NewsDepth for Friday, December 15, 2006

Season: 2006-2007 ~ Episode: 13 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• UN Secretary General Departs After Ten Years

• Space Shuttle Discovery Launches for International Space Station

• NASA Images Suggest Liquid Water on Mars

• Appliances Still Use Electricity in Stand-By Mode

• Scented Advertisements in San Francisco Bus Stops Cause Controversy

• Soldier in Iraq Receives 1,000 Cans of Silly String for Christmas

• OSU Quarterback Accepts Heisman Trophy

• Gingerbread Houses on Display at Cleveland Botanical Gardens

• Dublin HS Students Make Biodiesel for Buses from Cafeteria Oil

• Some Small Towns Don’t Appear on New Georgia State Map

• 11-year-old Delivers Aunt’s Baby

• High Surf Advisory Issued on California Coast

• Iowa Man Synchronizes Christmas Lights to Radio Station

• Dog Employed by Colorado Hotel

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:

Kofi Annan has left the United Nations after 10 years as Secretary General. Who has taken his place? Answer: Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea.

Question #2:

Electricity is measured in units of power called watts. For whom or what are watts named? Answer: James Watt.

Question #3:

Georgia ’s new state map eliminates many of the state’s tiny towns. What is the capital of Georgia? Answer: Atlanta.

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