David Remnick Trivia Quiz: An American Journalist

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David Remnick is an American journalist, writer, and editor. He is the editor-in-chief of The New Yorker magazine and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He started his career as a sports writer for The Washington Post before moving to The New Yorker in 1992, where he eventually became editor-in-chief in 1998.

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What is David Remnick's profession?

  • Writer

  • Politician

  • Scientist

  • Actor

What was the name of the Iranian woman whose release was supported by David Remnick?

  • Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani

  • Fatima Ali

  • Amina Masood

  • Zahra Jafari

Who did David Remnick promote to write the lead pieces in "Talk of the Town" section of The New Yorker?

  • Jimmy Carter

  • Donald Rumsfeld

  • Hendrik Hertzberg

  • Tina Brown

What was David Remnick's first assignment as a reporter for The Washington Post?

  • Covering the United States Football League

  • Investigating Watergate

  • Reporting on the Vietnam War

  • Covering the 1984 presidential election

What was the subject of David Remnick's Pulitzer Prize-winning book?

  • The life of Muhammad Ali

  • The collapse of the Soviet Union

  • The rise of Barack Obama

  • The history of the United States Football League

What was the name of David Remnick's editorial in The New Yorker in the lead-up to the Iraq War?

  • "Containment: The Most Dangerous Option"

  • "The Case for War"

  • "The Threat from Saddam"

  • "The United States Has Been Wrong about Iraq"

In which country was David Remnick a correspondent for The Washington Post?

  • Russia

  • China

  • France

  • Brazil

Which magazine has David Remnick been the editor of since 1998?

  • Time

  • Newsweek

  • The New Yorker

  • Vanity Fair

What was the subject of David Remnick's biography released in 2010?

  • The life of Muhammad Ali

  • The rise of Barack Obama

  • The collapse of the Soviet Union

  • The history of The New Yorker magazine

What was the name of David Remnick's article about boxer Mike Tyson, which was nominated for a National Magazine Award?

  • Kid Dynamite Rises

  • Mike Tyson: The Comeback

  • The Tyson Takedown

  • Kid Dynamite Blows Up

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