NewsDepth for Thursday, April 9, 2009

Season: 2008-2009 ~ Episode: 27 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Massive Earthquake Rocks Central Italy
  Lesson plan included

• North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket

• President Obama Reaches Out to Muslims in Turkey

• America’s Influence in Iraq Seen in Women’s Softball League

• Dayton’s Air Force Museum Hopes to Land Space Shuttle

• Ohio Teen Saves a Life on Spring Break in Florida

• Tiny Saw-whet Owl Released Back to Wild in Bay Village!

• Georgia Homeowner Donates his Home Back to Habitat for Humanity with Gratitude

• Fifty First Anniversary of Dr. King Observed in Atlanta, Georgia

• Cat Returned to Owners, Thanks to Microchip

• Twenty Three Month Old Child is Expert at Playing Pool

• Rutgers University Students Set Record for Most Waldos

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1
The Republic of Turkey is located between southeast Europe and western Asia. What two countries and body of water form its southern border?

Answer: Iraq, Syria and the Mediterranean Sea.

Question #2
An earthquake caused a great deal of damage to the hundreds of years old walled mountain towns in central Italy. In what mountain range are these towns located?

Answer: The Appenine Mountains.

Question #3
A tiny owl was rehabilitated and released at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. What species of owl was this?

Answer: Northern Saw-whet Owl.

Last Week's Answers

Question #1:
A volcano near Anchorage in Alaska is filling the sky with ash. What is the name of this volcano?

Answer: Mount Redoubt.

Question #2:
Kimono means clothing, or “thing to wear” in Japanese, and they are more often worn by women than men these days. What is the Japanese word for the belt on a kimono?

Answer: Obi.

Question #3:
Kimonos are made from a single bolt of fabric called a tan. This fabric is usually about 14 inches wide and 36 ½ yards long. How many square inches of fabric is that?

Answer: 18,396 square inches.

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