The Olympic are in full swing. Michael Phelps is swimming, Rafalca is dancing and Mitt Romney has his hand out for money. What could be more thrilling than the pageantry and power of the Olympics and the pandering and gaffes of America’s worst tourist ever. Well in the interest of keeping my energy from being sapped any more by the non-existent global warming’s 4th straight week of record heat, I will combine the two in one quiz. If I seem a bit silly blame the non-existent heat.

Where is the famous London Bridge of the nursery rhyme located?
a) London, England
b) Glasgow, Scotland
c) Lake Havasu City, Arizona
d) Paris, France

2) The London Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA – city and dependent suburbs) ranks what in Europe?
a) first – it is the largest
b) Second behind Paris
c) Third behind Paris and istanbul
d) surprisingly it is only the tenth largest region in Europe.

3) Mitt Romney did something quite unusual in London. What?
a) met with the head of state.
b) held a campaign fundraiser on foreign soil.
c) visited London Tower.
d) Wondered where all of the foreigners came from.

4) Romney seemed to be quite excited by Rafalca in the Olympics. So excited he said he would:
a) take a practice run through with him.
b) Watch every practice
c) sneak the horse some treats
d) not even bother to watch the performance

5) In Israel, Romney:
a) threatened war with Iran
b) praised Israel’s socialized health care system that he is so against here.
c) stated the Palestinians were hampered by their culture.
d) All this plus scheduled a fundraising dinner on a Jewish day of fasting.

6) You are Mitt Romney and you want to buy a fixer-upper in London. Buckingham Palace has gone up for sale. What is the asking price?
a) @ $500,000,000
b) @ $1,000,000,000
c) @ $2,500,000,000
d) @ $5,000,000,000

7) Rick Gorka, a Romney aid, asked a reporter to sneak a kiss. Where?
a) in Poland
b) at a war memorial
c) on his ass
d) in the back of the limo.

8) In 2000, London elected its first mayor. His name was Ken Livingstone, but he was better known by a colorful name. What
a) “Red” Ken because he was so far left.
b) “Yellow” Ken because he avoided military service.
c) “White” Ken because he was extrmely conservative.
d) “Blue” Ken because his public pronouncements were often downers

9) Romney was greeted with shouts of ________________________ in Poland
a) “Solidarność” (“solidarity” in Polish)
b) “Go Home”
c) “Obama”
d) “Walesa” (the leader of the union that broke communism)

10) the United Kingdom refers to:
a) England
b) England and Scotland
c) England, Scotland and Wales
d) England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Summertime sometimes makes me silly. Romney is that way all the time. I am often amazed that news readers don’t dress in clown suits when they cover his campaign. But if he gets elected it will be a bad joke on America.

Here are some Answers:

1) c) That bridge was moved to Lake Havasu, Arizona in the 1970s

2) a) It is the largest SMSA in Europe and 311 in the world at about 12,000,000 people, with Paris and Istanbul close behind

3) b) he may have met a head of state, but that is not unusual. I believe he is the first presidential candidate to hold a fundraiser on foreign soil.

4) d) He said he didn’t know when Rafalca would perform, nor would he watch. Rafalca’s next stop: Dancing With the Stars as Bristol Palin’s partner.

5) d) A full Romney – threatened war, made unreal comments, insulted two peoples in different ways. Honing his diplomatic skills.

6) c) @ $2.5 Bn.

7) c) is the most correct answer although a & b were also correct. One could guess that had the request been fulfilled it would have been in d

8) a) “Red” Ken to imply he was a communist. Also called “Ken Leninstone” by the press.

9) c) “Obama” – maybe they have eyesight problems

10) d) all four, although Scotland has a vote for independence scheduled for Autumn of 2014.

Well that was fun. If Mitt can keep up the pace, the Sunday Fundays may continue to carry some of his comedy stylings.