News QuizNews Quiz

May 12, 2011

Episode #2630 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly

15-minute current events television program

for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONWhere is Kentucky’s floral clock located?

A. Sta

te Capi...

B. Lexin

gton

50%50%A. State CapitalB. Lexington

1. The river that many are still watching for floodwaters is the …

A. Middle Fo

rk

B. Miss

issippi

C. Miam

i

33% 33%33%A. Middle ForkB. MississippiC. Miami

2. Barriers built to help hold back river waters are called …A. leveesB. flood fencesC. reefs

3. President Obama took time to talk to family members at Ground Zero.

True

False

50%50%1. True2. False

4. The president visited with troops at Fort …

A. Hood

B. Knox

C. Campbell

33% 33%33%A. HoodB. KnoxC. Campbell

5. The person asking at least one nuclear facility to shut down temporarily is Japan’s …A. kingB. prime ministerC. emperor

6. Michelle Shearer teaches …A. biologyB. anatomyC. chemistry

7. In the Colorado school, students are grouped by their age.

True

False

50%50%1. True2. False

8. This year’s winning horse was …

A. Animal Kingdom

B. Magic Kingdom

C. Kentucky Kingdom

9. The drink celebrating 125 years is…

A. Coca

-Cola

B. Pepsi

C. Ale-8-1

33% 33%33%A. Coca-ColaB. PepsiC. Ale-8-1

10. The protected squirrels in this Kansas town are …

A. gra

y

B. blac

k

C. bro

wn

33% 33%33%A. gray B. blackC. brown