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Daily Current Events Quiz
  1. An article about MySpace safety states that under the new agreement users over age 18 would not be able to add anyone under age 16 as a friend unless:
    1. they have their last name or email address.
    2. they have their parents’ permission
    3. they  were already friends
    4. the 18 year old was in college
  1. According to Tuesday’s front page article about Governor Beshear’s plans for Kentucky, the most specific proposal he offers is:
    1. Allowing casino gambling in Kentucky
    2. Redistribution of state pension funds
    3. Reforming certain government ethics provisions
    4. Redistribution of higher education funds           
  1. The recent attack in Kabul, Afghanistan was the deadliest direct attack on a hotel there since the fall of the Taliban in what year?
    1. 2001
    2. 2002
    3. 2003
    4. 2004
  1. Hilary Clinton’s controversial comment Monday regarded what? (hint:  Election Roundup)
    1. 9/11/01
    2. The war in Iraq
    3. Martin Luther King
    4. Opposing candidate Barack Obama
  1. Former Bath County sheriff Calvin “Randy” Armitage has been sentenced to two year’s probation, including six months of weekend incarceration for not putting a stop to candidates “buying votes.”
    1. True
    2. False
  1. As found in the Sports section, which are the only two states to conduct mandatory, random steroid tests of high school athletes?
    1. Kentucky and Maine
    2. Illinois and Florida
    3. New Jersey and Florida
    4. New Jersey and Illinois
  1. According to the Health/Family section, a lack of Vitamin __ caused by not getting enough sunlight in the winter months causes Seasonal Affective Disorder. (Depression)
    1. K
    2. A
    3. C
    4. D
  1. Find the Math Rules supplement to your Tuesday Herald-Leader.  Page 7 features a section on Roman numerals and the Superbowl.  What is the year 2008 in Roman numerals?
    1. MMXIII
    2. MMVIII
    3. XXMIII
    4. CCXIII
  1. What is a Venza?
    1. a new flu virus
    2. a new language in Iraq
    3. a new college course
    4. the new Toyota crossover sedan

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


Quiz written by
Taryn Mynear, UK student

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