News QuizNews Quiz

May 19, 2011

Episode #2631 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONIndonesia is a part of what continent?

A. Afri

ca

B. Asia

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A. Africa B. Asia

1. The area where the Mississippi meets the Gulf of Mexico is called the …

A. mouth

B. delta

C. canal

33% 33%33%A. mouthB. deltaC. canal

2. To relieve some of the water pressure downstream, officials opened …

A. spillw

ays

B. brid

ges

C. mars

hes

33% 33%33%A. spillwaysB. bridgesC. marshes

3. Kentucky’s general election was held on Tuesday.

True

False

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4. Kentuckians voted on the office of …

A. govern

or

B. treasu

rer

C. both

A and...

33% 33%33%A. governorB. treasurerC. both A and B

5. The next presidential election will take place in…

A. 2011

B. 2012

C. 2015

33% 33%33%A. 2011B. 2012C. 2015

6. Churches and businesses were damaged in …

A. Portu

gal

B. Fra

nce

C. Spain

33% 33%33%A. PortugalB. FranceC. Spain

7. The U.N. report blames poorer countries for most wasted food.

True

False

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8. The shuttle that will be sent to a Los Angeles museum is the …

A. Endeavo

ur

B. Disc

overy

C. Atla

ntis

33% 33%33%A. EndeavourB. DiscoveryC. Atlantis

9. Yves Rossy flew over the Grand Canyon using …

A. an orn

itho...

B. a je

t suit

C. heliu

m bal...

33% 33%33%A. an

ornithopterB. a jet suitC. helium

balloons

10. Ryan Ketchner is …

A. blin

d

B. mute

C. deaf

33% 33%33%A. blindB. muteC. deaf