News QuizNews Quiz

November 17, 2011

Episode #2710 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONWhat electronic device just turned ten years old?

A. iPad

B. iPod

50%50%A. iPadB. iPod

1. Locate Alaska on the map.

A. B. C.

33% 33%33%A. B. C.

2. The storm was as strong as a hurricane.

True

False

50%50%1. True2. False

3. Locate Italy on the map.

A. B. C. 0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%A. B.C.

4. The Italian leader who resigned was the …

A. prim

e mini...

B. presid

ent

C. tre

asurer

33% 33%33%A. prime

ministerB. presidentC. treasurer

5. The country under new leadership is …

A. Fra

nce

B. Germ

any

C. Gre

ece

33% 33%33%A. France B. GermanyC. Greece

6. The pipeline would move oil from Canada to …

A. Tennesse

e

B. Texa

s

C. Verm

ont

33% 33%33%A. TennesseeB. TexasC. Vermont

7. The rare object that passed close to the earth was …

A. aste

roid

B. sate

llite

C. star

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%A. asteroidB. satelliteC. star

8. The Babbage Analytical Engine is an early …

A. cas

h regis

...

B. typewrit

er

C. compute

r0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%A. cash registerB. typewriterC. computer

9. The century-old statue portrays…

A. Daniel B

oone

B. Abra

ham Linco

ln

C. Muhammad

Ali

33% 33%33%A. Daniel BooneB. Abraham

LincolnC. Muhammad

Ali

10. A stereograph image is …

A. 3-D

B. H-D

C. 4-D

33% 33%33%A. 3-DB. H-DC. 4-D