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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. Why will 200 residents of Kenton Healthcare, a nursing home in Lexington, be forced to relocate?
    1. Fire which damaged the property
    2. The facility is closing
    3. The state terminated provider agreement for Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement
    4. Too many residents are living there
  1. True or False: If the tuition hike at UK is proposed, the year 2008-2009 would mark the third year in a row a 9% increase occurred.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. A new Kentucky poll showed overwhelming support for what presidential candidate?
    1. John McCain
    2. Hillary Clinton
    3. Barack Obama
    4. Ralph Nader
  1. A person who pleaded guilty to stalking talk show host Conan O’Brien is a member of what profession?
    1. Lawyer
    2. Priest
    3. Doctor
    4. Police detective
  1. True or False: The official Olympic Charter states that no demonstrations of any sort are allowed at Olympic events.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. What national American charity organization has announced a new president?
    1. Save the Children
    2. Humane Society
    3. Red Cross
    4. International Rescue Society
  1. What is the reason for the death of 31 horses on a farm in Rowan County?
    1. Drinking contaminated water
    2. Viral infections
    3. Owner apparently too ill to care for them
    4. They were shot by a neighbor of the farm
  1. Which of the following is NOT one of the uses listed for a rain barrel?
    1. Can provide drinking water
    2. Can save you money
    3. Can allow you to ignore watering restrictions during a drought
    4. Reduces storm runoff
  1. According to the bar graph in Wednesday’s Business pages, what was the average price of gasoline only 10 years ago, in 1998?
    1. $3.54
    2. $2.52
    3. $1.83
    4. $1.06
  1. What women’s college basketball team won its eighth NCAA championship?
    1. Tennessee
    2. Stanford
    3. Connecticut
    4. Kentucky

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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