NewsDepth for Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Season: 2009-2010 ~ Episode: 8 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Challenger in Afghanistan’s Run-Off Election Pulls out of Race

• NASA’s Rocket Test Gets Green Light – Ares 1-X Launch a Success

• Olympic Flame Begins Trek Across Canada for 2010 Winter Games

• Fuel Spill in San Francisco Bay Affects Wildlife, Beaches

• Florida Manatee Rescued off New Jersey Shore, Returned to Miami

• Ohioans Head to Polls to Vote on State and Local Issues
  Lesson plan included

• Cleveland Zoo Gorillas Try a Healthier Diet

• Canal Fulton Dental Practice Collects Halloween Goodies for Troops

• New York City Welcomes Navy Ship Forged from the Steel of the World Trade Center

• South Korea Musicians Called Noridan Turn Trash into Art
  Lesson plan included

• Cambodia Celebrates Water and Moon Festival with Boat Races

• Ten-Year-Old Houston Cub Scout Saves Teacher from Choking
  Lesson plan included

• South Florida Man Sells World’s Largest Rubber Band Ball to Ripley’s
  Lesson plan included

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
The Olympic Torch will travel thousands of miles to all three of Canada's coasts. What ocean borders Canada to the north?

Question #2:
The U.S.S. New York traveled to New York City for a special celebration. What ties the ship to New York besides its name?

Question #3:
Cambodia, a country in southeast Asia, celebrates the Water and Moon festival at the beginning of the monsoon season. What river in Cambodia reverses its flow at this time?

Last Week's Answers

Question #1:
Scientists have been using the same method for making flu vaccine for the past 50 years. In what common food item do they make the vaccine?

Answer: Eggs.

Question #2:
Mesopotamia was a center of civilization thousands of years ago. Between what two rivers in Iraq and Syria was it located?

Answer: The Tigris River and the Euphrates River.

Question #3:
Something in the water has caused shore birds along the northwestern U.S. coast to lose their waterproofing. What is the culprit and what is it?

Answer: Algae. Tiny plant-like organisms.

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