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(Page 1.) A worldwide survey found that…

(Page 1.) A worldwide survey found that the Olympic rings are the most recognized symbol. Which symbol came in second.

A. McDonald’s

B. Shell Oil’s

C. Christian cross

1. As part of Princess Di’s divorce agreement she loses “Her Royal Highness” title, meaning she:

A. Cannot wear a tiara in public

B. Must curtsy before her ex-husband and two sons

C. Cannot look the queen mother directly in the eyes

D. Must use the side entrance to the castle

2. Which is not an official sponsor of the 1996 Olympics?

A. Nike

B. UPS

C. Sports Illustrated

D. John Hancock

3. A poll of fathers traveling by car with their children shows that one-third of them say they do THIS half the time they’re on the road.

4. When McDonald’s opens its first restaurants in India this year, what won’t be on the menu?

A. Diet soda

B. French fries

C. Hamburgers

D. Chicken McNuggets

5. Why is the Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Alexander now the answer to a baseball trivia question?

6. According to Eugene “Geno” Willmann, a Southern Illinois stinkbait entrepreneur, which two rotten cheeses have the desired rancid bouquet for his catfish bait?

A. Gouda

B. Sharp cheddar

C. Longhorn

D. Brie

7. Which is higher, the number of athletes participating in the Olympics or the number of journalists covering the games?

8. According to Tribune sources, who is “Person E” in the Operation Silver Shovel probe?

Who is it?

9. She is half of the only husband-wife team in Congress and won election to the New York City Council at age 27. In 1994 she said, “There are certain days that I wake up and say, `Yes! I can be president!’ “

Who said it?

10. “I was a kid in the 1970s. . . . Did I smoke a joint from time to time? Of course I did.”

The answers:

Page 1. Shell Oil’s yellow shell was second; McDonald’s logo had higher recognition than the cross. 1. Di is officially obliged to curtsy before royalty, including her ex-husband and sons. 2. Nike. 3. speed. 4. no hamburgers, for religious and cultural reasons. 5. He replaced Cal Ripkin at shortstop, ending Ripkin’s string of 2,216 games as the team’s starting shortstop. 6. sharp cheddar and longhorn. 7. There are 10,700 athletes and 15,000 journalists. 8. former 10th Ward Ald. Edward Vrdolyak. 9. New York Rep. Susan Molinari, keynote speaker at next month’s GOP convention. 10. Clinton spokesman Mike McCurry, in response to criticism of the White House policy of hiring people who have used drugs in the past, provided they submit to frequent testing.

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