News QuizNews Quiz

March 29, 2012

Episode #2725 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONPrimaries and caucuses continue for which major political party?

A. Democra

t

B. Republic

an

50%50%A. DemocratB. Republican

1. The early allergy symptoms are being caused by …

A. peanuts

B. polle

n

C. popco

rn

33% 33%33%A. peanutsB. pollenC. popcorn

2. The springtime blooming started about a month later than usual.

True

False

50%50%1. True2. False

3. President Obama visited …

A. Japan

B. North

Kore...

C. South

Kore...

33% 33%33%A. JapanB. North KoreaC. South Korea

4. The buffer between the two countries is called the …

A. Non-M

ilita...

B. Demilit

ari...

C. War Z

one

33% 33%33%A. Non-Military

ZoneB. Demilitarized

ZoneC. War Zone

5. The instrument used to determine the strength of an earthquake is a …

A. ste

nograph

B. pict

ograph

C. seism

ograp...

33% 33%33%A. stenographB. pictographC. seismograph

6. The bees that are dying are …

A. honey

B. bumble

C. carp

enter

33% 33%33%A. honeyB. bumbleC. carpenter

7. The company that will no longer print encyclopedias is …

A. Webste

rs

B. Brit

annica

C. Oxford

33% 33%33%A. WebstersB. BritannicaC. Oxford

8. The Recovery group wants to find Amelia Earhart’s …

A. plane

B. boat

C. moto

rcycle

33% 33%33%A. planeB. boatC. motorcycle

9. The cherry trees were a gift from…

A. China

B. Russi

a

C. Japan

33% 33%33%A. ChinaB. RussiaC. Japan

10. In the Final Four, UK will play …

A. Ohio Stat

e

B. Kansa

s

C. Louisv

ille

33% 33%33%A. Ohio StateB. KansasC. Louisville