In The News Week Ending February 14
- 1.Child star Shirley Temple died last week at age 85. What was she known for in later life?
- A.
President of NBC programming.
- B.
Spokesperson for the March of Dimes.
- C.
Movie star.
- D.
Ambassador to Czechoslovakia.
- 2.What was significant about U.S. teenager Sarah Hendrickson’s ski jump at the Sochi Olympics?
- A.
She is the first woman ever to compete in this event.
- B.
She is the youngest American to win the gold medal.
- C.
Her father won the same event in the 1980 Lake Placid games.
- D.
She broke her pelvis.
- 3.What could have prevented the first ever tie for the gold medal in an Alpine Olympic event?
- A.
More accurate timing equipment.
- B.
A rule change to allow more precise timing.
- C.
An earlier start time.
- D.
Instant replay.
- 4.What argument is being used by critics of a proposal to replace live court reporters with digital recorders?
- A.
Court reporters are less expensive.
- B.
Court reporters can be called as witnesses later.
- C.
State statutes require the presence of a live court reporter.
- D.
Court reporters are more accurate.
- 5.Actor Henry Winkler is co-author of a children’s book series that stems from his own childhood struggle with what?
- A.
Bullying
- B.
Dyslexia
- C.
Fame
- D.
Poverty
- 6.Visitors to the Sochi Olympics have been enjoying what activity seldom seen at the winter games?
- A.
Betting
- B.
Sunbathing
- C.
Getting autographs
- D.
Folk dancing
- 7.Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposal to raise teacher pay is being criticized because it is limited primarily to which teachers?
- A.
Beginning teachers.
- B.
Graduates of the UNC system.
- C.
Teachers moving in from other states.
- D.
Science and math teachers.
- 8.The Wake schools Twitter account @wcpss has gained national attention for being what?
- A.
Student-run
- B.
Hacked
- C.
Sassy
- D.
Bilingual
- 9.What was found by an archaeological team in Egypt?
- A.
Jimmy Hoffa.
- B.
DNA from a 400,000-year-old sunflower.
- C.
A mummy.
- D.
Oil.
- 10.What big step did Taylor Swift take, an event which was chronicled by social media?
- A.
Got engaged.
- B.
Got a haircut.
- C.
Visited her old high school.
- D.
Got her pilot’s license.
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