Answers to Friday's news quiz
Here are the answers to Friday’s news quiz, which asked you to identify the Republican politician who in speaking about the 2024 presidential election said, "We won't win back the White House by nominating Donald Trump or a cheap impersonation of him. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result."
The first letters of each clued word spell out: LARRY HOGAN, the Republican governor of Maryland.
LOUISIANA: Republicans in this state advanced a bill that would classify abortion as homicide and allow prosecutors to criminally charge patients.
ANTONY BLINKEN: Globe-trotting member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet who tested positive for COVID-19.
ROE V. WADE: 1973 Supreme Court decision at the heart of much of this week’s news.
RAY CHARLES: Legendary singer-songwriter-pianist who fused many genres, helped integrate country music, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with The Judds.
YELLOW: New York City elevated its color-coded COVID-19 risk level to medium, as represented by this color.
HEMPSTEAD: Newly named White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre grew up in this Nassau County community.
OHIO: One of two Midwestern states that kicked off the midterm election season with primaries on Tuesday.
GREECE: One of two Mediterranean tourist-magnet countries to relax COVID-19 restrictions to make it easier for visitors to come.
ALABAMA: President Joe Biden visited a Lockheed Martin facility in this state to spotlight its production of Javelin anti-tank weapons being shipped to Ukraine.
NEW MEXICO: Southwestern state being ravaged by a monstrous wildfire that has burned more than 165,000 acres.
Michael Dobie is a member of the Newsday editorial board.
