptor wreaking havoc in Northport by swooping down on and attacking people, seven of whom have required medical attention.
MARK MEADOWS: Former top Trump aide who was removed from the voting rolls in North Carolina because he voted in Virginia in 2021.
CHIPOTLE: Restaurant chain that announced plans to open its first drive-thru lanes on Long Island in two new restaurants in Westbury and Deer Park.
CUBA GOODING JR.: Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” actor who pleaded guilty to forcibly touching a woman in a Manhattan nightclub in 2018.
OBAMACARE: Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said Republicans will no longer seek to repeal this federal health care program.
NINETY: Number of federal judicial nominees made by President Joe Biden, after another five were announced this week.
NAVY: One of two entities that will pay the Bethpage Water District $49 million to treat groundwater contamination it was responsible for causing.
ETHANOL: President Joe Biden announced a waiver to allow the summertime sale in some places of a gasoline mixed with 15% of this product.
LONG BEACH: One of three Long Island municipalities named by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli as being susceptible to fiscal stress.
LATVIA: One of four Eastern European nations whose leaders visited Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
— Michael Dobie
