In The News Week Ending August 30
- 1.Fast-food workers in North Carolina have joined others across the country in protesting for what?
- A.
Full-time status
- B.
Spanish language menus
- C.
Free uniforms
- D.
Higher pay
- 2.What are California firefighters using to track wildfires burning in the Sierra Nevada?
- A.
Local news camera crews
- B.
Google Earth
- C.
Volunteer brigades
- D.
Predator drones
- 3.What improvements to supermarket tomatoes are geneticists working on?
- A.
Making them in designer colors.
- B.
Making them more resistant to cold temperatures.
- C.
Making them taste better.
- D.
Making them seedless.
- 4.More than 333 bottlenose dolphins along the East Coast died this summer from a disease resembling what?
- A.
Bubonic plague
- B.
HIV
- C.
Distemper
- D.
Measles
- 5.Why are some schools dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program?
- A.
The requirements are too rigorous.
- B.
Schools can’t get reimbursed for the meals.
- C.
Students won’t eat the food.
- D.
Many school kitchens are not equipped to prepare the meals.
- 6.Why will the Wrigley Field ballhawks likely be catching fewer foul balls?
- A.
Stadium vendors are limited to selling only between innings.
- B.
A new anti-loitering ordinance will keep fans from gathering outside the park.
- C.
Fans are no longer allowed to bring their own gloves.
- D.
A new video board will block them.
- 7.Who will be performing with a family member at the Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race next month?
- A.
Scotty McCreery
- B.
Richard Petty
- C.
Nik Wallenda
- D.
Taylor Swift
- 8.Tylenol will be the first acetaminophen product to make what change to its packaging?
- A.
The expiration date will be spelled out.
- B.
An “adult” version will include a non-childproof cap.
- C.
A warning will be printed on the cap.
- D.
Product information will be in English and Spanish.
- 9.What have some ministry groups done to get in trouble with Raleigh police?
- A.
Hand out Bibles on Fayetteville Street.
- B.
Block traffic while demonstrating in support of the fast-food workers.
- C.
Distribute food to the needy downtown.
- D.
Spend the night on downtown sidewalks in support of the homeless.
- 10.What North Carolina city is also known as Beer City USA?
- A.
Asheville
- B.
Rockingham
- C.
Wilkesboro
- D.
Raleigh
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