CNN Student News Quiz 11/13/2015

What two places, whose leaders are President Xi Jinping and President Ma Ying-jeou, have been rivals since 1949?

• Russia and Syria
• Canada and USA
• China and Taiwan
• North and South Korea

What is the name of the proposed oil pipeline that the Obama Administration recently rejected?

• Exxon Valdez  Pipeline
• BP  Pipeline
• TransCanada (TCP)  Pipleline
• Keystone (XL) Pipeline

NASA's MAVEN mission involves a satellite that is studying what planet?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Pluto
• Mars

Name the American university whose president recently resigned over racial issues at its Columbia campus.

• University of Michigan
• University of Arkansas
• University of Missouri
• Missouri State University

As reported Tuesday, several U.S. businesses are considering satellites as a means of giving billions of people access to what?

• Cell Service
• Television
• Radio
• Internet

What U.S. state has nine of the 10 most expensive housing markets in America, though overall, it's not the most expensive state in which to buy a home?

• California
• New York
• Florida
• Texas

What is known as Veterans Day today had a different name when it became a U.S. national holiday in 1938. What was this name?

• Memorial Day
• Armistice Day
• V-E Day
• Warrior Day

Name the U.S. national burial ground where the Tomb of the Unknowns is located.

• Washington National Cemetery
• Arlington National Cemetery
• Westpoint National Cemetary
• The World War II Memorial

 Only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is still standing. What is it?

• Great Pyramid of Giza
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• The Eiffel Tower
• The Sears Tower

What award did (Ret.) Army Capt. Florent Groberg receive on Thursday for his heroic actions in Afghanistan?

• Medal of Freedom
• Purple Heart
• Medal of Honor
• The Iron Cross