(Here’s a quick quiz covering a few events from 2012. Enjoy.)

1. One of the big stories of 2012 was the Mayan calandar predicting the end of the world. How would the end of the world have taken place?
A. Aliens clone members of the U.S. congress.
B. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a winning season. Billions of people die from shock.
C. Joe Biden becomes President of the United States.

2. President Obama and U.S. lawmakers are dealing with the ominous fiscal cliff that will plunge the economy deeper into a hole. What’s the worst that will happen?
A. The Pittsburgh Pirates will raise ticket prices again.
B. The city of Pittsburgh will tie parking rates to the price of gas.
C. In order to generate more revenue China becomes the 51st state.

3. Pittsburgh city councilman Bill Peduto raised a huge controversy when he declared a Wiz Kahlefa day. Who would have made a better choice?
A. Pittsburgh Steeler Rashard Mendenhal.
B. Pittsburgh Steeler Alameda Ta‘ amu.
C. Honey Boo Boo.

4. What was the reason behind Bill Peduto declaring a Wiz Kahlefa day in Pittsburgh?
A. He wants to be a judge on American Idol and was hoping that Kahlefa would put in a good word for him.
B. He wants Kahlefa to manage his latest campaign for mayor.
C. Peduto and Kahlefa are going to star in a remake of Cheech and Chong’s movie, Up In Smoke.

5. The Pittsburgh Pirates had another losing season in 2012. What changes will the team make in 2013?
A. Add topless female players to the new roster. That will at least take the attention off the playing.
B. Draft Rashard Mendenhall.
C. Replace the current roster of players with Daleks.

6. What exactly is a fiscal cliff?
A. When all the players in Monopoly go bankrupt at the same time.
B. When members of congress decide to take up bungie jumping.
C. The place where Bill Peduto’s campaign for mayor will end up.

7. Why did Pittsburgh Steeler Rashard Mendenhall miss the game against the San Diego Chargers?
A. He thought that the snooze button on his alarm clock meant exactly that.
B. He was auditioning to be a host on 60 Minutes.
C. He wanted to take the bus to get to the game. But Port Authority Transit doesn’t take Mastercard.

8. Due to a standstill with a farm bill Milk Prices are threatened to shoot up to $8.00 a gallon. Why is that?
A. The milk prices are tied to the fiscal cliff.
B. The milk prices are tied to Obamacare.
C. The milk prices are tied to the Mayan calandar.

9. What was the huge complaint that Pittsburgh Steeler Ben Rothlisberger voiced to the media during a past interview?
A. That the fans should not boo the team.
B. That he can’t find a 2013 version of the Mayan calandar.
C. That he wasn’t picked to be a stunt double when they were filming The Dark Knight Rises, in Pittsburgh.

10. What will be the biggest news story of 2013.
A. Pittsburgh Pirates mascot Shipwreck Sammy takes a bath.
B. Pittsburgh Steeler Rashard Mendenhall gets a snooze button on his wrist watch and sleeps through another football game.
C. Pittsburgh Pirates have winning season. Billions of people die from shock.