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WorksheetsCNN Student News Quiz 11/13/2015
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two places, whose leaders are President Xi Jinping and President Ma Ying-jeou, have been rivals since 1949?
a)
Russia and Syria
b)
Canada and USA
c)
China and Taiwan
d)
North and South Korea
2.
What is the name of the proposed oil pipeline that the Obama Administration recently rejected?
a)
Exxon Valdez Pipeline
b)
BP Pipeline
c)
TransCanada (TCP) Pipleline
d)
Keystone (XL) Pipeline
3.
NASA's MAVEN mission involves a satellite that is studying what planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Pluto
d)
Mars
4.
Name the American university whose president recently resigned over racial issues at its Columbia campus.
a)
University of Michigan
b)
University of Arkansas
c)
University of Missouri
d)
Missouri State University
5.
As reported Tuesday, several U.S. businesses are considering satellites as a means of giving billions of people access to what?
a)
Cell Service
b)
Television
c)
Radio
d)
Internet
6.
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?
a)
California
b)
New York
c)
Florida
d)
Texas
7.
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?
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Armistice Day
c)
V-E Day
d)
Warrior Day
8.
Name the U.S. national burial ground where the Tomb of the Unknowns is located.
a)
Washington National Cemetery
b)
Arlington National Cemetery
c)
Westpoint National Cemetary
d)
The World War II Memorial
9.
Only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is still standing. What is it?
a)
Great Pyramid of Giza
b)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
c)
The Eiffel Tower
d)
The Sears Tower
10.
What award did (Ret.) Army Capt. Florent Groberg receive on Thursday for his heroic actions in Afghanistan?
a)
Medal of Freedom
b)
Purple Heart
c)
Medal of Honor
d)
The Iron Cross
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