In The News Week Ending November 1
- 1.Meteorologists have found a way to predict what up to three weeks in advance?
- A.
Heat waves
- B.
Hurricanes
- C.
Space debris
- D.
Earthquakes
- 2.Now that this year’s state fair has ended, what will happen to the Village of Yesteryear’s 1700s-era loom?
- A.
It will be restored.
- B.
It will be retired to the N. C. Museum of History.
- C.
It will be put in storage.
- D.
It remains on display throughout the year.
- 3.What controversial proposal did Wake school administrators make about the system’s grading policy?
- A.
A grade of zero will no longer be given.
- B.
Grading scales will be changed to match state standards.
- C.
Grades will be posted online at each school’s website.
- D.
All grades will be pass/fail.
- 4.Kepler-78b, a newly discovered planet, is very similar to earth except for what important difference?
- A.
It’s set to collide with its sun.
- B.
It’s unbearably hot.
- C.
It rotates in the opposite direction.
- D.
It has no gravity.
- 5.The Boston Red Sox won their third World Series in the past 10 years, but it has been 95 years since what happened?
- A.
They formed the team.
- B.
They won in Boston.
- C.
They won in straight games.
- D.
They won with all new pitchers.
- 6.Work is about to begin on Skyhouse Raleigh. What is that?
- A.
A new luxury apartment building.
- B.
The rooftop restaurant atop Raleigh’s cylindrical Clarion Hotel.
- C.
An elevated train running through downtown.
- D.
The observation deck at RDU.
- 7.Some military personnel are resorting to what in order to pass the Pentagon’s body fat test?
- A.
Fasting
- B.
Dehydration
- C.
Liposuction
- D.
Bribery
- 8.Now that N.C. State’s Hofmann Forest has been sold, what will the land be used for?
- A.
Military training
- B.
Conference center
- C.
Industrial park
- D.
Amusement park
- 9.What is the controversy over Hallmark’s new “Deck the Halls” Christmas sweater ornament?
- A.
It’s ugly.
- B.
It changes the words of the song.
- C.
It’s already sold out.
- D.
It’s manufactured overseas.
- 10.Organizers from the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon are meeting with downtown churches to discuss what?
- A.
Coordinating with church services.
- B.
Making a contribution.
- C.
Renting their parking lots.
- D.
Promoting the race.
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