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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. The Department of Agriculture’s recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from California is especially important because the business provided meat to what?
    1. Soldiers overseas
    2. Child lunch programs
    3. Retirement homes
    4. Hospitals
  1. According to the article about Lexington’s sewage system, where is waste water supposed to go after it has been treated at a plant?
    1. Underground
    2. Into a creek
    3. Back into the sewage system
    4. To a facility that stores the water and makes it usable again
  1. What major road in Lexington will soon be widened to four lanes on its busiest section?
    1. Martin Luther King Blvd.
    2. Upper St.
    3. Clays Mill Rd.
    4. Wilson Downing
  1. What country has just been granted freedom and has been proclaimed as the world’s newest nation?
    1. Kyrgyzstan
    2. Moldova
    3. Serbia
    4. Kosovo
  1. During his trip throughout Africa, President Bush has made special note that he wants to renew his program in efforts to stop what?
    1. Hunger
    2. Civil wars
    3. AIDS
    4. Malaria
  1. Eight people were killed in Maryland this weekend while watching what illegal event?
    1. Dog fighting
    2. Street Racing
    3. Base Jumping
    4. Elevator Surfing
  1. True or False: Before prohibition, Kentucky was the third largest wine-producing state in the country.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. Kentucky ranks 12th among the nation for problems related to what?
    1. Bridges
    2. Roadways
    3. Traffic problems
    4. Sewer problems
  1. The winner of this year’s Daytona 500 was determined in the last lap of the race. Who was the winner?
    1. Ryan Newman
    2. Roger Penske
    3. Tony Stewart
    4. Kurt Busch

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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