NewsDepth for Thursday, April 17, 2008

Season: 2007-2008 ~ Episode: 28 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Pope Begins Six-Day Visit to U.S.

• Gift Shops Make Money on Pope Memorabilia

• Dalai Lama Speaks in Seattle

• Long Lines for First Cell Phone Service in Cuba

• April Blizzards Bring Out Shovels in Minnesota

• 30-30 Rule Will Keep You Safe From Lightning

• Forteen Millionth Vehicle Rolls off Line at Lordstown

• NOACA Web Site Helps Match Up Bike Commuters

• Rare Tortoise Hatched at Cleveland Zoo

• Eight-Year-Old Writes President About Gas Prices; He Writes Back

• Algae from Pond Scum May Be Alternative to Oil

• Honesty of Tokyo Citizens Makes Huge Lost and Found

• Minneapolis School Bus Driver Honored for 33 Years of Driving

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
Pope Benedict XVI visited the United States last week. How many popes have served as head of the Roman Catholic Church before him?

Answer: 264.

Question #2:
Turtles are reptiles, creatures with tough, dry skin and scales. What do other reptiles have that turtles do not?

Answer: Teeth.

Question #3:
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet, the highest region in the world, with the world’s highest mountain within its borders. What is its name, and in which mountain range is it found?

Answer: Mount Everest in the Himalayas.

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