Answers:
1. D. The host of Hardball on MSNBC is reportedly hiring staff for a possible run against Sen. Arlen Specter, the political Web site fivethirtyeight.com reported last week.
2. B. Of the city's two Major League Baseball franchises, Obama is a big White Sox fan.
3. C. The soon-to-be first family hosted a potluck dinner for 60 friends and relatives in their hometown.
4. A. The presidential transition team has received more than 3,000 applicants through its Web site change.gov.
4. A. Geithner is currently president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
6. C. Terrorism experts had not heard of Deccan Mujahedeen, the group which e-mailed Indian news outlets claiming to be behind the attack.
7. D. Only Pumpkin attended the official pardoning ceremony. Pumpkin also served as the honorary grand marshal of Disneyland's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
8. B. George W. Bush's mother was said to be in good spirits and joking with hospital staff after her surgery.
9. C. The card bore an image of a horse-drawn cart carrying the White House Christmas tree.
10. D. Sources on the Obama transition team said it's nearly certain the Gates will stay on for at least the first year of the administration.
How did you do?
If you were a candidate, here is how you would fare:
1 -- Politics isn't your game
2 -- Perhaps you don't have any advisers.
3 -- You should fire your advisers.
4 -- Your advisers didn't prepare you very well.
5 -- With preparation, you could be a winner.
6 -- You've got potential -- you got 50 percent of your facts right.
7 -- With preparation, you'd lead comfortably.
8 -- You've got a good foundation to build on.
9 -- Majority rules!
10 -- You're unanimously elected!
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