NewsDepth for Thursday, October 4, 2007

Season: 2007-2008 ~ Episode: 4 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Spacecraft Dawn Takes Off For Long Journey

• Space Shuttle Discovery Prepares For Take-Off

• Launch of Sputnik Fifty Years Ago Started Race to Space

• President Vetoes Expanded SCHIP Legislation

• Parents Have Toys and Children Tested for Lead

• Thunder and Lightning Create Drama in Twin Cities

• Loss of Habitat in Kenya is Threat to Wildlife

• Columbus Zoo Gorilla Has Surgery for Lazy Eye

• Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Publishes New Earthquake Map

• Scuba Diver Finds Class Ring Lost by OSU Grad Four Years Ago

• Opera Fans Enjoy A Romantic French Opera At AT&T Park

• Nike Has A New Shoe For Native Americans

• Pennsylvania Shoe House Gets a Make-Over

• Human Cannonball Sails 150 Feet at Texas Fair

• A Bear Saved From Falling Off Bridge

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit the Earth. In what year was it launched?

Answer: 1957.

Question #2:
Kenya is a republic in east Africa, and lies on the equator. What countries border Kenya?

Answer: Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

Question #3:
The shoe house in Pennsylvania is 48 feet long, 25 feet high and 17 feet wide. If the house was a rectangle, what would be its volume?

Answer: 20,400 square feet.

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