News QuizNews QuizMarch 15, 2012

Episode #2723 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONWhat holiday celebrates the Irish?

A. St. P

atrick...

B. Ides o

f Ma...

50%50%A. St. Patrick’s Day

B. Ides of March

1) Locate Israel on the map.

A. B. C.

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

2. The president and prime minister focused much discussion on …

A. Iraq

B. Italy

C. Iran

33% 33%33%A. IraqB. ItalyC. Iran

3. The other areas that cast their votes are known as ...

A. states

B. terri

torie...

C. counties

33% 33%33%A. statesB. territoriesC. counties

4. The political races held in these areas are …

A. prim

aries

B. debates

C. caucu

ses

33% 33%33%A. primariesB. debatesC. caucuses

5. Vladimir Putin was elected as Russia’s …

A. presid

ent

B. prim

e mini...

C. supreme le

...

33% 33%33%A. presidentB. prime

ministerC. supreme

leader

6. The name of Europe’s tallest, active volcano is Mount …

A. Kila

uea

B. Vulca

no

C. Etn

a

33% 33%33%A. KilaueaB. VulcanoC. Etna

7. The new robot will monitor levels of …

A. rad

iation

B. carbon m

on...

C. oxyg

en

33% 33%33%A. radiationB. carbon

monoxideC. oxygen

8. The triplets are Syrian …

A. black

bear...

B. polar b

ear...

C. brown bear...

33% 33%33%A. black bearsB. polar bearsC. brown bears

9. The high school girls’ champs are from …

A. Manual H

ig...

B. Mario

n Hig...

C. Mad

ison Hi...

33% 33%33%A. Manual High

SchoolB. Marion High

SchoolC. Madison High

School

10. In the S-E-C Tournament, Kentucky was beaten by …

A. Tennesse

e

B. Van

derbilt

C. Florid

a

33% 33%33%A. TennesseeB. VanderbiltC. Florida