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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. Cicadas, large “singing” insects which look like locusts, spend the majority of their life underground. When they emerge they reproduce and die. This year, Brood XIV of Cicadas will emerge, most of which have been underground how many years?
    1. 11
    2. 13
    3. 15
    4. 17
  1. True or False: Although Senator Hillary Clinton is ahead in the polls she trails Senator Barack Obama in the delegate count and wouldn’t pass him even if she wins in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. The Harrodsburg Tankers served in what war?
    1. The War on Terror
    2. Vietnam
    3. World War I
    4. World War II
  1. Famed Cosmologist Stephen Hawking spoke at George Washington University in honor of NASA’s 50th anniversary. What was the topic he was speaking on?
    1. Black holes
    2. The possibility of extraterrestrial life
    3. Global warming
    4. The discovery of new galaxies
  1. True or False: The United States Military is now accepting some recruits with felony convictions in order to meet their growing needs.
    1. True
    2. False
  1. An Associated Press-Yahoo! News poll released Monday relayed that what topic is the top problem on voters’ minds?
    1. Iraq
    2. Gas Prices
    3. The economy
    4. Social security
  1. Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the ten suggestions your Tuesday Herald Leader gives that you can do to ease global warming?
    1. Properly inflate your tires
    2. Plant a tree
    3. Replace incandescent bulbs with compact light bulbs
    4. Take the bus instead of drive
  1. All of the following cars are mentioned as now being available as hybrids EXCEPT:
    1. Nissan Altima
    2. Saturn Aura
    3. Ford Explorer
    4. Chevrolet Tahoe
  1. Children should be tested how before being given drugs such as Ritalin to treat Hyperactivity and Attention Deficit Disorder?
    1. MRI
    2. Aptitude test
    3. Screened for heart problems
    4. Undergo psychological analysis
  1. The winner of this year’s Boston Marathon, Robert Cheruiyot, is from what African country?
    1. Ethiopia
    2. Kenya
    3. Somalia
    4. Tanzania

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

Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student


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