NewsDepth for Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Season: 2009-2010 ~ Episode: 1 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• President Obama Visits GM’s Lordstown, Ohio Plant, Speaks on Wall Street

• Americans Observe Eighth Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks

• September 11th is Observed as a National Day of Service

• California Firefighters Battle Fire Started by Lightning

• Several Playgrounds in Sacramento, California Area Burned by Arson

• Ohio Student Helps to Set World Record for Recycling Denim
  Lesson plan included

• Cincinnati Zoo Cheetah Breaks Land Speed Record
  Lesson plan included

• 2009 is the Year of the Gorilla; Gorillas in Rwanda are a Big Tourist Draw
  Lesson plan included

• Beachwood Teen Runs Successful Business Called LP Transfer

• California Artist Creates Toothpick Sculpture of San Franciso
  Lesson plan included

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1
Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the faces of four of our presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln. Who designed the memorial?

Answer: American sculptor Gutzon Borglum.

Question #2
Sarah, a cheetah at the Cincinnati Zoo, recently broke the record for the 100-meter sprint by a cheetah in 6.13 seconds. How would you write 6.13 as a fraction?

Answer: 6 13/100.

Question #3
Rwanda, a country in central Africa, is bordered on the east by Tanzania. What countries border Rwanda to the north, west and south?

Answer: Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi.

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