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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. House Bill 186, if passed, would require all children entering Kentucky’s public schools to do what?
    1. Get a physical
    2. Take a placement exam
    3. Attend a course about Kentucky history
    4. Get a dental checkup
  1. Multiple traffic intersections in Lexington now include what?
    1. Two red lights
    2. Security cameras
    3. An “arrow” for every turn lane
    4. Two green lights
  1. Advisers to Hilary Clinton’s campaign have told her that former President Clinton’s recent support of her campaign may cause her to lose votes among what specific demographic of voters?
    1. Women
    2. Young
    3. African American
    4. Republicans
  1. True or False: An article in Monday’s Close Up section states that cutting interest rates is the best choice to boost the nation’s economy.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. The article titled Guns on Campus a Terrible Idea suggests doing what instead to help prevent massacres such as the Virginia Tech shooting?
    1. Create larger support systems to help isolated students
    2. Have a screening process for potential students
    3. Require at least one psychological evaluation a year for students
    4. Install metal detectors in all large buildings
  1. True or False: The removal of an eight-ton boulder from the Ohio River has sparked a disagreement between Kentucky and Ohio as to whom it belongs to.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. True or False: “Flashover” occurs when a person is driving and an oncoming car flashes their bright lights, momentarily blinding the driver and potentially causing an accident.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. New studies have linked exposure to lead throughout life with what common problem in elderly people?
    1. Hearing loss
    2. Loss of vision
    3. Osteoporosis
    4. Mental decline
  1. True or False: Joker Phillips has been appointed as Rich Brook’s successor as Head Coach of Kentucky Football.
    1. True
    2. False

Answers:
1. D; 2. A; 3. A; 4. B; 5. A; 6. A; 7. B; 8. D; 9. A;

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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