NewsDepth for Thursday, February 19, 2009

Season: 2008-2009 ~ Episode: 20 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• President Obama Signs $787 Billion Economic Stimulus Package

• General Motors and Chrysler Announce Cuts; Ask for More Money

• $80 Billion of Stimulus Money Will Go to U.S. Schools

• Brunner and Fisher Will Both Run for Voinovich’s Senate Seat

• Young Toledo Actors Tackle Shakespeare in One Busy Week

• Cincinnati Celebrates Lincoln’s Birthday with Party

• Six-Year-Old Can Name All 44 Presidents in Less Than a Minute
  Lesson plan included

• Falling Meteor Captured on Video over Texas Race

• Rescued Koala Heals at Wildlife Center, Meets Fire Fighter Who Saved Her Life
  Lesson plan included

• Heavy Rains Affect Northern and Southern California

• Picking Up Pennies Can Add Up to Extra Savings in These Tough Times

• Mammoth Skeleton Found in San Diego Construction Site

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:
President Obama signed the economic stimulus bill this week. What is the amount of money in the bill?

Answer: $787 billion.

Question #2:
Fires caused a great deal of damage in the state of Victoria in southeastern Australia. What large, nearby island is also a state in the Commonwealth of Australia?

Answer: Tasmania.

Question #3:
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States. Which two presidents preceded him and succeeded him in office?

Answer: James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson.

Last Week's Answers

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.

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