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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. A group of Lexington lawyers are being tried in court for allegedly conspiring to boost fees, how many lawyers were involved?
    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 6
  1. What high school will be getting a new sports stadium, the last high school in Lexington to get one?
    1. Tates Creek
    2. Bryan Station
    3. Lafayette
    4. Henry Clay
  1. A politician in what nation recently opened fire on U.S. troops killing two soldiers?
    1. Iran
    2. Afghanistan
    3. Russia
    4. Iraq
  1. Senator John McCain is offering 300 million dollars to anyone who discovers what type of technology?
    1. A better, more efficient battery
    2. A light man portable directed energy weapon
    3. A craft capable of reaching orbit that costs less than a million dollars to make
    4. A car that uses hydrogen power
  1. United Nations inspectors have recently visited what nation?
    1. Iran
    2. Thailand
    3. Syria
    4. Lebanon
  1. Human Rights groups have criticized the United States from withholding water cleaning funding from what nation?
    1. Iran
    2. North Korea
    3. Haiti
    4. Bosnia
  1. The Bush Administration’s plan for the creation of a fence along the US-Mexico border has avoided what kind of pothole?
    1. Limited resource allocations by pulling money from private companies
    2. Lack of labor by redirecting workers from other projects
    3. Damage to the fence system by adding reinforced concrete beams
    4. A Constitutional challenge to the legality of the actions around the construction
  1. What non-mainstream religion within the United States is being most accepted by Christians as a path to eternal life?
    1. Islam
    2. Hinduism
    3. Buddhism
    4. Atheism
  1. In what northeastern state has a high school entered the spotlight over a scandal involving a supposed teen pregnancy pact?
    1. New York
    2. New Hampshire
    3. Massachusetts
    4. Maine
  1. What major car company will be raising prices for 2009 models by an average of 3.5 percent?
    1. Toyota
    2. Volkswagen
    3. Lincoln
    4. General Motors

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

Quiz by NIE summer intern


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