Due to an apparent grammatical error, the Texas Republican Party's official platform incorrectly declared that one-third of the state is gay, homosexuality has been ordained by God in the Bible, and love is not patient or kind but envies and boasts. The document contains multiple factually incorrect statements due to grammatical mistakes in the party's platform.

1. Charlie Meyerson’s May 2016

2. Because of what apparently was
a grammatical error, the Texas
Republican Party’s official
platform declares ...
• One-third of the state is gay.
• Homosexuality has been
ordained by God in the Bible.
• Love isn’t patient or kind, but it does
envy and boast.

3. Because of what apparently was
a grammatical error, the Texas
Republican Party’s official
platform declares ...
• One-third of the state is gay.
• Homosexuality has been
ordained by God in the Bible.
• Love isn’t patient or kind, but it does
envy and boast.

4. Which newspaper company is
trying to buy Chicago-based
Tribune Publishing?
• The New York Times
• Dow-Jones, publisher of The Wall Street
Journal
• Gannett
• Bloomberg

5. Which newspaper company is
trying to buy Chicago-based
Tribune Publishing?
• The New York Times
• Dow-Jones, publisher of The Wall Street
Journal
• Gannett
• Bloomberg

6. Which is the last FDA-approved
manufacturer of potential
execution drugs to block that use
of its product?
• Pfizer
• Novartis
• GlaxoSmithKline

7. Which is the last FDA-approved
manufacturer of potential
execution drugs to block that use
of its product?
• Pfizer
• Novartis
• GlaxoSmithKline

8. The new HBO movie about
Lyndon B. Johnson is called
...
• “Uncivil Rights”
• “All the Way”
• “Jerry Ford Is So Dumb He Can’t Fart
and Chew Gum at the Same Time.”
• “A Gulf Too Far”

9. The new HBO movie about
Lyndon B. Johnson is called
...
• “Uncivil Rights”
• “All the Way”
• “Jerry Ford Is So Dumb He Can’t Fart
and Chew Gum at the Same Time.”
• “A Gulf Too Far”

10. A woman who received death
threats after wearing a hat reading
“America Was Never Great” did so
on the job at which retail chain?
• Sports Authority
• Home Depot
• Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Hats in the Belfry

11. A woman who received death
threats after wearing a hat reading
“America Was Never Great” did so
on the job at which retail chain?
• Sports Authority
• Home Depot
• Dick’s Sporting Goods
• Hats in the Belfry

12. Which of the following isn’t a quote
attributed to Donald Trump in The
New York Times report on how he
behaved with women in private?
• “Don’t you think my daughter’s hot?
She’s hot, right?”
• “My hands are big, and I have,
you know, the drapes to match.”
• “I don’t care if she’s sweet. ... Is she
hot?”

13. Which of the following isn’t a quote
attributed to Donald Trump in The
New York Times report on how he
behaved with women in private?
• “Don’t you think my daughter’s hot?
She’s hot, right?”
• “My hands are big, and I have,
you know, the drapes to match.”
• “I don’t care if she’s sweet. ... Is she
hot?”

14. A Durham, N.C., hotel has installed
bathroom signs featuring a
silhouette that looks half-male, half-
female. The legend underneath
reads:
• “You decide”
• “Not allowed”
• “We don’t care”

15. A Durham, N.C., hotel has installed
bathroom signs featuring a
silhouette that looks half-male, half-
female. The legend underneath
reads:
• “You decide”
• “Not allowed”
• “We don’t care”

16. Google’s unveiled a new
iPhone app that lets you ...
• Create ASCII images (those
pictures made up of letters).
• Search right from the keyboard.
• Generate typewriter-style
sounds while tapping out email.

17. Google’s unveiled a new
iPhone app that lets you ...
• Create ASCII images (those
pictures made up of letters).
• Search right from the keyboard.
• Generate typewriter-style
sounds while tapping out email.

