News QuizNews Quiz

February 17, 2011

Episode #2619 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONCHALLENGE QUESTIONLocate Frankfort, Locate Frankfort, Kentucky on the map.Kentucky on the map.

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1. The Egyptian people want 1. The Egyptian people want a government that is …a government that is …

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33% 33%33%A. autocraticB. democraticC. communist

2. President Mubarak gave 2. President Mubarak gave up power to the …up power to the …

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33% 33%33%A. senateB. militaryC. vice

president

3. The country that will 3. The country that will become two nations is ...become two nations is ...

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33% 33%33%A. SudanB. LibyaC. Kenya

4. The president of the new 4. The president of the new nation is…nation is…

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33% 33%33%A. al-BashirB. Khartoum C. Salva Kiir

5. The crop most 5. The crop most endangered by the drought endangered by the drought is …is …

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33% 33%33%A. riceB. tobaccoC. wheat

  6. The sun is actually cylinder 6. The sun is actually cylinder shaped.shaped.

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7. Dante Hall’s classmates 7. Dante Hall’s classmates designed a …designed a …

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33% 33%33%A. robotB. caneC. car

8. Kentucky’s state bird is 8. Kentucky’s state bird is the …the …

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33% 33%33%A. chickadeeB. cardinalC. woodpecker

9. The show is named for 9. The show is named for the Westminster Kennel the Westminster Kennel Club.Club.

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10. The main characters in 10. The main characters in the movie are …the movie are …

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33% 33%33%A. elves B. gnomesC. leprechauns