News quiz

Current Events, March 4, 2005

News Quiz No. 4

It's time to put your "knows" for the news to the test! The questions below are based on major news events that recently made headlines around the world. Some of them were featured in recent issues of Current Events. How well do you know the news? Take this quiz and find out.

People in the News

Identify each person below by writing the letter of the correct
description in each blank.

-- 1. Condoleezza Rice    a. former president selected to spearhead the
                          United Nations tsunami relief efforts

-- 2. Hu Jintao           b. religious leader who was hospitalized
                          recently

-- 3. George W. Bush      c. first African American soloist to perform
                          at the Metropolitan Opera; recently featured
                          on a U.S. stamp

-- 4. Marian Anderson     d. most valuable player at this year's Super
                          Bowl

-- 5. Pope John Paul II   e. leader whose country is predicted to
                          become a superpower

-- 6. Hilary Swank        f. politician who was recently inaugurated
                          for a second term as president

-- 7. Deion Branch        g. actor nominated for an Academy Award for
                          her performance in the ring

-- 8. Bill Clinton        h. U.S. secretary of state who has vowed to
                          achieve peace in the Middle East

Facts and Figures

Decide whether each statement is true or false. Write T for true or F for false in each blank.

-- 9. An Illinois politician wants to make the sale of violent video games illegal.

-- 10. The Cassini spacecraft is orbiting Titan, Jupiter's largest moon.

-- 11. Tsunamis recently devastated 12 countries in southern Africa.

-- 12. A Kentucky teenager was banned from a prom because she was wearing a Confederate flag dress.

-- 13. Eighty percent of people who have plastic surgery in the United States are teens.

-- 14. HIV is spread primarily through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids.

Countries in the News

Fill in the blanks with the correct country names from the following list. (There are more countries than correct answers.) Argentina, China, France, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, United States

15. This country is home to the most HIV/AIDS cases in the world. --

16. This country is expected to be an economic powerhouse by 2020. --

17. This country is one of 12 countries that were struck by a fatal tsunami. --

18. This country recently held democratic elections to elect a National Assembly. --

19. This country leads the world in successful space launches. --

20. This country is currently the world's most dominant superpower. --

TEACHER'S GUIDE News Quiz No. 4 1. H, 2. E, 3. F, 4. C, 5. B, 6. G, 7. D, 8. A, 9. T, 10. F, 11. F, 12. T, 13. F, 14. T, 15. South Africa, 16. China, 17. Indonesia, 18. Iraq, 19. Russia, 20. United States