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Los Angeles Times
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: Beyoncé kicks off a tour, Shaq lands a new gig
Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz. I'm Adam Tschorn, senior features writer, former game show question-and-answer man, and your weekly quizmaster. Each Friday, I serve up 10 handcrafted, California-leaning, multiple-choice questions based on stories that appeared in The Times (in print or online) over the previous seven days. This week, we're taking a look at stories about Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour, Christie Brinkley's new memoir (hint: the title shares its name with a Billy Joel song), the Class of 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Cheech & Chong's return to the silver screen and the horse favored to win this year's Kentucky Derby. If you've kept up on the news of the week, answering these questions should be no problem at all. Are you ready to have some fun? I am. Let's get started.
Los Angeles Times
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: The life of Pope Francis, precious metal hits a high
Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz. I'm Adam Tschorn, senior features writer, former game show question-and-answer man and your weekly quizmaster. Each Friday, I serve up 10 handcrafted, California-leaning, multiple-choice questions based on stories that appeared in The Times (in print or online) over the previous seven days. On tap for this week are stories about the soaring price of a certain precious metal, the reason Dodgers' standout Shohei Ohtani stayed home while his teammates traveled to take on the Texas Rangers, the life of the late Pope Francis, the Ryan Coogler movie that topped the Easter weekend box office, the U.S. senator who went to El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia and more. If you've kept up on the news of the week, you should have no problem answering these questions correctly. Are you ready to have some fun? I am. Let's get started.
Los Angeles Times
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The end of Cheech & Chong?
'Cheech & Chong's Last Movie' reunites the stoner comedy duo on the big screen for the first time in more than 40 years. The documentary, David Bushell's feature-film directorial debut, is a deep dive into the telling their story — in their own words. The film relies on interviews — both archival and news — as well as photos, animation and a little bit of road-trip movie-making magic. Los Angeles Times reporter Adam Tschorn sat with the duo to ask them the hardest question: is this actually the end?
Los Angeles Times
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: What gems bedazzle the Dodgers' blinged-out rings?
Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz. I'm Adam Tschorn, senior features writer, former game show question-and-answer man, and your weekly quizmaster. This week's 10 handcrafted, California-leaning, multiple-choice questions will test your recall on stories that appeared in The Times (in print or online) over the previous seven days. This week, we're taking a look at stories about the late Richard Chamberlain's standout roles, the Dodgers' blingy new World Series rings, Vice President JD Vance's visit to Pituffik Space Base, the new Hulu streamer that pays homage to 'The Golden Girls,' the latest Sparks jersey getting hoisted to the rafters (it's only the third in the team's history), the big move the Sundance Film Festival will be making in 2027, what the recent quarter-percent increase in L.A. County's sales tax is funding, Larry Mantle's 40-year run manning the microphone and more. If you've kept abreast of the week's news, acing these questions should be a slam dunk. (Maybe not a retire-your-jersey slam dunk but at least a boast-post-your score slam dunk.) Are you ready to have some fun? I am. Let's get started.
Los Angeles Times
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times News Quiz this week: Who did Foreman ‘Rumble in the Jungle' with?
Welcome to the Los Angeles Times News Quiz for the week of March 28, 2025. I'm your quizmaster Adam Tschorn, back with another 10 handcrafted, highly informative, sometimes funny, always multiple-choice California-leaning quiz questions. This week's political and pop-culture recap will test your recall on such topics as the famous golfer dating a former Trump daughter-in-law (a possibly helpful hint: their kids go to the same Palm Beach school), the late, great George Foreman's most famous boxing match, the humor prize just won by Conan O'Brien (randomly helpful hint: it involves a mustache), the new live-action 'Snow White' movie, the Cabinet position targeted for dismantling by a new presidential executive order, the luxury amenities on offer at LAX's fancy new Delta One Lounge and much more. If you've stayed abreast of the headlines of the last seven days, you should be able to deliver this week's quiz a knockout punch in no time at all. Are you ready to have some fun? I am. Let's get started.
