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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. Which Lexington government building is being considered for reconstruction?
    1. Courthouse
    2. Police station
    3. City hall
    4. Public school administration building
  1. The Chaiten volcano erupted Monday. Where is it located?
    1. Ecuador
    2. Chile
    3. Argentina
    4. Brazil
  1. Irvine Robbins recently died at the age of 90, what company was he a co-founder?
    1. Men’s Warehouse
    2. Robbins Industrial Chemicals (RIC)
    3. Kroger
    4. Baskin-Robbins
  1. What is the University of Kentucky planning on constructing, sparking criticism with its neighbors?
    1. Parking garage
    2. Storage warehouse
    3. Utility poles
    4. Series of billboards
  1. Senator Jim Bunning has spoken out against what type of seasonal tax suspension?
    1. Electrical
    2. Gas
    3. Waste management
    4. Water
  1. Name the candidates for the Eastern Kentucky 29th Senate District.
  1. University of Kentucky students are using what to help learn financial skills?
    1. Website
    2. Video game
    3. One week workshop in New York
    4. Limited-print textbooks containing tips from billionaires
  1. The Food and Drug Administration used what to detect tainted meatloaf?
    1. Metal detector
    2. X-ray
    3. Pathogen sniffing machine
    4. Bacteria that glows red when it consumes dangerous chemicals and is exposed to UV light
  1. What has been preventing aid from entering Burma after the deadly cyclone struck there?
    1. Raging fires near coastal towns
    2. Neighboring Laos not allowing aid workers to travel through it
    3. Burma’s government being sluggish to accept aid
    4. Corruption among relief workers
  1. Ehud Olmert has been facing a major scandal; he is the Prime Minister of what nation?
    1. Czechoslovakia
    2. Slovenia
    3. Israel
    4. Ukraine

Answers:
1. C, 2. B, 3. D, 4. C, 5. B, 6. May 7, A1, 7. B, 8. A,
9. C, 10. C

Quiz by NIE summer intern


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