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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. Lexington's Paul Laurence Dunbar won first place in the Kentucky Governorís Cup academic competition Monday, beating which school?
    1. Russell County High School
    2. Russell High School
    3. Greenup County High School
    4. Lexington Catholic High School
  1. Officials in which Kentucky county are under federal investigation for pooling $490,000 to ìbuy votesî in past elections?
    1. Estill
    2. Clay
    3. Hardin
    4. Jackson
  1. What rapper-actress turns 38 on March 14?
    1. Queen Latifah
    2. Eve
    3. Jennifer Lopez
    4. Britney Spears
  1. The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case to determine if TV stations should get in trouble for what?
    1. Profanity used during live television
    2. Airing political advertisements not approved by the government
    3. Not airing public service commercials
    4. Using an improper parental guideline rating before a show
  1. True or False: Florida will hold another democratic primary on May 3 to determine whether its delegates should be awarded to Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. Which of Lexington's "creative playgrounds" was the first to be removed, being torn down back in December?
    1. Jacobson Park
    2. Shillito Park
    3. Picadome Elementary
    4. Russell Elementary
  1. Camp Horsin' Around, a 191-acre site planned for Boyle and Mercer counties would be a year-round playground for what type of children?
    1. Those from broken families
    2. Children with parents in prison
    3. Children with behavioral problems
    4. Sick children suffering from serious illnesses
  1. True or False: Kentucky's women's basketball team will compete in the NCAA tournament this year.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. According to an article found in Tuesday's Health/Family section, doing what activity for 30 minutes would allow a 135-pound person to burn approximately 154 calories?
    1. Skateboarding
    2. Bowling
    3. Boxing
    4. Running

  1. In Tuesday's agriculture supplement "Land of Opportunity" in your Herald Leader, what was Kentuckyís top agricultural product in 2006?
    1. Soybeans
    2. Cattle and calves
    3. Corn
    4. Horses and mules

Answers:
1. b; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. b; 6. c; 7. d; 8. b; 9. a; 10. d.

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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