For a New Year’s party, I made a prognostication quiz, with prizes to be awarded at next year’s New Year’s party. I want to open it up to everyone, though! If you want to play, send your answers to jmandresen at gmail. 1. January Every year The Economist creates an index of democracy for each of the 167 sovereign nations on the globe. The five least free countries are listed below, with their democracy index number from 2006. They all beat out Turkmenistan (sixth from the bottom with an index of 1.83), Libya (seventh from the bottom with an index of 1.84), and Uzbekistan (eighth from the bottom with an index of 1.85). (Sweden is at the top with an index of 9.88. The U.S. is 17th with 8.22.) Which will rise from the bottom of the 2007 Democracy Index? a. Myanmar (Burma) 1.77 b. Togo 1.75 c. Chad 1.65 d. Central African Republic 1.61 e. North Korea 1.03 f. none of the above: all will be at the bottom again 2. Early February The New England Patriots are the strong favorites to win the Sup