NewsDepth for Thursday, October 18, 2007

Season: 2007-2008 ~ Episode: 6 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize
  Lesson plan included

• College Students Present “Homes Of The Future” At The International Solar Decathlon

• Heavy Rains Soak Iowa While North Carolina Suffers from Drought

• Minnesota Power Plant Runs on Turkey Dung

• Annual Mud Run Raises Money for Toys for Tots

• United Kingdom Hosts Break Dancing Competition

• Tiny Garden Railway Rolls Through Franklin Park Conservatory

• Therapy Dogs Help Children Read at Wadsworth Public Library

• Labradoodle Serves at Therapy Dog to Burr Road M.S. Students

• Recent Study Shows Walking Dog Can Help Keep You Fit

• 1996 Mustang For Her Beloved Bulldog

• Florida Shipwreck Found From 1559

• Baby Turtles Washed Ashore In Florida

• Utah Mother’s Invention Keeps The Monsters Away

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
The Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC displayed 20 homes that are powered by solar energy. What is the source of this energy?

Answer: The sun.

Question #2:
The state of Iowa is found in the Midwest, and is characterized by prairie and farms. What is the capital of Iowa?

Answer: Des Moines.

Question #3:
Al Gore and the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have won a special prize for educating the world about global warming. What is the name of that prize?

Answer: Nobel Peace Prize.

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