In The News Week Ending June 28
- 1.The National Institutes of Health will be retiring many of its research chimpanzees in the next few years. What will happen to them?
- A.
They will be put into an adoption program with zoos across the country.
- B.
They will be euthanized.
- C.
They will be returned to their native habitat.
- D.
They will be sent to sanctuaries.
- 2.Design work on downtown Raleigh’s future train hub is going ahead despite of what obstacle?
- A.
The state has cut back on its funding.
- B.
Construction has already begun.
- C.
The city council cannot agree on what to call it.
- D.
Some problems found in the project’s environmental impact study have yet to be addressed.
- 3.A video that went viral last week showed a Charlotte 3-year-old doing what?
- A.
Singing the national anthem for the Charlotte Knights.
- B.
Being surprised by his father's return from Afghanistan.
- C.
Hearing his father's voice for the first time.
- D.
Meeting American Idol Scotty McCreery.
- 4.What has been true of the majority of Moral Monday protesters arrested?
- A.
They are middle age or older.
- B.
They are from out of state.
- C.
They are college students.
- D.
They are black.
- 5.Why were College World Series players and fans unhappy with the new Omaha ballpark?
- A.
It was built in the city center with limited parking facilities.
- B.
The glare off nearby office buildings interfered with the view from box seats.
- C.
Permanent seating was not yet installed in all sections of the stadium.
- D.
It was built to accommodate more powerful bats than those used in the CWS.
- 6.Nik Wallenda of the famous “Flying Wallendas” circus family performed his most ambitious stunt yet. What was it?
- A.
A high wire walk across Niagara Falls.
- B.
A high wire walk across the Little Colorado River Gorge.
- C.
Parachuting into the Grand Canyon.
- D.
Repeating the high wire walk that killed his famous great-grandfather Karl Wallenda.
- 7.What new change will help counties cut down on delinquent vehicle property tax payments?
- A.
Applying a surcharge to payments coming in past their due date.
- B.
Publishing delinquent payments in the newspaper.
- C.
Tying tax payments to voter registration.
- D.
Tying tax payments to auto registration renewal.
- 8.What competition did Lumberton native Johna Edmonds win on her third try?
- A.
National Spelling Bee
- B.
Miss North Carolina
- C.
The Bachelorette
- D.
National High School Music Theater Award
- 9.What announcement did Barnes & Noble make about their tablet products?
- A.
They will stop making tablets.
- B.
The Nook will be re-engineered to incorporate Kindle technology.
- C.
Their tablets will come bundled with the full library of B&N classics.
- D.
They will partner with the college board to explore tablet-based testing.
- 10.What does incoming Wake Schools superintendent Jim Merrill have in common with previous superintendent Tony Tata?
- A.
They both got their start as high school English teachers.
- B.
They both grew up in Virginia Beach.
- C.
They both graduated from UNC-CH.
- D.
Neither had lived in North Carolina before taking the superintendent post.
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