NewsDepth for Thursday, October 25, 2007

Season: 2007-2008 ~ Episode: 7 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• 20 Wildfires Spread Over 425 Miles In California

• State of Georgia Suffers Water Shortage

• Space Shuttle Discovery Takes Off with Harmony Module

• Cyber Education Booming In South Korea

• Two Astronauts Help Teach Middle School Students About Space

• Slimy Salamander Protects Eggs at Toledo Zoo

• KSU Researchers Discover Jurassic Crab Species in Romania

• Wooly Mammoth Bones Found at California Construction Site

• African Burial Ground National Monument Dedicated in New York City

• Bridge Jumpers Enjoy Bridge Day at River Gorge Bridge

• New Baby Jaguar At Brevard Zoo

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
The space shuttle Discovery is visiting the International Space Station this week. What big item is it delivering?

Answer: The Harmony Module.

Question: #2:
Scientists discovered an ancient crab fossil in eastern Romania. What body of water does Romania’s eastern border touch?

Answer: The Black Sea.

Question #3:
The slimy salamander is an amphibian, and is one of several types of salamanders that have no lungs or gills. How does it get oxygen?
Answer: Through its skin.

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