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NEWS QUIZ 120106

NEWS QUIZ 120106. CURRENT EVENTS. QUESTION 1. Which company has announced the closing of 100-120 retail stores in the USA in 2012? A. Target B. Wal-Mart C. Shopko D. Sears. QUESTION 2. What country saw an airstrike that resulted in 35 civilian deaths recently? A. Turkey

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NEWS QUIZ 120106

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  1. NEWS QUIZ 120106 CURRENT EVENTS

  2. QUESTION 1 • Which company has announced the closing of 100-120 retail stores in the USA in 2012? • A. Target • B. Wal-Mart • C. Shopko • D. Sears

  3. QUESTION 2 • What country saw an airstrike that resulted in 35 civilian deaths recently? • A. Turkey • B. Australia • C. Iran • D. Mexico

  4. QUESTION 3 • What happened to the police officers that killed a man with pepper spray while he was restrained in a chair? • A. Death penalty • B. 50 years in prison • C. A fine • D. nothing

  5. QUESTION 4 • Which former American President has been reported to be gay? • A. Barack Obama • B. Bill Clinton • C. George W. Bush • D. Richard Nixon

  6. QUESTION 5 • According to a public service announcement campaign targeting obese children, what state has the 2nd highest childhood obesity rate? • A. California • B. Texas • C. Georgia • D. Louisiana

  7. QUESTION 6 • Which country recently tested missiles that could reach the United States? • A. Iraq • B. Iran • C. Kuwait • D. Israel

  8. QUESTION 7 • What type of aircraft is the United States selling to Saudi Arabia? • A. F-35 • B. F-15 • C. A10 Thunderbolt • D. F/A 18 Super Hornet

  9. QUESTION 8 • What was the price of gasoline when Barack Obama became president in 2009? • A. $3.00 • B. $2.79 • C. $1.79 • D. $2.59

  10. QUESTION 9 • A “strait” connects two bodies of water. • A. TRUE • B. FALSE

  11. QUESTION 10 • A 15-year-old girl, Amanda Diane Cummings, jumped in front of a Staten Island bus, ending her precious life. Which major east coast state is she from? • A. New Jersey • B. New York • C. Maryland • D. Maine

  12. QUESTION 11 • Who won the Iowa Caucuses last Tuesday? • A. Ron Paul • B. Rick Santorum • C. Mitt Romney • D. Rick Perry

  13. QUESTION 12 • Katy Perry and Russell Brand are ending their marriage. • A. TRUE • B. FALSE

  14. QUESTION 13 • Three explosions killed eleven (11) people and wounded dozens in what country? • A. Afghanistan • B. Iraq • C. Germany • D. France

  15. QUESTION 14 • North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died last week. What was the cause of death? • A. Broke his neck • B. Assassination • C. Cancer • D. Heart failure

  16. QUESTION 15 • Ohio State’s football team received a ban from all bowl games in the 2012-2013 season. • A. TRUE • B. FALSE

  17. QUESTION 16 • Who is playing in the BCS National Championship Game this coming week? • A. Arkansas & Kansas State • B. Alabama & LSU • C. Alabama & Oklahoma State • D. LSU & Arkansas

  18. QUESTION 17 • How old was the middle school student that brought the gun to school in Brownsville, TX? • A. 12 • B. 13 • C. 14 • D. 15

  19. ANSWERS • 1. D 9. A 17. D • 2. A 10. B • 3. D 11. C • 4. D 12. A • 5. C 13. A • 6. B 14. D • 7. B 15. A • 8. C 16. B

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