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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. Where is Emily’s House?
    1. Richmond
    2. Lexington
    3. Pikeville
    4. Paducah
  1. True or False: The number of Americans projected to be receiving food stamps this year is the highest it’s been since the program started in the 1960s.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. According to the Vatican newspaper, what religion has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world’s largest religion?
    1. Hinduism
    2. Judaism
    3. Buddhism
    4. Islam
  1. People in Lebanon, Kentucky learned about what culture at the Center Square gymnasium Sunday?
    1. Indian
    2. German
    3. Chinese
    4. Japanese
  1. A collector of Lincoln manuscripts in New York will be auctioning off these very valuable pieces of history. One of the most expensive manuscripts is a petition to Lincoln signed by whom?
    1. Confederate generals
    2. Children
    3. Women
    4. People in slavery at the time
  1. True or False: Experts say that 4-D Ultrasounds, allowing the parents to see their unborn child in “real time” are just as reliable as more traditional methods.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. What major league baseball team is increasing advertising in cities such as Lexington hoping to draw more fans to their games?
    1. Cincinnati Reds
    2. Chicago Cubs
    3. St. Louis Cardinals
    4. Atlanta Braves
  1. Which of the following teams is NOT in the NCAA “Final Four”?
    1. North Carolina
    2. Memphis
    3. Kansas
    4. Louisville
  1. UK’s women’s basketball team lost to what team, knocking them out of the NIT tournament?
    1. Tennessee
    2. Marquette
    3. James Madison
    4. Eastern Kentucky University

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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