NewsDepth for Thursday, November 13, 2008

Season: 2008-2009 ~ Episode: 9 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• President-Elect Barack Obama Meets with President Bush
  Lesson plan included

• Obama Daughters Will Grow Up in the White House

• The Gold Mines of Peru Are Busy Despite Economic Downturn
  Lesson plan included

• Thousands of DHL and GM Ohio Workers Will Lose Jobs

• NASA Glenn Research Center Hosts Young Astronaut Day

• Lordstown High School Hosts Veterans for Veterans Day

• Lovable Dog Named Victor Helps Maryland Students with Reading

• Five-Year-Old Texas Boy Named Bam-Bam Struts His Stuff on Football Field

• Vets with Injuries Find Freedom in Water at Georgia Aquarium

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution changed the inauguration date for every new president from March 4 to a date earlier in the year. What is that date?

Answer: January 20.

Question #2:
A German-owned shipping company plans to cut operations in the U.S., affecting thousands of jobs in Wilmington, Ohio. What is the name of that company?

Answer: DHL.

Question #3:
Orcopampa, the site of the gold mine in our story, is located in the mountains of southern Peru, in west central South America. What very tall mountain range runs through Peru?

Answer: The Andes Mountains.

Last Week's Answers

Question #1:
Democrat Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States last week. How many electoral votes did he get in the election?

Answer: 364, as of November 12, 2008.

Question #2:
What Ohio native, a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, got his first start in the NFL last week?

Answer: Brady Quinn.

Question #3:
Japan, an island nation in the North Pacific Ocean, is made up of four bigger islands and many smaller islands. What is the capital of Japan, and on which island is it found?

Answer: Tokyo, on the island of Honshu.

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