NewsDepth for Thursday, February 5, 2009

Season: 2008-2009 ~ Episode: 18 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• President Obama Hopes to Have an Economic Stimulus Bill to Sign by President’s Day

• Iraq Holds Provincial Elections

• U.S. Troops Watch Steelers Beat the Cardinals at Super Bowl in Iraq

• Governor Strickland Proposes Budget Additions, Cuts and Fees

• Community Helpers Make Sure Residents are Safe and Warm

• Kings Island Builds New Ride; Auctions Off Chance for First Ride

• Photographer Hopes to Save Island Nation of Tuvalo from Sinking into Rising Sea

• Heavy Snow in United Kingdom Shuts Down London

• The SkyCar will Drive and Fly from London to Timbuktu
  Lesson plan included

• Used Cooking Oil Powers Five Train Rides at Disneyland

• New York Family Enjoys Homemade Ice Luge in their Backyard

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
Tuvalu is a small nation of small coral islands, located about 2,600 miles from Hawaii. In what large body of water is Tuvalu found?

Answer: The Pacific Ocean.

Question #2:
The Skycar is making its way from London to Timbuktu. In what country and continent is Timbuktu located. What river is nearby?

Answer: Mali on the continent of Africa. The Niger River.

Question #3:
Five trains at Disneyland are running on a special kind of bio-fuel. What is the bio-fuel made from?

Answer: Cooking oil.

Last Week's Answers

Question #1:
Ohio and much of the U.S. was blanketed by lots of snow this week. What is snow?

Answer: Ice crystals that stick together as they fall to the ground.

Question #2:
United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven independent states, located on the Arabian Peninsula. What two countries form its southern and eastern borders?

Answer: Saudi Arabia and Oman.

Question #3:
The first mammoths migrated to North America from Asia about two million years ago. Across what body of water did they travel at a time when the sea level was much lower than it is now?

Answer: The Bering Strait.

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