NewsDepth for Thursday, November 20, 2008

Season: 2008-2009 ~ Episode: 10 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Big Three Automakers Ask for Government Bailout

• Florida Students Design Energy Efficient Car

• Firefighters Battle More Wildfires in Southern California
  Lesson plan included

• Space Shuttle Endeavour Embarks on Mission to Expand ISS

• Cleveland Indians Pitcher Cliff Lee Wins Cy Young Award

• Winter Makes its First Stop in Ashtabula County

• Ohio Christmas Tree Growers Send Trees to Troops

• Southern China Tackles Pollution Problems with New Energy Plant, Wind Turbines

• Chimpanzee Named Anjana Plays Mother to Two Tiger Cubs
  Lesson plan included

• Macy’s Department Store Unveils Giant Christmas Tree

• California Cupcake Business Enjoying Sweet Success

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
The Big Three American auto companies are asking the government for financial help. What are the three companies?

Answer: General Motors, Ford, Chrysler.

Question #2:
The astronauts on Space Shuttle Endeavour said they’re taking home improvement to a new level. What sort of improvements are they bringing to the International Space Station?

Answer: Bigger refrigerator, bathroom, bedrooms, new water purification system, new exercise equipment.

Question #3:
The government in the southern China province of Guangdong has built a new and unusual energy plant. What does it burn to create energy?

Answer: Garbage.

Last Week's Answers

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.

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