NPR

Dec. 24, 2005

Welcome to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's weekly news quiz program. Find out how well you know your news by playing the interactive online version below. You can also listen to this week's show with host Peter Sagal.

Who's Carl This Time?

Quote 1 (Listen)

CARL: "21st century, 1. 16th century, nothing."

That's how the blog Middle Earth Journal scored a big court decision this week in Pennsylvania... the decision against including what in the local high-school curriculum?

Answer 1

Quote 2 (Listen)

CARL: "This is the saddest day of my life."

That's Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), expressing absolute devastation over his loss this week. What did he lose that resulted in such lamentation?

Answer 2

Quote 3 (Listen)

Carl: "I'm going to get them the tackiest toaster I can find."

That's singer Cilla Black talking about the wedding gift she planned to get for two men whose wedding made news this week. Whose wedding?

Hint: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, hello ball and chain.

Answer 3