By Dale Singer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

1. Who contradicted testimony by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before Congress?

A. Former Attorney General John Ashcroft

B. Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff

C. FBI Director Robert Mueller

D. Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

2. A Washington University research team discovered a gene responsible for what?

A. Sneezing

B. Hiccuping

C. Sweating

D. Itching

3. Former Cardinal Mike Coolbaugh died after being hit by a foul ball while coaching for what minor-league team?

A. Arkansas Travelers

B. Tulsa Drillers

C. Wichita Wranglers

D. Springfield Cardinals

4. Which auto company was the first to start contract talks with the United Auto Workers union?

A. Chrysler

B. General Motors

C. Ford

D. All three started at the same time

5. What did the state of Florida give to prison inmates in an effort to crack cold cases?

A. Cigarettes

B. Playing cards

C. Limited furloughs

D. Phone cards

ANSWERS:

1. C. Mueller contradicted Gonzales in his own testimony Thursday.

2. D. The gene is responsible for making mice, and probably people, itchy.

3. B. Coolbaugh was coaching first base for the Tulsa Drillers.

4. A. Talks with Chrysler began first, followed by GM and Ford.

5. B. The inmates got playing cards with the pictures of missing persons and victims of unsolved murders.