NewsDepth for Thursday, February 26, 2009

Season: 2008-2009 ~ Episode: 21 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• President Obama Delivers His First Speech to a Joint Session of Congress

• Iraq’s National Museum Reopens after Years of Recovery

• Fast-Growing Bamboo is Green Building Material

• San Diego Introduces New Solar Powered Parking Meters

• Young Lego Engineers Combine Science and Fun

• Town Hurt by Job Losses Helped with Donations of Food

• Cleveland STEM School Opens at General Electric

• Two of the Child Stars of Slumdog Millionaire Live in the Slum Featured in the Film

• Hole in the Wall Experiment Gives Indian Children Access to Learning and World

• Georgia Sea Turtle Center Rehabilitates Earth’s Oldest Inhabitants
  Lesson plan included

• Police in Thailand Rescue Pangolins from Illegal Sale

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1
The U.S. Congress consists of two houses, as ordered by Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. What are the two houses of Congress, and how many members does each have?

Answer: Senate: 100 members. House of Representatives: 435 members.

Question #2
Bali is an island in southern Indonesia. In what body of water is it located?

Answer: The Indian Ocean.

Question #3
The city of San Diego has installed parking meters with new technology. What provides the power for these new parking meters?

Answer: The sun. They are solar-powered.

Last Week's Answers

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.

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