Monday, January 11, 2016

News Quiz submission question and answers 1/15/16

PLease submit news questions here in the reply with both your name, period, question and answer.

14 comments:

  1. Olivia Hickey

    Period: 2

    Q: What famous singer died this week on January 11, 2016 ?
    A: David Bowie

    Q: President Obama issued a series of executive orders last week regarding what issue in his speech ?
    A: Gun control

    Q: What company announced that it will begin to disclose the presence of genetically modified ingredients in their food products
    A: Campbell Soup

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  3. Micheal Fogle

    Q: What famous actor died of cancer on Thursday January 14, 2016?
    A: Alan Rickman

    Q: What Muslim nation suffered a terror attack this week?
    A: Indonesia

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    1. Turkey also suffered a terrorist attack and is primarily Muslim.

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  4. Q: What former NFL running back was found dead in a California prison on January 13th?
    A: Lawrence Phillips

    Q: who won the college football national championship game?
    A: Alabama Crimson tide

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  5. Q: How many Powerball winners were there?
    A: 3
    Q: How old was Alan Rickman when he died?
    A: 69
    Q:When was David Bowie born?
    A: 1947

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  6. Aisha Marcos
    Period 1

    Q: How many were American sailors were detained in their ship by Iranian officials?
    A: 10

    Q: How many shots did the armed man in Philadelphia fired at the police officers?
    A: 13 times
    Bonus: Where was the officers when they were shot?
    A: In the police car

    Q: How many pounds of cocaine did the French police seize in a plane at Orly Airport?
    A: 90 pounds

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  7. Melissa Schafte
    Period 5

    Q: What Mexican drug lord was captured by Marines?
    A: Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman
    Bonus: How many times has he escaped from prison previously?
    A: 2

    Q: The FBI is aiding what Police Department in a reopened case from 2010?
    A:New York

    Q: A man in Philadelphia confessed that he shot a police officer in the name of what terrorist group
    A: ISIS

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  8. Sierra Carroll prd 1

    What reality TV starts plead guilty for fraud? And what show...
    A. Alaskan bush people. Joshua brown and billy brown

    What country singer died duck hunting?
    A. Craig Strickland

    What other movie did Alan Rickman play a villain in besides Harry Potter?
    A. Die hard

    What is a sign of colon cancer?
    A. Farting excessively

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  9. Carley Nelson period 1
    Q)Who is the republican in the lead?
    A)Donald Trump
    Q)Who is the democrat in the lead?
    A)Hillary Clinton
    Q)How many republicans are currently in the running to become president?
    A) 12
    Q)Extra credit: how many democrats?
    A) 3

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    1. The first two questions are subjective...(Dependent on a specific poll... The last two aren't really news questions...

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  10. Alyssa Blankenship period 1
    Q)What animal was recently removed from the endangered species list?
    A) The Manatee
    Q) What percent of children are exposed to secondhand smoking?
    A) 48%
    Q) What fake vegetable was used to try to smuggle drugs?
    A) Carrots

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  11. Taylor Brown Period 1
    Q: How many times has Jennifer Lawrence been nominated for the Oscars?
    A: Four
    Bonus: What is especially significant about that number?
    A: It is the most ever for actresses under 25

    Q: What are policy makers trying to put on sugary drinks?
    A: A warning label

    Q: What is the name of the hurricane that formed this week?
    A: Alex
    Bonus: When was the last time an Atlantic hurricane formed in January?
    A:1939

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  12. Cassie Tran/ Period 2
    Q: What animal at the Oregon Zoo has tuberculosis?
    A: Elephants

    Q: How many employees from the Oregon Zoo contracted tuberculosis from those animals?
    A: 7- Seven

    Q: This year, we will celebrate MLK Day on Monday, January 18. Who is MLK and how did he die?
    A: Martin Luther King, Jr. ….fatally shot/ assassinated

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