1. News Quiz March 15, 2012 Episode #2723 - News Quiz is KET’s weekly 15-minute current events television program for upper elementary/middle school students.

2. CHALLENGE QUESTION What holiday celebrates the Irish? A. St. Patrick’s Day B. Ides of March

3. 1) Locate Israel on the map. A. B. C.

4. 2. The president and prime minister focused much discussion on … A. Iraq B. Italy C. Iran

5. 3. The other areas that cast their votes are known as... A. states B. territories C. counties

6. 4. The political races held in these areas are … A. primaries B. debates C. caucuses

7. 5. Vladimir Putin was elected as Russia’s … A. president B. prime minister C. supreme leader

8. 6. The name of Europe’s tallest, active volcano is Mount … A. Kilauea B. Vulcano C. Etna

9. 7. The new robot will monitor levels of … A. radiation B. carbon monoxide C. oxygen

10. 8. The triplets are Syrian … A. black bears B. polar bears C. brown bears

11. 9. The high school girls’ champs are from … A. Manual High School B. Marion High School C. Madison High School

12. 10. In the S-E-C Tournament, Kentucky was beaten by … A. Tennessee B. Vanderbilt C. Florida