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Oct. 28, 2006
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.
Quote 1
Carl: "The gavel of the speaker of the House is in the hands of special interests, and now it will be in the hands of America's children."
That's someone talking about what'll happen if she becomes the speaker of the House of Representatives. Who might get a chance to turn control of the House over to a bunch of kids?
• Answer 1
Quote 2
Carl: "Going to New Jersey to get married sounds like the least cutting-edge thing in the world to do, doesn't it?"
That was legal pundit Ann Althouse, reacting to a big decision by New Jersey's Supreme Court... what?
• Answer 2
Quote 3
Carl: "He is exaggerating the effects of the disease! He's moving all around and shaking and it's purely an act!"
That was somebody who was, strangely, vilified this week for bringing some good news to actor Michael J. Fox… namely, that Fox doesn’t really suffer from Parkinson’s disease! Who gave this novel diagnosis?
• Answer 3
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