1. Look at the map on Friday’s front page representing Americans in the prison system. Which of the following states had the LARGEST increase in prison population from December 31, 2006 to January 1, 2008?
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. West Virginia
4. Alaska

2. True or False: The Lexington Big Ass Fans Company is planning on changing their name so they will have an easier time advertising places such as Blue Grass Airport.
1. True
2. False

3. The casino bill headed to the House for a vote would allow open competition for how many casino licenses in Kentucky?
1. 5
2. 7
3. 9
4. 82

4. Who of the following is NOT one of the tyrannical presidents that Barack Obama has told the public he would meet?
1. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
2. North Korean President Kim Jong Il
3. New Cuban President Raúl Castro
4. Chinese President Hu Jintao

5. True or false: Airlines are not required to track or report the number of medical incidents they handle so it’s hard to estimate exactly how many people have died on flights.
1. True
2. False

6. What men’s college basketball team is currently in first place in the Big East Conference?
1. Notre Dame
2. Louisville
3. Pittsburg
4. Connecticut
   

7. Tiger Woods has won what percentage of tournaments since the end of 2006?
1. 45%
2. 13%
3. 100%
4. 63%

8. What is a “leapling”?
1. Someone born on February 29
2. A party thrown on February 29
3. A mixed cocktail
4. A baby frog
   

9. According to an article in Friday’s City/Region section, Kentucky has the country’s sixth-highest rate of voter disenfranchisement, with about 186,000 people barred from voting because of a felony conviction. As of right now civil rights can only be restored by a partial pardon issued by:
1. The governor
2. The judge that presided over their case
3. The Kentucky attorney general
4. Their parole officer
   

10. As presented in The Journal of Emergency Medicine, researchers have said a simple test that places a device clamped on a finger could quickly measure the levels of what in the blood?
1. Carbon monoxide
2. Alcohol
3. Iron
4. Carbon Dioxide
   

Answers:
1. D; 2. B; 3. C; 4. D; 5. A; 6. B; 7. D; 8. A; 9. A; 10. A.

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student

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