New York Gritty Post-Election Quiz

1) Who said of New York Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo “I’m so very proud of him?”  a) Mario Cuomo;  b) Bill Clinton; c) Kerry Kennedy;  d) Ed Koch

2)   Who said the following?  a) “The first time I met my wife, I made a crude remark and she threw a beer at me”         b) “There never was a war on poverty; there was a skirmish on poverty.”   c) “Instead of handing out welfare checks, teach them personal hygiene.”   d) “For $300, a six-pack and a pizza, I’ll do a better job than those bureaucrats.” e) “They wear little Speedos and grind up against each other.”  f) “The rent is too DAMN high!”

I. Andrew Cuomo; II. Carl Paladino; III. Kenneth McMillan; IV. Warren Redlich

3) Mayor Bloomberg supported the two term limit proposal on today’s ballot because he’s a) fair and honest; b) seen the light; c) perverse; d) knows the loopholes around it

4) David Patterson will be remembered as: a) a hack politician; b) underrated;  c) New York’s first black/blind/swinger Governor;  d) who?

5) My favorite Cuomo is:  a) Andrew;  b) Mario;  c) Chris;  d) Perry

6) Under cover of election week, the MTA  jumped the toll to Staten Island to an obscene $13, while keeping the East River bridges toll-free. The lesson here is:  a) No MTA board member lives in Staten Island;    b) The MTA board doesn’t realize Staten Island is part of New York City;   c) Never date a woman from Staten Island   d) All of the above

7) New York City’s next Mayor should be: a) Ray Kelly; b) Anthony Weiner; c) Christine Quinn; d) Michael Bloomberg; e) Jay-Z

8) Chris Christie is:   a) the hope of the Republican Party    b) the guy in the Subway ads   c) best known for his hit song “The Gypsy Cried”;    d) a supermodel

Answers: 1) b (Bill  Clinton);    2) a, c, e: Carl Paladino; b): Andrew Cuomo; d) Warren Redlich; f) Kenneth McMillan;  3-8: Feel free to expand on your answers in the comments section.

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