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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. True or False: The New York Times/CBS News poll showed that the majority of Americans polled thought the country is worse off today than it has been in recent years past.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. Who has the power to veto the Kentucky budget, as presented by the Kentucky senate earlier this week?
    1. Voters
    2. House Leader
    3. Senate Leader
    4. Governor Beshear
  1. What actor/comedian flipped his car in Long Island this past weekend when the brakes failed, but amazingly walked away from the scene?
    1. Jim Carrey
    2. Dane Cook
    3. Adam Sandler
    4. Jerry Seinfeld
  1. On Tuesday, astronomers reported the discovery of 10 extrasolar planets trillions of miles from Earth. This makes the list of alien planets discovered 287 since the first two were identified in what year?
    1. 1948
    2. 1952
    3. 1996
    4. 2006
  1. Former President Jimmy Carter is a superdelegate from what state?
    1. Georgia
    2. Florida
    3. Michigan
    4. South Carolina
  1. The oldest known remains of humans in America were found in a cave in what Western state?
    1. California
    2. Washington
    3. Idaho
    4. Oregon
  1. True or False: Tubby Smith was not able to make it to Bill Keightley's memorial service on Thursday.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. What Kentucky town is worried about a public rally supposedly planned for their town’s public area by the Appalachian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan?
    1. Middlesboro
    2. Corbin
    3. Pineville
    4. Irvine
  1. The price of what crop has surged in America, likely affecting grocery bills as well as ethanol producers?
    1. Corn
    2. Wheat
    3. Tobacco
    4. Carrots
  1. The University of Kentucky women’s basketball associate head coach and recruiting coordinator has left to pursue a head coaching position at what school?
    1. Arkansas
    2. UCLA
    3. LSU
    4. Arizona

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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