2007 Fortune Teller Quiz: Can You See Into the Future?

By: James S. Toedtman; Source: AARP Bulletin Date Posted: 2007-01-11 10:56:00-05:00

Here's the 2007 edition of the annual current events challenge prepared by AARP Bulletin Editor James S. Toedtman. Copy the quiz, share it with friends and check the results in a year. Or complete your entry online and submit it to the AARP Bulletin. The deadline is Feb. 1.

1. Which of the following famous pairs will split in 2007?
New York Yankees and manager Joe Torre
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
President George W. Bush and vice president Dick Cheney
Bill O'Reilly and the Fox network


2. Administration fallout: Which of the following will resign in 2007?
Vice President Dick Cheney
Labor Secretary Elaine Chao
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff


3. President George W. Bush will cast how many vetoes in 2007?
0
1-3
4-6
7-10
11-15
16-25
Over 26


4. By the end of 2007, Saddam Hussein will be:
A free man
Still on trial
Hanged
Appealing his verdict
A suicide victim
Assassinated


5. Osama bin Laden turns 50 in March. By the end of the year, he will be:
Still free
Dead from disease
Killed by enemies or traitors
Captured
Executed


6. The $25 million reward for bin Laden will be:
Collected
Not paid
Not claimed
Tied up in court


7. By the end of 2007, CBS News' Katie Couric's evening news will be:
Third in the news ratings
Second in the ratings
First in the ratings
Replaced by a new newscaster.


8. Which of the following indexes or prices will fall most in 2007:
gold
The price a barrel of oil
Dow Jones industrial average
the dollar


9. Congress and the President will reach agreement on which of the following:
Social security reform
Raising the minimum wage
Reducing college loan interest rates
Repealing some of the Sarbanes-Oxley business regulations


10. At the end of 2006, Democrats ranked their top three presidential candidates as Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama and Al Gore. Who will be atop the polls at the end of 2007?
Clinton
Obama
Gore
Someone else


11. At the end of 2006, Republicans ranked their top three presidential candidates as Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney. Who will be atop the polls at the end of 2007?
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Someone else


12. Home sales have slowed in the past year, and the prices have dropped over 3 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors. By the end of 2007, resale prices of homes will be:
Unchanged
Down between 1 and 5%
Up between 1 and 5%
Down more than 5%
Up more than 5%


13. Which of the following will occur in Iraq?
Prime Minister Nouri al-Malaki will still be in office
Fewer than 10,000 US troops will be recalled
More than 10,000 US troops will be recalled
Oil production will exceed pre-war levels


14. Axis of Evil: Who on America's Current Most Wanted Enemies List will survive 2007?
Fidel Castro
Kim Jong Il
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein


15. Deadlines: Which of the following will miss their deadline in 2007?

J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter finale due in July)
Bill Clinton (New book on foreign policy due in August)
Congress has April 15 deadline for agreeing on a 2008 budget resolution
 
By next January 1, Disney parks plan to stop serving any food with trans fat and will not license or promote any products containing trans fats

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