Unable to resist the impulse to constantly humiliate myself, I take the Slate News Quiz most Fridays. Since it’s timed, which I hate, it only takes a moment.
And sometimes, when I do slightly better than usual, I share the result with y’all.
Today is one of those days. As you see, I defeated the “senior editor” who was this week’s star contestant.
But I still lagged behind the average reader. Of course, I suspect that a lot of them are hiding behind their anonymity and cheating. I just don’t know how.
This test is ridiculous, though. Seriously — I’m supposed to know which of four weird names starting with Z is that of the racehorse that “is the early favorite to win this year’s Kentucky Derby?”
I wish they’d stick to actual, relevant news that serious people could be expected to know. Of course, even then, I’d often miss because of the time pressure. I’m not a quick-draw artist. I have to think about things.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering how senior you have to be to be a “senior” editor at Slate, the answer is “about 29, apparently.” Whenever I see the title “senior something” next to a picture of a kid, I look that kid up. She graduated from college in 2015, so she’s probably about 29, but I can’t know for sure, can I?
We old guys are pathetic, aren’t we?…
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Tell, you what — I’ll help you cheat on that racehorse question:
It’s not Zardoz.
This is Zardoz:
I bet you’re sorry I showed you that, and you’re doing your best to forget it right now. Good luck…
Oops, sorry. I just followed that link, and it turns out Sean Connery’s character was called “Zed.”
This was “Zardoz”…
Greatest Movie Ever Made
So much for Citizen Kane, huh? 🙂
He made better wine
but seriously,also from ’74;the greatest:
“My body can’t take this treatment anymore”
I face planted. Only 5 correct. I even saw the Derby horses, evening gown and convict escape story but just didn’t retain the details.