Sunday, February 17, 2013

Can you pass the Newquiz? | Essentials

Can you pass the Newquiz?

World at War 12, GI Bill
World at War 12, GI Bill by The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center
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What factors contribute to the popularity of video games, music and movies? How might advertisements and media coverage influence this popularity? Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the space provided. Click here for a PDF version of this Newsquiz. 1. On Sunday, who set a new world record for the highest skydive? 2. Data from what telescope led amateur astronomers to identify a planet with four suns? 3. In 1962, a standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union involved nuclear missiles in what Caribbean country? 5. Who was the first person to break the sound barrier in a rocket plane? 8. Tuesday's U.S. presidential debate was held at Hofstra University in what state? 9. What financial term means the amount by which spending exceeds income? 10.

Can you pass the Newquiz?

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