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July 16, 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: "For Bush to get rid of [him], would be like Charlie McCarthy firing Edgar Bergen."
That was blogger Marshall Wittman. He was giving voice to a widespread belief that even though a certain presidential aide is under fire, the president would never, ever, tear himself from the side of... who?
• Answer 1
Quote 2 (Listen)
CARL: "Where are the country singers threatening to put boots up people's butts? Who grieves this privately? This American likes his sorrow in t-shirt form."
That was Rob Corddry, on Comedy Central's Daily Show, wondering about the lack of dramatic mourning among the people of a certain city after their big tragedy. He's talking about the lack of good old American histrionics in what city?
• Answer 2
Quote 3 (Listen)
Carl: "Staff members must not read copies of the book, look at the jacket, sell the book, give it away, show it to anyone or tell anyone about its contents before the on-sale date and time. I can't stress that enough. Any breach of this embargo will result in legal action against the individual, against myself... and the company!"
That, believe it or not, was the manager of a Borders bookstore, talking about the release this week of what book?
• Answer 3
Panel Round
Question 1
A company in London is offering pop fans the chance to have the same what as their favorite singers and celebrities?
Hint: The line of products ranges from the budget-priced Marilyn Manson to the most expensive, the George Hamilton.
• Answer 1
Question 2
Some alarming news from the science front. According to a new study, doing something every day, over a long period of time, might cause irreversible brain damage. What?
Hint: For years people thought the worse that could happen to you was Anthony Perkins sneaking up and going "REEK REEK REEK."
• Answer 2
Question 3
This week we read about a breakthrough in the field of genetically engineered food. Scientists believe someday soon we'll be able to grow our own what?
• Answer 3
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