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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. What nation is pledging an increase in oil production of 200,000 barrels a day?
    1. Kuwait
    2. Iraq
    3. Venezuela
    4. Saudi Arabia
  1. President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai has threatened to pursue Taliban members into what nation?
    1. Pakistan
    2. Kurdistan
    3. Iran
    4. Kuwait
  1. The U.S. Supreme Court will be taking a hard look at the Second Amendment, what does that amendment deal with?
    1. Freedom of Press
    2. Right to a speedy and fair trial
    3. Right to bare arms
    4. Right to privacy
  1. Kosovo has gained independence from what nation?
    1. Slovenia
    2. Russia
    3. Serbia
    4. Bosnia
  1. On average how much money a month does someone who rides a bus in Lexington instead of drive save?
    1. $100
    2. $200
    3. $300
    4. $400
  1. Joe Lieberman has become disliked in the Democratic Party recently for what reason?
    1. His now pro-life stance
    2. His public attacks on Obama
    3. He now supports the Second Amendment
    4. He is now supporting the GOP
  1. Budget cuts has left the Governor’s Scholar program dry of funds, what does the Governor’s Scholars program provide money for?
    1. College money for high performance high school students so they stay in Kentucky
    2. Money for college bound Kentucky minorities
    3. Money for people who wish to return to college after having quit due to military service
    4. Money for school fire alarm systems
  1. Firefighters recently practiced with a simulation of what type of fire at Blue Grass Airport?
    1. Jet fire
    2. House fire
    3. Truck fire
    4. Boat fire
  1. Name the three northern Kentucky counties that are considering a smoking ban.
  1. What new kind of casinos in Indiana are threats to the rest of the gambling industry?
    1. Casinos on boats
    2. Casinos in sports stadiums
    3. Casinos at horse tracks
    4. Casinos on the Internet

Answers:
 1. D, 2. A, 3. C, 4. C, 5. D, 6. B, 7. A, 8. A,
9. June 16, B3, 10. C

Quiz by NIE summer intern


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