NewsDepth for Thursday, October 11, 2007

Season: 2007-2008 ~ Episode: 5 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Fallen Firefighters Honored in Maryland

• President Calls for Renewal of No Child Left Behind

• Russian Rocket Takes Astronaut Peggy Whitson to I.S.S.

• California Neighborhoods Endangered by Landslides

• Would You Turn Down A Million Dollars To Keep Your House?

• Ashland University Professor Tests Halloween Toys for Lead

• Tribe Takes Series Against New York

• Major Power Company Reaches Settlement with EPA

• Man Circles World Over Thirteen Years to Promote Environment

• World’s Largest Twister Board

• Special Olympics Begin in Shanghai, China

• World’s Luckiest Kangaroo Escapes Disaster on Race Track

• 1500 Pound Pumpkin Earns $9,000 for Grower

• Rockefeller Center Skating Rink Opens for Season Despite Hot Weather

• Friends Help Sick Farmer Harvest His Corn Crop

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
October 7 to 13 is National Fire Prevention Week. Which American President proclaimed the first Fire Prevention Week in 1925?

Answer: President Calvin Coolidge.

Question: #2:
Three astronauts took off last week on a rocket from a launch pad in Kazakhstan. In what continent is Kazakhstan located?

Answer: Asia.

Question #3:
The Special Olympics provides sports training and athletic competition for people with intellectual disabilities around the world. In what city and country were this year’s Special Olympics held?

Answer: Shanghai, China.

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