The Q&Q For 1/11/25

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than President-elect and convicted felon Donald Trump, who said that renaming the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America had:

“A beautiful ring to it.”

1, What international body advises on the names of international waters?

A) The International Hydrographic Organization, 

B) The International Marine Moniker Council.

C) The International Waters Naming Bureau.

D) The International House of Pancakes.

2. What was Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s idea?

A) She said she would agree if Trump would cooperate with her in fighting drug cartels.

B) She said she would agree in exchange for getting Texas back.

C) She suggested renaming North America to Mexican America.

D) She said she wished Trump wouldn’t have said this as it will make it harder to get the Mexican legislature to pay for the wall she wants to build to fulfill Trump’s 2016 campaign promise.

3. In other bat-shit crazy statements recently, Trump suggested he would make Canada the 51st state. What was Canadien Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response to that idea?

A) It didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell.

B) It didn’t have a snowball’s chance in the Gulf of America.

C) It had about as much chance as his chances of winning another term.

D) Deal! The great state of Canada proudly casts its 87 electoral votes for Kamala Harris, the next President of the United States!

4. Trump also suggested buying Greenland. From who?

A) The Netherlands.

B) Sweden.

C) Denmark.

D) Elon Musk.

5. Trump also suggested buying back or taking by force the Panama Canal. Why?

A) Chinese shipping is getting preferential treatment.

B) The canal is too narrow for new American ships and Panama refuses to widen it.

C) Panama has defaulted on the land contract.

D) Who the hell knows.

6. Renaming the Gulf of Mexico, annexing Canada, buying Greenland, taking back the Panama Canal. What does it all add up to?

A) Savvy moves to reassert American power on the world stage.

B) Smoke screens to cover intricate, high-stakes negotiations with China and India.

C) Serious proposals designed to strengthen American interests in rare earth minerals, natural resources and international shipping.

D) Part just pulling it out of his ass, part distracting from the real damage he’s planning and part pushing liberals off the cliff just for the fun of it.

Answers

1: A

2: C

3: A

4: D

5: D

6: D

Published by dave cieslewicz

Madison/Upper Peninsula based writer. Mayor of Madison, WI from 2003 to 2011.

One thought on “The Q&Q For 1/11/25

  1. well we did buy the Luisanna purchase from France, Alaska from Russia, so why not buy Grteenland from Denmark. and Canada was a BIG joke anyway, lighten up a little. Canal Zone, we built it so we should own it.

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