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.