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78) What will earn you an employee counseling session if you're in the "Ladies and Gents" program at Pinnacle's new downtown casino, Lumière Place?
A) You come to work in a trench coat, mumbling something about spotter planes and infrared binoculars.
B) Your weight fluctuates up or down more than 5 percent from the time you were hired.
C) You spend more than $500 on the slots during any two-hour period.
D) You decide that you're only going to subscribe to the latter portion of the casino's hiring motto, "Work Hard, Play Hard."

79) Why is Saint Louis University suing longtime communications professor Avis Meyer?
A) For copyright infringement stemming from a fight over the student newspaper's charter during which Meyer registered the phrase, "The University News, A Student Voice Serving Saint Louis University Since 1921."
B) For fraud, because Meyer claims on his résumé to have a degree from Northwestern University but actually holds only a certificate in Swedish massage.
C) For fraternizing with Washington University student Susannah Cahalan.
D) For slander, alleging that Meyer, an amateur art collector, told SLU president Lawrence Biondi that his "relentless acquisition of tawdry bronze sculptures has made the campus look like a crap-ass mall."

80) Belleville resident James M. Dowdy is doing time for stealing what?
A) Hubcaps.
B) Women's socks.
C) Tawdry bronze sculptures from the Saint Louis University campus.
D) All of the above.

81) What is Lambert Field newcomer AirTran Airways' motto?
A) "Direct to Transylvania, baby!"
B) "AirTran, where the flight attendants aren't what they appear."
C) "AirTran flies to Atlanta and Sarasota."
D) "Go. There's nothing stopping you."

82) Ladue resident "Thumbelina" is the world's smallest known example of what species?
A) Dog.
B) Rat.
C) Horse.
D) Wal-Mart greeter.

83) Why was UMSL student Roxana Contreras detained by the Russian government?
A) She was caught trying to determine if there really are three maraschino cherries lodged in Vladimir Lenin's appendix.
B) She was suspected of transporting arms to Chechen rebels.
C) She was accused of smuggling old Soviet medals out of the country.
D) She was accused of smuggling mounted deer heads out of the country.

84) Which of these St. Louis eateries did not shut down in 2007?
A) King Louie's.
B) Red Moon.
C) Zoë Pan-Asian Cafe.
D) The Pasta House Co.

Match the Cardinals player with his injury:
85) Chris Carpenter. C
86) Scott Rolen. B
87) Juan Encarnacion. A
A) Eye.
B) Shoulder.
C) Elbow.

88) Which broadcaster came under fire after airing a 30-minute infomercial produced by AmerenUE about the Taum Sauk Reservoir?
A) KMOV (Channel 4).
B) City TV 10.
C) CW11.
D) KSDK-TV (Channel 5).

89) Why was Mascoutah Middle School student Megan Coulter given detention?
A) She was caught peddling methamphetamine.
B) She was caught scalping Hannah Montana tickets.
C) She was caught stealing Neil Diamond CDs from the principal's car.
D) She was caught flouting the school's ban on hugging.

90) According to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, St. Louis has the best:
A) Drinking water.
B) Potato chips (Red Hot Riplets).
C) Air.
D) View of East St. Louis.

91) Which of the following movies was filmed in St. Louis in 2007?
A) I Am Legend.
B) Kismet.
C) Kingshighway.
D) Cahokia Limited.

92) Why did some residents of Lafayette Square object to a new playground in the neighborhood?
A) Because it featured a platform that was too high and would pose a danger to children.
B) Because the surrounding area wasn't equipped with sufficient lighting and might attract lurkers.
C) Because its wooden components had been treated with arsenic.
D) Because its bright colors did not match the area's "historic" qualities.

93) Which St. Louisan did not die in 2007?
A) Thomas Eagleton.
B) Harriett Woods.
C) John Danforth.
D) Ike Turner.

94) President George W. Bush appointed Sam Fox ambassador to which country?
A) Belgium.
B) Liechtenstein.
C) Iraq.
D) Chile.

95) What does "Action Jackson," a robot designed by Washington University mechanical engineering student Topher McFarland, do?
A) It waxes your floor.
B) It plays Texas Hold 'Em.
C) It mimics the painting style of Jackson Pollock.
D) It repeatedly loads and fires a vintage eighteenth-century musket.

96) What did then-St. George police sergeant James Kuehnlein say to motorist Brett Darrow during a videotaped traffic stop?
A) "[Y]ou wanna try me? You wanna try me tonight? You think you've had a bad night? I will ruin your fucking night."
B) "Talk back to me again. I bet I could say you resisted arrest or something. You want to come up with something? I come up with nine things. Do you wanna try something?"
C) "What are you doin' with a camera hooked to your car seat? ...You started it. Why do you have an attitude? As a matter of fact, I was gonna come in here, see if you're OK. First of all, we have people try to commit suicide in here. We have car thieves come in here. We have people break into cars here. I have enough probable cause to stop you. OK?"
D) All of the above.

97) A report issued in December by the animal-rights group In Defense of Animals found that the elephants at the Saint Louis Zoo are at high risk of what?
A) Elephantiasis.
B) Chlamydia.
C) Folliculitis.
D) Herpes.

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