NewsDepth for Thursday, February 12, 2009

Season: 2008-2009 ~ Episode: 19 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Senate Votes To Approve Obama’s Stimulus Package

• Australian Wildfires Damage Property, Human Lives and Wildlife

• How Big is a “Trillion?”
  Lesson plan included

• Rare Image of Abraham Lincoln on Display in Rochester, New York
  Lesson plan included

• Ice Fishermen Rescued on Lake Erie

• Novel Based on Stories Written by Authors When They Were Kids

• Injured Deer Visits Rossford Pet Store

• Columbus Mall Will Become City Park

• Man in China Cuts Down on Expenses

• Chinese New Year Lion Dance

• THAT’S MY BIZNE$$! Contest

• Pets Can Be Good for your Health

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1
President Abraham Lincoln is perhaps most famous for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer: It freed all slaves in the states that were in rebellion against the United States. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution completely abolished slavery in 1865.

Question #2
President Obama hoped the stimulus package would cost nearly $1 trillion. If a house on your street costs $100,000, how many of them could you buy with $1 trillion?

Answer: 10 million


Question #3
The currency in China is the yuan. How many yuan are in a dollar?

Answer: Almost 7 - There are 6.8 yuan to the United States Dollar.

Last Week's Answers

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.

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