News QuizNews QuizFebruary 23, 2012

Episode #2720 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONHow many days are in February during a Leap Year?

A. 28

B. 29

50%50%A. 28B. 29

1. Highways and utilities are part of our …

A. Intern

et

B. infra

struc..

.

C. inco

me

33% 33%33%A. InternetB. infrastructureC. income

2. The president’s plan calls for the U.S. to spend …

A. $4 trillio... B. $4 billion... C. $4 zillion...

33% 33%33%A. $4 trillionB. $4 billion C. $4 zillion

3. Vice President Xi will become China’s …

A. prim

e mini...

B. presid

ent

C. premier

33% 33%33%A. prime

ministerB. presidentC. premier

4. China’s government is a democracy.

True Fa

lse

50%50%1. True2. False

5. Protestors rallied against the surface mining of …

A. gold

B. copper

C. coal

33% 33%33%A. goldB. copperC. coal

6. Locate Italy on the map.

A. B. C.

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

7. The CleanSpace One is a …

A. satellit

e

B. vacu

um cle...

C. air fi

lter

33% 33%33%A. satelliteB. vacuum

cleanerC. air filter

8. The company that will cut out king-sized products is …

A. Hersh

ey

B. Mars

C. Nestl

e

33% 33%33%A. HersheyB. MarsC. Nestle

9. Jeremy Lin’s parents immigrated from…

A. China

B. Austr

alia

C. Taiw

an

33% 33%33%A. ChinaB. AustraliaC. Taiwan

10. In French, Mardi Gras means Fat…

A. Tuesd

ay

B. Thursd

ay

C. Saturday

33% 33%33%A. TuesdayB. ThursdayC. Saturday