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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. Bond has been set for three attorneys accused of taking millions of dollars from their former clients in what’s become known as the ‘fen-phen case’. According to the article, bond would have to be paid in cash or what?
    1. The same amount of property
    2. 110% worth of the bond in property
    3. 200% worth in property
    4. It can only be paid in cash
  1. What plant, once thought extinct, has been found at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate?
    1. Dogwood
    2. Pine
    3. Tree-of-heaven
    4. Running Buffalo Clover
  1. Democratic presidential candidates have proposed doing away with tax cuts for wealthier Americans in order to do what?
    1. Provide health coverage for low-income Americans
    2. Pay off the national debt
    3. Appease wealthier Americans
    4. Put the extra money towards education
  1. An article in Thursday’s Business news states that Toyota is selling more of what type of car than any of its competitors?
    1. Pickup trucks
    2. SUVs
    3. Hybrids
    4. Compact cars
  1. According to the article about litter, what’s the most common form of litter in the United States and the rest of the world?
    1. Dog waste
    2. Plastic bags
    3. Cigarette butts
    4. Bottle caps
  1. The state Senate gave unanimous approval Wednesday to provide $4 million to Kentucky schools for what two subjects?
    1. Health and Physical Education
    2. Math and Science
    3. Spanish and French
    4. Language Arts and Reading
  1. True or False: A study reported in the Daily Checkup reports that more adults than ever are getting vaccines to prevent common diseases.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. EKU’s leading basketball player Darnell Dialls attended what Lexington high school?
    1. Lafayette
    2. Dunbar
    3. Henry Clay
    4. Lexington Catholic
  1. True or False: Michael Chang, newly elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, was 17 when he won the 1989 French Open, the youngest male player to win a Grand Slam title.
    1. True
    2. False

Answers:
1. b; 2. d; 3. a; 4. c; 5. c; 6. b; 7. b; 8. a; 9. a;

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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