NewsDepth for Friday, February 16, 2007

Season: 2006-2007 ~ Episode: 20 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Ohio Schools Close for Cold, Snow

• 400,000 Lose Homes in Indonesian Flood

• Rising Sea Levels a Major Concern for Climate Change

• Child Introduces Smoking Regulation Bill to Connecticut Legislature

• Schools Ban Unhealthy Food

• Akron School Board Regulates Student Cell Phone Usage

• New Class to be Inducted in Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron

• Ohio Division of Wildlife Releases Snowshoe Hares into Wild

• Artifacts at Risk in Construction of Rome Subway

• Number of Farms Falls Drastically in California, Across US

• Corn-based Fabric Manufactured in North Carolina

• Colorado Zoo Holds Contest to Name Lion Cubs

• Arizona Dog Learns to Skateboard

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:

The town of Redfield, New York has received 141 inches of snow. How many feet is that?

Answer: Eleven and 3/4 feet, or 11 feet nine inches.

Question: #2:

San Francisco is a port city in California, surrounded by water on three sides. What bodies of water surround San Francisco?

Answer: Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate, and San Francisco Bay.

Question #3:

The ancient city of Rome grew from a collection of huts to an important city along a river in central Italy. What is the name of this river?

Answer: The Tiber River.

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