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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. George Clooney pushed for a red carpet premiere of his new movie, Leatherheads in Maysville. What famous costar will he be bringing with him?
    1. Brad Pitt
    2. Julia Roberts
    3. Renee Zellweger
    4. Steve Carell
  1. Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama gave a speech Tuesday in Washington about what emotionally charged issue?
    1. Genocide
    2. Race
    3. War in Iraq
    4. Abortion
  1. True or False: Pyro is a Kentucky raised horse that has been selected as the favorite for the Toyota Bluegrass Stakes on April 12.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. It is currently being argued in the Supreme Court that the banning of handguns in the District of Columbia directly violates the right to bear arms as guaranteed by what constitutional amendment?
    1. First
    2. Second
    3. Third
    4. Twelfth
  1. Who/what is Dextre?
    1. A robot conceived as an assistant to spacewalking astronauts
    2. A generic iPod
    3. A new gaming system released by Microsoft
    4. A talking phone booth installed in larger cities
  1. The trial has begun for the 2002 murder of a candidate for sheriff in what Kentucky county?
    1. Harlan
    2. Casey
    3. Jackson
    4. Floyd
  1. What major airline said Tuesday it will offer severance packages to roughly 30,000 of its employees, cutting its work force in half and reducing U.S. capacity by 5%?
    1. Northwest
    2. Southwest
    3. Delta
    4. Comair
  1. Ten of the sixteen schools in this yearís Sweet Sixteen have won state titles. Which school leads the pack with the most titles, having won three since the start of the tournament?
    1. Lexington Catholic
    2. South Laurel
    3. Owensboro
    4. Paintsville
  1. True or False: Four in ten college students say they endure stress often.
    1. True
    2. False

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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