NewsDepth for Thursday, October 23, 2008

Season: 2008-2009 ~ Episode: 6 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Election is Less Than Two Weeks Away; Obama Gets a Surprise Endorsement

• Space Shuttle Atlantis Delayed; American Millionaire in Space

• Middle Schoolers Discover Vegetarian Fare
  Lesson plan included

• Columbus Zoo Home to Oldest Living Gorilla

• Warrensville Heights Middle School Students Encouraged to Read

• Shaker Heights Teens Walk to Help Kids in Honduras

• Special Teen Chosen as Homecoming Queen

• Monarch Butterflies Make Long Trek to Mexico
  Lesson plan included

• Man Has Goal of Trying 50 Jobs in 50 Weeks in 50 States

• Notre Dame Students Invent Down-to-Earth Quidditch Game

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
General Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama for President. What position did Powell hold in the Bush administration?

Answer: Secretary of State from 2001-2004.

Question #2:
Honduras is a mountainous country in Central America. Which countries border Honduras?

Answer: Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

Question #3:
Except for the generation that migrates to Mexico, Monarchs live for 6 to 8 weeks. What are the four stages of the butterfly’s life cycle?

Answer: Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly.

Last Week's Answers

Question #1:
Hot dry winds that blow down from the mountains to the coast in California are fanning the flames of the most recent fires. What are these winds called?

Answer: Santa Ana winds.

Question #2:
South Africa is the southernmost country on the continent of Africa. What small country sits like an island in the middle of South Africa?

Answer: Lesotho.

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