take BBC's quiz: Obama's first year:

[ginnyinWI]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8457403.stm

There are ten questions; see how you do (no fair looking up the answers!)

I only got 6 of them. :blush:

[Cha]

1. I got the first 5 right and then it froze

on "Sweetie"..and it wouldn't go on to "next"!

Darn, I was doing so well, too..I tried twice..it's frustrating.

[jonasmkl]

2. Drag and drop

Hi Cha,

have you tried dragging one of the three options onto the 'blank' field?
That worked for me.
BTW, I got 8/10 :bounce: , so apparently there is still a little
room for improving my gropiedom.

[ginnyinWI]

8. that's right, you drag the correct answer into the box. n/t

[Cha]

9. Thanks jonasmkl~ :)

You mean "groupiedom", right?:P

I'll go back and try again..I was really getting into the groove and even surprised myself about the first 5.:think:

[jonasmkl]

20. And here I thought people in the U.S.

did not use those British 'ou's. :dunce:

No, it's just a typo, though my neologism makes strange sense concerning
some kinds of groupies. Hopefully less so for Obama groupies. Thanks for
pointing out the typo, although it's too late to fix it.

[FrenchieCat]

3. I got 7 out of 10!

The one about the date was a trick. I thought they were asking about their first date
while he was President! :(

[Cha]

10. I got 7/10, too..

I had forgotten about the First date ever thing but as soon as I got it Wrong..I remembered.

Peace Prize question I got wrong and his code name:blush:

[sandnsea]

4. I got 6 too

But I missed the Nobel Prize one because I thought FDR had gotten one for ending WWII. And he always talks about going to a community meeting and having ice cream on the way home, so I thought that was their first date.

[ginnyinWI]

6. yeah I missed those too.

and for the same reasons. :hi:

Who would think that Teddy Roosevelt would get a Nobel Peace prize? Wasn't he a big imperialist?

[RoyGBiv]

17. Well, yes ...

... but then that sorta meets the definition of an American President at any point in our history.

Roosevelt was recognized for the part he played in having the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague actually used as an arbitrator between nations. It had been in existence for a few years prior to his presidency but had never actually heard a case. The first, if I recall correctly, involved a dispute between the US and Mexico concerning California. Many major powers in he world at the time followed the lead of the US after this and met at The Hague in an attempt to have disputes more objectively decided.

One could argue whether The Hague actually resolved anything, but in the context of the time, it seemed promising.

[mr1956]

5. 10 out of 10!

I just guessed on the first date.

[ginnyinWI]

7. congrats! n/t

[Cha]

11. Thanks, ginny, that was fun~ :)

[madokie]

12. Well let me just say

that I wasn't told to have a nice day. 5 of 10 not good

[quiet.american]

13. Oy -- only 8 out of 10 -- but it was fun! nt

[Clio the Leo]

14. 10/10 but the last question is wrong....

.... the answer they're looking for is "movie" but they did both movie and ice cream.

How could anyone forget...

Their first date included a day at the Art Institute of Chicago, a drink at the top of the John Hancock Center, and a movie -- Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing."

"He swept me off my feet," said Michelle Obama, recalling how her date made her laugh and intrigued her with his "deep understanding" of art.

Sitting on a curb, they shared their first kiss over Baskin-Robbins ice cream.

"I asked her if I could kiss her," Obama wrote. I kissed her, and it tasted like chocolate.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1053046,CST-NWS-obamas13.article

So, I get a BONUS point, right?

[Cha]

15. Yeah, you get a

bonus point, for sure!

[DFLforever]

16. 9: a "True Groupie"

LOL: I didn't need a test to be told that

[grantcart]

18. 9 out of 10

[Arkana]

19. Only 6.

Guess I'm not as big an Obamabot as I thought.

[CBR]

21. 10 out of 10... nt