NewsDepth for Thursday, January 31, 2008

Season: 2007-2008 ~ Episode: 18 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Preisdent Bush, Final State Of Union Address

• Congressman Kucinich Drops Bid for President

• Snowstorms Strand Millions in China

• Sewer Water in Orange County, California is Purified, Returns to Tap

• South Africa Declares National Electrical Emergency

• Hershey Company Raises Candy Prices

• Cincinnati Zoo Studies Use of Elephant Dung for Power

• Bird Watchers Count 649 Bald Eagles, a New Record

• Artist, Designer Viktor Schreckengost Dies at 101

• Lego Company Celebrates 50 Years

• Oregon Fourth Grader Makes Snow in His Own Backyard
  Lesson plan included

• Houston Zoo Welcomes New Baby Giraffe

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
President Bush delivered his State of the Union Address to members of Congress. Seated behind him were the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. Who serves as President of the Senate?

Answer: Vice President Dick Cheney.

Question #2:
About 70% of the earth’s surface is covered in water. What do we call the way that water moves from one place and one form to another?

Answer: The water cycle.

Question #3:
South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa. What desert is shared with Botswana along South Africa’s northern border?

Answer: The Kalahari Desert.

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