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Looking Back at 2023, Part VI: What Did We Write About? (The Questions)

We're going to look back at 2023 for one more week, and then we will start looking ahead to 2024, with some predictions. As a means of looking at the main topics of coverage on this site last year, we've put together a little quiz:

1. Which of the these words/names appeared most frequently in 2023?

1. Biden
2. Trump
3. Republicans
4. Democrats
5. People

2. Which non-president politician was mentioned most frequently in 2023?

1. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
2. Dianne Feinstein
3. Kamala Harris
4. Kevin McCarthy
5. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

3. Which unpleasant member of the House of Representatives was mentioned most frequently in 2023?

1. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
2. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
3. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)
4. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)
5. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)

4. All of these U.S. Senators were mentioned at least 50 times, except for:

1. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
2. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
3. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)
4. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
5. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)

5. Which of these controversial people was mentioned most frequently in 2023?

1. Tucker Carlson
2. Adolf Hitler
3. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
4. Elon Musk
5. "George Santos"

6. Which state was mentioned most frequently in 2023?

1. California
2. Florida
3. Iowa
4. Texas
5. Virginia

7. Which country was mentioned most frequently in 2023?

1. Canada
2. Israel
3. Mexico
4. Russia
5. Ukraine

8. Which political word was used most frequently in 2023?

1. Abortion
2. Debt
3. Immigration
4. Insurrection
5. War

9. What non-political word was used most frequently in 2023?

1. Baseball
2. Bible
3. Dachshund(s)
4. Orange
5. Turtle

10. Which among these was the only historical figure who did not warrant a mention in 2023?

1. Winston Churchill
2. Frederick Douglass
3. Amelia Earhart
4. Napoleon
5. Socrates

Tiebreaker: If you read every word we wrote in 2023, at an average reading speed, how many hours would it take, rounded to the nearest hour?

If you would like to take your best guesses, the survey is here; please respond by 9:00 p.m. PT tonight, as we are going to reveal the answers and the readers who did best on Wednesday. (Z)