News quiz Monday, February 23, 2009

Below is a news quiz for you to answer. Please type your answers as a comment to this post. The correct answers will be published here on Thursday Feb 26. Please note: if you don't know the answer to question no 8 - see me after class!!!

Tomorrow we will finish our news story. Class starts at 12:10. I have managed to get my hands on the laptop this time :) See you then.


1. All over the world, people discuss climate
change and energy. Last week, a specific energy
source was a big point of discussion in Europe,
where France has as much as 59 power plants.
What energy are we talking about?

A. hydro (water) power
B. solar power
C. nuclear power
D. wind power

2. Palestinians smuggle everything from food to
animals, to machinery and fuel to survive in Gaza.
A lot of it is smuggled across the Egyptian border.
How is most of it smuggled?

A. in tunnels
B. in trucks
C. on boats
D. on bicycles

3. There is intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka
as government troops move in to finish off the
rebels – the Tamil Tigers. Many civilians have been
killed and Doctors Without Borders and other
organizations find it difficult to help all people in
need. Where is Sri Lanka?

A. north of Australia
B. south of India
C. outside western Africa
D. near China

4. A couple of weeks ago, something unusual happened in
England. Schools and roads closed, and public
transportation stopped. What happened?

A. there was a heatwave
B. hot lava poured out of a volcano
C. there was a hurricane
D. there was heavy snowfall

5. The Security Council is an important part of the
United Nations. It has 5 permanent members and 10
nations that are elected for 2 years at a time. The
United States, Russia, China and France are four
permanent members. Which is the fifth one?

A. Denmark
B. Ireland
C. Germany
D. Great Britain

6. American John Updike, one of the great
novelists of our time, has died. Which one of
these novels did he write?

A. The Old Man and the Sea
B. The Lord of the Rings
C. Rabbit, Run
D. Of Mice and Men

7. The huge bushfires that have started in the
state of Victoria, may become the deadliest ever
in this country. Where is this taking place?

A. New Zealand
B. The United States
C. Australia
D. Wales

8. Serena Williams won the Australian Open in
tennis in Melbourne. Who won the men’s title?

A. Rafael Nadal
B. Roger Federer
C. Björn Borg
D. Andy Murray

9. The Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl
in American Football. They scored the winning
6 points with only 35 seconds left in the game.
What are these points called?

A. a goal
B. a field goal
C. a touchdown
D. an asset

10. World-famous heavy weight boxing champion
Ingemar Johansson died recently. He was 76
years old. What was his nickname?

A. Champ
B. Ingo
C. Jo-Jo
D. Bingo

11. His new album ”Working on a Dream” has
reached the number one spot all over the world.
Who is the artist?

A. Justin Timberlake
B. Kid Rock
C. Jay-Z
D. Bruce Springsteen

12. ”The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” with
Brad Pitt has been nominated for 13 Oscars. It’s
the bizarre story of a man who is born old and
grows younger. The script was written by the
same man who wrote Forrest Gump. It is based on
a short story from the early 1900s by a famous
American writer. Who?

A. F. Scott Fitzgerald
B. Jane Austen
C. Charles Dickens
D. Stephen King

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