News QuizNews Quiz

February 10, 2011

Episode #2618 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTION CHALLENGE QUESTION The Empire State Building is The Empire State Building is in what city? in what city?

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50%50%A. New York CityB. Chicago

1. Drifting snow caused 1. Drifting snow caused major problems for some major problems for some drivers.drivers.

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2. The storm caused 2. The storm caused thousands of cancelled …thousands of cancelled …

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33% 33%33%A. toursB. flightsC. cruises

3. Yasi was a …3. Yasi was a …

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33% 33%33%A. cycloneB. tornadoC. typhoon

4. The state hit hardest by 4. The state hit hardest by Yasi was…Yasi was…

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33% 33%33%A. VictoriaB. KansasC. Queensland

5. People are pushing for 5. People are pushing for the president to step down in the president to step down in ……

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33% 33%33%A. EgyptB. Saudi ArabiaC. Libya

6. The mission that found 6. The mission that found six new planets is named …six new planets is named …

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33% 33%33%A. KevlarB. KevinC. Kepler

  7. Making up lost sleep could 7. Making up lost sleep could improve your Body Mass improve your Body Mass Index.Index.

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8. The two-week celebration 8. The two-week celebration is for…is for…

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33% 33%33%A. ChristmasB. the New YearC. Memorial Day

9. N.K.U. won the Division II 9. N.K.U. won the Division II title in…title in…

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33% 33%33%A. soccerB. lacrosseC. golf

10. The Super Bowl XLV 10. The Super Bowl XLV champs are the …champs are the …

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33% 33%33%A. Steelers B. Packers C. Cowboys