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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. True or False: Under the newest proposed state budget, higher education will receive no cuts while funding for kindergarten through 12th grade will suffer the most.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. Preservationists are concerned about development on a historical battlefield which once saw Kentucky’s largest Civil War battle in what Kentucky city?
    1. Irvine
    2. Perryville
    3. Glasgow
    4. Hopkinsville
  1. What comedian-actor broke his ankle playing basketball over the weekend?
    1. Jim Carrey
    2. Dane Cook
    3. Adam Sandler
    4. Jerry Seinfeld
  1. What African country’s 84-year old president is expected to step down?
    1. Egypt
    2. Algeria
    3. Zimbabwe
    4. Ghana
  1. True or False: Diesel fuel is currently more expensive than unleaded and the cost is having an adverse effect on truck drivers.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. Chelsea Clinton came to Kentucky stumping for her mother and spoke with students at:
    1. The Cat's Den
    2. UK Student Center
    3. Both of the above
    4. Neither of the above
  1. Don Edwards was indicted into the Kentucky Hall of Fame for what Tuesday?
    1. High school basketball coaching
    2. Television reporter
    3. Professor
    4. Journalism
  1. The Kentucky River Watershed Watch trains volunteers to measure what?
    1. The quality of water in the river
    2. The level of the river
    3. The amount of aquamarine life living in the river
    4. Whether illegal fishing has occurred in the river
  1. A building built on what Kentucky campus in 1901 is set to be removed because it is unsuitable for use?
    1. University of Kentucky
    2. Berea College
    3. Asbury College
    4. Thomas More College

  1. Indiana has a new men’s basketball coach—Tom Crean. He is coming from what school, where he had a record of 190-96 in nine seasons?
    1. Marquette
    2. Tennessee
    3. Arkansas
    4. Kansas

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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