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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. True or False: Before demolition the historic buildings in downtown Lexington must be tested for asbestos in order to ensure public safety.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. True or False: Kentuckyís presidential primary election is a winner-take-all situation, meaning the democratic candidate that wins the popular vote will receive all 60 delegates.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. Who would benefit from the Lexington First Fund?
    1. High school graduates pursuing a college career in certain majors
    2. Students who canít afford to buy school supplies
    3. Minority students hoping to attend a public university
    4. Children of prominent government officials
  1. According to trustees for the governmentís two biggest benefit programs, Social Security and Medicare, the resources in the Social Security trust fund will be depleted by when?
    1. 2009
    2. 2017
    3. 2019
    4. 2041
  1. Much opposition has been heard from the citizens of what city in which a Recreational Vehicle park was to be built?
    1. Nicholasville
    2. Richmond
    3. Georgetown
    4. Lexington
  1. Often witnesses mistakenly identify somebody from a lineup, and some suspects or fill-ins (people who arenít even suspected of the crime but used in the lineup) spend years in prison for a crime they didnít commit. According to the article in Wednesdayís City/Region section, how many people have had their charges exonerated since DNA evidence has become available?
    1. 75
    2. 215
    3. 13
    4. 1237
  1. Kentucky is one of how many states to not require the use of booster seats?
    1. 7
    2. 9
    3. 11
    4. 13
  1. Students from what school have teamed up with state employees to conduct a massive cleanup of Cave Spring Cavern?
    1. University of Kentucky
    2. Eastern Kentucky University
    3. Western Kentucky University
    4. Asbury College
  1. On Monday, new data for February showed the biggest drop in at least nine years in the median sales price of what?
    1. Existing homes
    2. New homes
    3. New cars
    4. Rental properties
  1. Kentucky's women's basketball team will play what school tonight in the third round of the National Invitation Tournament?
    1. Middle Tennessee
    2. James Madison
    3. Tennessee
    4. University of Connecticut

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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