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Sunday, July 24, 2016. 2016 Prognostication Quiz: Questions 5, 6, and 7. 5 Writing (April 18). Fourteen of the 21 Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for journalism. Some awards are given to the newspaper as a whole and some are given to individual reporters, but the newspaper is always mentioned. If an award is shared, both newspapers are considered to be named. The winners of the past 16 years are listed (ties are possible). Which newspaper will win the most Pulitzers? A The Washington Post (5). Is B and E.
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J. Michael Andresen: March 2013
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Thursday, March 21, 2013. 2013 Prognostication Quiz: Questions 4 and 5, Film and Kenya. 4 Film (February 24). Which picture will win American filmdom's highest prize this year at the Academy Awards? What will win the Oscar for Best Picture? B Zero Dark Thirty. E none of the above: some other film will win. Was the early favorite and strengthened its lead when Argo. Director Ben Affleck was snubbed by the Academy in the directing category. But Argo. Only three people guessed Argo. 5 Kenya (March 4). Anoth...
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J. Michael Andresen: 2015 Prognostication Quiz: Questions 4 & 5, Nigeria & Film
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Saturday, April 11, 2015. 2015 Prognostication Quiz: Questions 4 and 5, Nigeria and Film. Who will win Nigeria's Presidential election? C Another candidate will win. D No one: the election will be canceled or postponed past 2015. Nine Quiz entrants picked this upset, disappointing the cynical 27 who thought that picking the incumbent party in an African election is never the wrong move. 5 Film (March 2). Which picture will win American filmdom's highest prize this year at the Academy Awards? Launched a l...
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J. Michael Andresen: January 2014
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Sunday, January 26, 2014. 2014 Prognostication Quiz: Question 1, Freedom. Welcome to a new year of prognostication! Freedom House is an international organization that studies democracy and freedom in the world, publishing an annual report on how many of countries are free, partly free, or not free. The 2013 report calculated that 90 of the world’s 195 nations were “free” in 2012. Will freedom advance, stay stagnant, or retreat in this year’s report, covering 2013? B minus one (4), 89 total. I'm sure the...
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J. Michael Andresen: April 2015
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Saturday, April 11, 2015. 2015 Prognostication Quiz: Questions 4 and 5, Nigeria and Film. Who will win Nigeria's Presidential election? C Another candidate will win. D No one: the election will be canceled or postponed past 2015. Nine Quiz entrants picked this upset, disappointing the cynical 27 who thought that picking the incumbent party in an African election is never the wrong move. 5 Film (March 2). Which picture will win American filmdom's highest prize this year at the Academy Awards? Launched a l...
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J. Michael Andresen: December 2012
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Monday, December 31, 2012. Entry deadline is 3:30 pm CST on Saturday, January 12, 2013. Send fifteen answers and one tie-break to jmandresen at gmail.com. Anyone with an email address is welcome to enter. The winner receives a deluxe gift bag. The number of times each answer has occurred since the fall of the iron curtain is indicated in parentheses. Note: the ten worst. How will the number of free countries change? A minus two or worse (3), 85 or fewer total. B minus one (4), 86 total. Punxatawney Phil ...
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J. Michael Andresen: June 2013
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Thursday, June 20, 2013. 2013 Prognostication Quiz: Question 7, Horses. 7 Horses (May 4). The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby will have America's finest three-year-old thoroughbred horses challenge each other in the annual Race for the Roses. Working from a list of over three hundred aspiring entrants, I have split the horses into approximately equal groups. This takes into account horse naming psychology, which seems to lean toward S names. With seven people picking the single initial. Due to her ma...
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J. Michael Andresen: January 2015
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Wednesday, January 07, 2015. 2014 Prognostication Quiz: Questions 11 and 12, Stocks and Bitcoin. Has drawn to a close! Welcome to the last post of the year! The Dow Jones Industrial Average index had an amazing year in 2013, rising by 25%. It is currently at around 16,300. Will the Dow continue its rapid climb in 2014, or are we in line for a large market correction? What will be the year-end close for the Dow? A under 15,000. B 15,000 to 15,800. C 15,800 to 16,600. D 16,600 to 17,300. E 17,300 to 18,000.
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J. Michael Andresen: May 2013
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013. 2013 Prognostication Quiz: Question #6, Writing. Fourteen of the 21 Pulitzer Prizes are awarded for journalism. Some awards are given to the newspaper as a whole and some are given to individual reporters, but the newspaper is always mentioned. If an award is shared, both newspapers are considered to be named. The winners of the past 12 years are listed (ties are possible). Which newspaper will win the most Pulitzers? A The Washington Post (4). B The New York Times (5). Special k...
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J. Michael Andresen: December 2014
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Thursday, December 18, 2014. Entry deadline is 3:30 pm CST on Saturday, January 10, 2015. Send fifteen answers and one tie-break to jmandresen at gmail.com. Anyone with an email address is welcome to enter this FREE contest. The winner receives a deluxe gift bag. Happy guessing! Note: the nine worst. Free countries (with the highest likelihood of being downgraded) are Botswana, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Lesotho, Montenegro, and Peru. The sixteen best. 2 Football (February 1).
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