In The News Week Ending January 16
- 1.An affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union formed in North Carolina 50 years ago to address what issue?
- A.
The Speaker Ban Law.
- B.
Interracial marriage.
- C.
The Equal Rights Amendment.
- D.
Child labor laws.
- 2.Smoke forced the evacuation of what Washington, D.C., location?
- A.
Congress.
- B.
The Metro.
- C.
Starbucks.
- D.
The Smithsonian.
- 3.Oscar winning filmmaker Woody Allen has agreed to do what for the first time?
- A.
Sing on camera.
- B.
Run for office.
- C.
Create a TV series.
- D.
Get married.
- 4.Chipotle announced it would stop doing what in its restaurants?
- A.
Opening on Sunday.
- B.
Serving pork.
- C.
Using plastic utensils.
- D.
Hiring teenagers.
- 5.New regulations easing restrictions on travel to Cuba will make it easier for visitors to bring back what?
- A.
Children.
- B.
Photographs.
- C.
Tobacco.
- D.
Exotic pets.
- 6.What announcement did Target make about its Canada stores?
- A.
They will shut down.
- B.
They will open in-store salons.
- C.
They will not use the bulls-eye logo.
- D.
They will provide banking services.
- 7.Why is the city of Raleigh interested in purchasing the 308-acre Dorothea Dix campus?
- A.
To build a park.
- B.
To reopen a mental health facility.
- C.
To establish a centralized transportation center.
- D.
To develop for commercial use.
- 8.Propolis, a substance from honeybee hives, may have some use in treating what?
- A.
Baldness.
- B.
Memory loss.
- C.
Morning sickness.
- D.
Hiccups.
- 9.Durham Public Schools will compensate custodial workers for 22 days they did not get paid because of what?
- A.
Payroll records were hacked.
- B.
Schools were closed due to bad weather.
- C.
Their services were not authorized by the county manager.
- D.
The company they worked for went bankrupt.
- 10.A North Carolina woman whose dance video was seen by more than 6 million people online last year is getting her own reality TV show called what?
- A.
Tipsy Toes.
- B.
All Glitz.
- C.
My Big Fat Fabulous Life.
- D.
Living My Dream.
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