A current events quiz (the correct answer is D)

Ok, gentle readers, it is time for some brain teasing. Put on your thinking caps and proceed when you are ready:

1) President Obama gave a speech in Cairo June 4 because:
A) He thinks the issues between America and the Muslim world can be solved if they just hear him speak
B) It puts pressure on the Israelis to deal with the Palestinians
C) Hell, he had to try something
D) It's a bitchin' place to bust out the ol' teleprompter

2) Who wins the NBA Finals?
A) The Lakers, because they have Kobe
B) The Magic, because they have Dwight Howard
C) ABC, because the Lakers are in it
D) David Sten, because he wins every year

3) Nancy Pelosi is:
A) The Speaker of the House
B) A lousy liar who's too stupid to realize the CIA probably takes really good notes
C) Less popular than Dick Cheney
D) All of the above

4) President Bush is receiving a bounce in public opinion polls because:
A) He's a former president, they all do
B) It's a pity-based response for all the abuse Obama's heaped on him
C) He's handled himself with dignity since leaving office
D) Hell, at least he didn't try to buy General Motors

5) Al Gore is:
A) Going to North Korea to try to free some wanna-be journalists
B) Nutty as a fruitcake
C) Doesn't care that global warming is a fraud, because he made $100 million of it
D) Should stay in North Korea

6) General Motors is:
A) A classic example of stupid business practices
B) A company that should have been allowed to go bankrupt
C) Alive due to an overreaching executive branch
D) MINE

7) Sonia Sotomayor is:
A) President Obama's choice for the next Supreme Court justice
B) Someone who thinks very highly of her Latino heritage and appears to think less of Anglos
C) Someone in possession of the views of a left-wing extremist
D) Really, really ugly

8) Drayton McLane is:
A) The owner of the Houston Astros and worth several hundred million dollars
B) The guy who wrecked the team by firing Gary Hunsicker and letting the farm system wither
C) A cheapskate
D) A guy who has to be kicked in the nuts by a 15% drop in attendance to figure out that, hey, there might be a problem here..

9) Gordon Brown is:
A) A member of the Labour Party and the Prime Minister of Great Britain
B) An unpopular dolt leading a cabinet filled with egomanical crooks
C) The Conservative Party's best friend
D) Soon to be unemployed

10) Newsweek is:
A) Attempting to re-invent itself
B) By its own admission, dropping any pretense of fairness and becoming more liberal
C) Having Steven Colbert guest edit an issue
D) Dead