In The News Week Ending February 7
- 1.What milestone did Facebook reach recently?
- A.
Its 1 billionth user.
- B.
Its first public stock offering.
- C.
Its 10th anniversary.
- D.
Facebook users on all seven continents.
- 2.What crucial item are some snow-bound cities running out of?
- A.
DVDs
- B.
Milk
- C.
Salt
- D.
Propane
- 3.CVS stores announced they will stop what?
- A.
Selling tobacco products.
- B.
Hiring teenagers.
- C.
Offering in-store clinics.
- D.
Being open on Sundays.
- 4.What do Wake Tech students now have for the first time?
- A.
Saturday classes.
- B.
Parking passes.
- C.
Online library services.
- D.
Professors.
- 5.In California, funeral home operators are setting up where?
- A.
DMV offices.
- B.
The mall.
- C.
Gas stations.
- D.
Church.
- 6.J.K. Rowling admitted having second thoughts about what in the Harry Potter series?
- A.
Casting Maggie Smith for the movies.
- B.
Killing Dumbledore.
- C.
Hermione marrying Ron.
- D.
Including illustrations.
- 7.What happened to a rare Stradivarius violin stolen from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra ?
- A.
It was destroyed.
- B.
It is still missing.
- C.
It was sold on eBay.
- D.
It was found in an attic.
- 8.Winston-Salem’s Susan Spence is on track to complete 100 marathons before she turns 70. What is unusual about her marathon experience?
- A.
She walks her marathons.
- B.
She is accompanied by her guide dog, Sutu.
- C.
She has lived in every city where she competed.
- D.
She runs barefoot.
- 9.Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the PBS series "Sherlock," recently appeared with whom?
- A.
The Muppets.
- B.
England’s Prince Harry.
- C.
Actors Robert Downey Jr. and Jonny Lee Miller, who have also played Sherlock Holmes.
- D.
Oprah Winfrey.
- 10.What change is planned for Raleigh’s Greyhound bus station?
- A.
It will move out of downtown.
- B.
It will be remodeled to include a full service restaurant.
- C.
It will become a hub for the city’s Capital Area Transit system.
- D.
It will provide free Wi-Fi.
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