Q.1
Which local media celebrity was announced this week as having the honor of throwing the first pitch at the Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets game on August 30?
Kavitha Cardoza
Patrick Madden
Matt McCleskey
Kojo Nnamdi
Tom Sherwood
Q.2
WAMU 88.5's Patrick Madden reported this week about a salvage yard that sits on the Buzzard Point property where the District and D.C. United would like to build a new soccer stadium. What’s the name of the salvage yard?
Salvage Plus
Salvage Unlimited
Salvage Surplus
Super Salvage
Q.3
D.C. Democratic mayoral candidate Tommy Wells held a karaoke fundraiser this week. What song was he singing in a video captured by Washington City Paper Loose Lips columnist Will Sommer?
“Call it Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)” by T-Bone Walker
“Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi
“Da Butt” by E.U.
“Wonderwall” by Oasis
Q.4
What’s the name of the visa program at the center of the controversy surrounding the electric car company formerly owned by Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe?
EB-5
H1-B
J-1
O-1
Q.5
Mark Obenshain, the Republican candidate for attorney general in Virginia, will be a guest on Friday’s Politics Hour. What is the name of his Democratic opponent?
Justin Fairfax
Mark Herring
Steve Shannon
Mike Singer
Q.6
Which Virginia city is planning to host later this month its own version of the famous “running of the bulls” in Pamplona, Spain?
Charlottesville
Danville
Petersburg
Richmond
Q.7
A snakehead fish caught recently in Spotsylvania County, Va., has been confirmed as a world record size catch by the International Game Fish Association. How big was the snakehead?
16 lbs 4 oz.
17 lbs 6 oz.
18 lbs
20 lbs 1 oz.
Q.8
Which prominent Maryland Republican announced this week that he’d be stepping down from his seat to pursue a graduate degree in sports management from Southern Methodist University?
Del. Donald Dwyer
House Minority Leader Nicholaus Kipke
Senate Minority Leader E.J. Pipkin
Maryland Republican Party Chair Diana Waterman
Q.9
The longest Metro stop escalator in WMATA’s system is located in Maryland. It’s also the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere. Where is it?
Bethesda
Forest Glen
Glenmont
Wheaton
Q.10
Washington region native and former Baltimore Raven Jonathan Ogden was inducted into the National Football League’s Hall of Fame this past weekend. For what local school did Ogden’s father play at the collegiate level in the 1970s?
Howard University
University of Maryland
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech