News Quiz February 23, 2012 Episode # News Quiz is KET’s weekly 15-minute current events television program for upper elementary/middle school students.

CHALLENGE QUESTION How many days are in February during a Leap Year? A. 28 B. 29

1. Highways and utilities are part of our … A. Internet B. infrastructure C. income

2. The president’s plan calls for the U.S. to spend … A. $4 trillion B. $4 billion C. $4 zillion

3. Vice President Xi will become China’s … A. prime minister B. president C. premier

4. China’s government is a democracy. 1. True 2. False

5. Protestors rallied against the surface mining of … A. gold B. copper C. coal

6. Locate Italy on the map. A. B. C.

7. The CleanSpace One is a … A. satellite B. vacuum cleaner C. air filter

8. The company that will cut out king-sized products is … A. Hershey B. Mars C. Nestle

9. Jeremy Lin’s parents immigrated from… A. China B. Australia C. Taiwan

10. In French, Mardi Gras means Fat… A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. Saturday