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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. A new theory suggests that the rising rates of Autism among children are due to the level of mercury in what?
    1. Tuna
    2. Common household cleaners
    3. Child vaccines
    4. Child over-the-counter medicines
  1. The Giants beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl, ending their near-perfect season. What NFL team remains the only team to go undefeated from the start of the season through the Super Bowl?
    1. 2003 Buccaneers
    2. 1972 Dolphins
    3. 1996 Cowboys
    4. 1987 Giants
  1. True or False: Commonwealth Attorney Ray Larson seems just as worried as Ernie Lewis about Governor Beshear cutting funding to public defenders.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. What Asian country has been blocking more and more websites as part of a pervasive online censorship program?
    1. Japan
    2. Korea
    3. China
    4. Hong Kong
  1. Six people were shot during a robbery in what busy shopping center store in Illinois Saturday?
    1. Target
    2. Old Navy
    3. Wal-Mart
    4. Lane Bryant
  1. Congress and the Bush administration are unveiling the 2009 budget, which has hit a landmark in spending for what?
    1. The military and defenses
    2. Education
    3. Healthcare
    4. Nuclear weapons
  1. True or False: Due to reorganization, the United States Army will be moving much of its operations to Fort Knox, bringing thousands into the community.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. Erlanger officials are charging out-of-town motorists for what?
    1. Excessive speeding
    2. Police services at an accident
    3. Stopping on the side of the interstate
    4. Ambulance services
  1. The Super Bowl ads do battle with each other for viewers’ attention. Which ad was thought to be the best use of furry creatures?
    1. Coke
    2. Anheuser-Busch
    3. GM
    4. Bridgestone

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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