18. Which of the following porn sites is
not one (presumably) accidentally
displayed in a screen shot shared to
Facebook by conservative Virginia
congressional candidate Mike Webb?
• Layla Rivera Tight Booty
• Ivone Sexy Amateur
• Come On, Baby Boobies

19. Which of the following porn sites is
not one (presumably) accidentally
displayed in a screen shot shared to
Facebook by conservative Virginia
congressional candidate Mike Webb?
• Layla Rivera Tight Booty
• Ivone Sexy Amateur
• Come On, Baby Boobies

20. Which of its software
products did Apple claim to
have simplified this week?
• Messages
• iTunes
• Mail

21. Which of its software
products did Apple claim to
have simplified this week?
• Messages
• iTunes
• Mail

22. Fill in the blank from this satiric
headline in The Onion: “Media
Organizations Make Pilgrimage ...
To Lay Content At Foot Of
_______.”
• Donald Trump
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Hillary Clinton

23. Fill in the blank from this satiric
headline in The Onion: “Media
Organizations Make Pilgrimage ...
To Lay Content At Foot Of
_______.”
• Donald Trump
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Hillary Clinton

24. For how many days before the sale
of Chicago’s historic post office
building was its owner, eccentric
British multimillionaire Bill Davies,
dead?
• 1
• 3
• 5

25. For how many days before the sale
of Chicago’s historic post office
building was its owner, eccentric
British multimillionaire Bill Davies,
dead?
• 1
• 3
• 5

26. Which of the following is a
Marvel Comics character?
• Barry Allen
• Hal Jordan
• Nick Fury

27. Which of the following is a
Marvel Comics character?
• Barry Allen
• Hal Jordan
• Nick Fury

28. Which of the following isn’t a
DC Comics character?
• Hawkman
• Hawkeye
• Hawkgirl

29. Which of the following isn’t a
DC Comics character?
• Hawkman
• Hawkeye
• Hawkgirl

30. Which of the following doesn’t
come with the new “Cards
Against Humanity” expansion
pack featuring Donald Trump?
• A hand-crank radio.
• A bulletproof vest.
• A locket with a photo of
Barack Obama.

31. Which of the following doesn’t
come with the new “Cards
Against Humanity” expansion
pack featuring Donald Trump?
• A hand-crank radio.
• A bulletproof vest.
• A locket with a photo of
Barack Obama.

32. The owner of Chicago's John
Hancock Building promises
that what won't change if the
name does?
• The building's crown.
• Its front plaza.
• Its “Tilt” glass-enclosed
observation area.

33. The owner of Chicago's John
Hancock Building promises
that what won't change if the
name does?
• The building's crown.
• Its front plaza.
• Its “Tilt” glass-enclosed
observation area.

34. In a bid to keep Mayor Rahm
Emanuel off the witness stand,
City Hall lawyers have for the
first time acknowledged what?
• Cops’ systemic compromising of
body cams.
• A network of aldermanic
bribery.
• A police “code of silence.”

35. In a bid to keep Mayor Rahm
Emanuel off the witness stand,
City Hall lawyers have for the
first time acknowledged what?
• Cops’ systemic compromising of
body cams.
• A network of aldermanic
bribery.
• A police “code of silence.”

36. “Deathly fear” of what creature’s
presence prompted a mail carrier
to cease delivery in Chicago’s
Rogers Park neighborhood?
• Garter snakes
• Lizards
• Spiders

37. “Deathly fear” of what creature’s
presence prompted a mail carrier
to cease delivery in Chicago’s
Rogers Park neighborhood?
• Garter snakes
• Lizards
• Spiders

38. Ten years ago (May 2006),
what did the Chicago Cubs’
Michael Barrett do to the
White Sox’ A.J. Pierzynski?
• Tripped him at home plate.
• Punched him in the face.
• Hit him with a bat.

39. Ten years ago (May 2006),
what did the Chicago Cubs’
Michael Barrett do to the
White Sox’ A.J. Pierzynski?
• Tripped him at home plate.
• Punched him in the face.
• Hit him with a bat.

40. Which NBC hockey commentator
said “If you’re going to hit
somebody from behind, give him
a slight concussion or whatever”?
• Mike Milbury
• Jeremy Roenick
• “Doc” Emrick

41. Which NBC hockey commentator
said “If you’re going to hit
somebody from behind, give him
a slight concussion or whatever”?
• Mike Milbury
• Jeremy Roenick
• “Doc” Emrick

42. Charlie Meyerson’s May 2016