Inconsequential News Quiz: The Sizzlin’ Summer Edition

Inconsequential News Quiz: The Sizzlin' Summer Edition
July 21, 2026

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Inconsequential News Quiz: The Sizzlin’ Summer Edition

1. Just days ahead of the summer solstice, how did Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders embrace her inner pagan spirit?

A. Sacrificed a feral hog in the rotunda of the Capitol
B. Attended a sweat lodge retreat with “social club” sisters from Ouachita Baptist
C. Led a sunrise meditation at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park
D. Watched bare-chested savages compete in open-air battle

2. Outdoorsy types who contract the tick-borne illness alpha-gal syndrome typically have to avoid what?

A. Ivermectin paste
B. Successful women (i.e., Alpha gals)
C. Sunlight
D. Red meat

3. In making sure Arkansas’ part of the America250 festivities complied with President Donald Trump’s whitewashing of American history, which of the following bits of history that are unflattering to white people was omitted from a display at the Old State House?

A. The Trail of Tears
B. The Elaine Massacre of 1919
C. The role of slavery on cotton plantations
D. All of the above

4. Based solely on postseason performance, the most successful college baseball team in Arkansas in 2026 was?

A. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
B. University of Central Arkansas
C. Arkansas State University
D. University of Arkansas at Little Rock

5. Which of the following recent U.S. actions is most likely to have tickled Tom Cotton’s fancy?

A. The bombing of an Iranian school, killing 120 children
B. The extrajudicial killing of fishermen off the coast of South America 
C. The blockade of oil to Cuba, which is causing daily blackouts, food shortages and deaths
D. All of the above

6. Which town in Arkansas produces the best watermelons in the state?

A. It’s Hope, and anyone who says different is a liar!
B. It’s Cave City, and anyone who says different is a liar!
C. C’mon, guys, can’t we all just get along?
D. Real ball knowers know Hope grows the biggest and Cave City grows the sweetest, and there’s room at the table for both.

7. North Little Rock artist Barry Thomas collected a $20K purse for creating this artwork, chosen as the state’s official semiquincentennial work.

The answer is always D. (That’s what your mom said.)

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