News QuizNews Quiz

November 4, 2010

Episode #2608 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONCHALLENGE QUESTIONName Abraham Lincoln’s Name Abraham Lincoln’s wife.wife.

Choice O

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Choice Two

50%50%Mary Todd LincolnSarah Bush

Johnston

1. Kentucky’s new U.S. 1. Kentucky’s new U.S. senator is …senator is …

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Choice Two

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33% 33%33%A. Rand Paul B. Jack ConwayC. Mitch

McConnell

2. The Democrats still hold 2. The Democrats still hold the majority in the U.S. the majority in the U.S. Senate.Senate.

True

False

50%50%1. True2. False

3. The nation hit by the 3. The nation hit by the disasters was …disasters was …

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33% 33%33%A. ChinaB. ThailandC. Indonesia

4. Mount Merapi is a 4. Mount Merapi is a volcano.volcano.

True

False

50%50%1. True2. False

5. Midwestern states were 5. Midwestern states were not battered by last week’s not battered by last week’s storms.storms.

True

False

50%50%1. True2. False

6. The reform plan 6. The reform plan involved…involved…

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33% 33%33%A. vacationB. pensionC. health care

7. China now has the world’s 7. China now has the world’s longest high-speed …longest high-speed …

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33% 33%33%A. roadwayB. runwayC. railway

8. The golden board game 8. The golden board game on display is …on display is …

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33% 33%33%A. MonopolyB. SorryC. Trivial Pursuit

9. The Museum of Science 9. The Museum of Science and Industry is in…and Industry is in…

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33% 33%33%A. ChampaignB. ChicagoC. Chillicothe

10. The 2010 World Series 10. The 2010 World Series champs are from…champs are from…

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Choice Two

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33% 33%33%A. San

Francisco, CAB. San Antonio,

TXC. Santa Fe, NM