CNN Student News Quiz 10-28-2016

 Name the U.S. wireless phone company that recently agreed to pay more than $85 billion to acquire a U.S. media company.

• T-Mobile
• AT&T
• Sprint
• Verizon

Name the U.S. media company being acquired by the AT&T

• National Broadcasting Company
• Fox
• Comcast
• Time Warner

 What is the nickname of the refugee camp in Calais, France from which thousands of migrants were transferred this week?

• None of these
• The Mess Camp
• The Jungle
• The Oasis

To what European country, which has a relatively good economy and low unemployment, were the migrants camped in Calais hoping to travel?

• Ireland
• France
• The UK
• Germany

A Science Channel report suggests "air bombs" could be responsible for the purported disappearances of planes and ships in what mysterious region of the Atlantic Ocean?

• The Bermuda Triangle
• The Barracuda Triangle
• The Bahama Triangle
• The Bahama Triangle

How many voting seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election this year?

• 100
• 435
• 535
• 33

What element was produced by an Iraqi factory that was recently blown up by ISIS, sending poisonous fumes in the air and forcing hundreds of people to get medical attention for trouble breathing?

• Sulfur
• Carbonite
• Uranium
• Borum

A new study funded by NASA found that extended time in space led to decreased muscle tone in what area of the body?

• Arms
• Legs
• Stomach
• Back

Name the political, economic, and ideological rivalry that started after World War II and involved the U.S. and its allies versus the Soviet Union and its allies.

• Cold War
• Sold Core
• Coal War
• Rolled Sore

Ray of Light, Hope, and Echo are the names of Japan's Shinkansen, a nationwide network of what?

• plains
• trains
• busses
• Robots to fight monster aliens