What's News?

Test your knowledge of current industry events with the following quiz

1. A judge postponed the sentencing last week for indicted former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers from June to July. Ebbers plans on using the extra month to:

   a. work on his appeal.

   b. write a statement for the sentencing.

   c. start building his portfolio of prison tattoos.

2. CellForCash.com announced it will pay $200 for promotional “Star Wars” cell phones released in April. The offer targets “Star Wars fans who bought these phones but now may have other needs,” like:

   a. a phone for professional use.

   b. a phone promoting Star Trek.

   c. identifying “the force” that keeps girls away from guys with wookie ringtones.

3. A new business unit of 20th Century Fox Television is devoted to creating content for mobile phones, in the hopes of matching the wide circulation of Fox's:

   a. “American Idol” messages.

   b. “24” mobisodes.

   c. Paula Abdul.

4. Glasgow, Scotland, launched the world's first municipal Internet television channel last month. So far, the channel's most popular program is:

   a. “CSI: Haggis.”

   b. “Wee House on the Prairie.”

   c. “The Shepherd's Apprentice.”

   d. “Trading Kilts.”

The above quiz offers a combination of news and entertainment, and should not be mistaken for either.