NewsDepth for Friday, January 26, 2007

Season: 2006-2007 ~ Episode: 17 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Bush Speaks on Troop Surge, Energy Independence

• ‘08 Presidential Race Groundbreaking from All Angles

• New Leader of Iraq War Questioned by Senate

• Alabama Company Builds Ferry to Hawaii

• Most of California Citrus Crop Killed by Freeze

• Half of Broccoli Crop Destroyed by Cold

• Cleveland Heights Couple Insulates Home with Straw, Clay

• Coshocton Businessman Invests $100,000 in Student Achievement Experiment

• Ohio Toy Maker Honors Steve Irwin with Tribute Toy Series

• Farmer Finds Sea Lion in Cow Barn

• How Zoos Keep Animals Warm in Winter

• Profile of an African Penguin

• Arkansas Oil Company Plans to Give Full Scholarships to All HS Graduates

• Man with Prosthetic Leg Fights to Join Fire Department

• Man Becomes Eagle Scout 65 Years Late

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:

Every January, the President of the United States gives a speech to a joint session of Congress reporting on the status of our country. What is this speech called? Answer: State of the Union Address.

Question #2:

California is our third largest state, located in the western United States. What states form its border to the north and east? Answer: Oregon, Nevada, Arizona.

Question #3:

African penguins are found along the southwestern coast of Africa. What is the purpose of their black and white coloring? Answer: Camouflage as they swim in the water. They look white like clouds and ice from below and black like the water from above.

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