ComPost Archive: Quiz

Which top 2010 newsmaker is your soulmate? Take the quiz!

(Image via Alex Wong at Getty Images; hearts via yours truly.) Ah, December. Those lonely winter nights, forcing you to think back with nostalgia on the year that has passed and the increasing probability that you will not find a...

By Alexandra Petri  | December 1, 2010; 1:06 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (7)
Categories:  Only on the Internet, Petri, Quiz  | Tags:  The Year That Was 2010, quizzes  
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Thanksgiving Word Search game -- reality edition

Are you tired of drawing hand turkeys? ("That's not an obscene gesture! The turkey has alopecia!") Looking for a fun thanksgiving game to keep your family or classroom occupied while you escape them and run outdoors to drink alone? Look...

By Alexandra Petri  | November 23, 2010; 4:13 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
Categories:  Petri, Quiz, That's awkward, Worst Things Ever  | Tags:  Thanksgiving  
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Rank the week's wackiest moments! And chat Friday at 11:30

No UFOs or mystery missiles this week, but there was enough going on on Earth to keep everyone occupied! Help us rank this week's most bizarre episodes! Have other thoughts about the week's wackiest moments? Want to defend your choice...

By Alexandra Petri  | November 18, 2010; 12:15 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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George W. Bush vs. Justin Bieber -- can you pick the author of the memoir?

This year, no autobiography has been more eagerly anticipated than this one, the tale of someone plucked from comparative obscurity and suddenly thrust onto the world stage. You know what I'm talking about -- Decision Points, the George W....

By Alexandra Petri  | November 9, 2010; 4:03 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (7)
Categories:  Petri, Quiz, That's awkward  | Tags:  George W. Bush, justin bieber  
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Quiz: Ballot measures, or bogus strings of words?

There are 160 ballot questions certified for inclusion on ballots this year. That's slightly below the annual average, but only slightly! My approach to the ballot measures last time was to throw a dart at them, but I kept accidentally...

By Alexandra Petri  | November 2, 2010; 11:50 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
Categories:  Petri, Quiz, That's awkward  | Tags:  ballot measures, quizzes  
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