J. Michael Andresen

9. POTUS (November) Who will be elected President of the United States? a. Barack Obama b. The Republican Nominee c. a dark horse (anyone else) After hundreds of millions of dollars spent, Barack Obama won a convincing victory in the U.S. Presidential Election earlier this month. Eighty percent of Quiz entrants picked him to win reeelection. Those who picked the underdog had very reasonable odds for their bets (very few thought that Obama's actual chances were that high, even at the very end), but they lost anyway. The Obamaniacs: Keila Megan Cameron Kevin Grant Marcus Ellen Stacey Gloria Todd Sarah M. Peter B. Ryan Nadir Russell Sarah T. Zoe Janet Jason Cherie Michael Ben Leanne Pete C. Ekrem Chris C. Rachel Collette Katie Jeff Adrian Beth Eric Jan Craig Hannah Liz Dave Ted Valerie Paul 10. Storms (November) Hurricane season in the Atlantic runs June 1 to November 30. There were seven hurricanes in 2011, twelve in 2010, t...

8. Peace (October) For the past 22 years, the Nobel Committee has formatted its press announcement for the Peace Prize to include a brief description of why the prize was awarded. Certain key words appear surprisingly frequently in this paragraph. Total appearances over the 22 years of each word below is indicated in parentheses. (More than one correct answer is possible.) What word will be used to announce the Nobel Peace Prize? a. “Democracy” (5) b. “Rights” (7) c. Any specific geographical region (6) d. “International” (5) e. “Peaceful” (6) f. None of the above (4) And the award goes to . . . The European Union. The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the EU "for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe". The European Union is a teeming mass of people slowly integrating since 1951. That many people over that much time can get a lot of things done, so it's no surprise that The Quiz ...