In The News Week Ending October 11
- 1.President Obama nominated Janet Yellen to be the first female in what job?
- A.
Ambassador to Norway
- B.
Head of the Federal Reserve
- C.
Transportation secretary
- D.
FBI director
- 2.Los Angeles school officials had to rethink their plan to equip every student with an iPad when so many of the students did what?
- A.
Already had one.
- B.
Dropped them.
- C.
Hacked them.
- D.
Sold them.
- 3.What is thought to be the result of the slowing of the Earth turning on its axis?
- A.
Longer days
- B.
Colder winters
- C.
Nothing
- D.
Rising tides
- 4.What will be unusual about Thanksgiving this year?
- A.
It coincides with Hanukkah.
- B.
Because of poultry inspectors being furloughed, turkeys will be in short supply.
- C.
It is the holiday’s bicentennial year.
- D.
There will not be a presidential pardon given to a turkey.
- 5.What new measurement for TV ratings has been introduced by Nielsen?
- A.
Number of commercials viewed
- B.
Hulu households
- C.
Children’s programming
- D.
Twitter conversations
- 6.The government has agreed to allow some national parks to reopen during the shutdown on what condition?
- A.
They can collect 50,000 petition signatures.
- B.
State money be used to pay for park operations.
- C.
Park personnel agree to volunteer their time.
- D.
They open only on weekends.
- 7.What feature has been added to improve customer service at North Raleigh’s DMV office?
- A.
Appointments
- B.
Free coffee in the waiting area
- C.
Follow-up online surveys
- D.
Saturday hours
- 8.What entity determines which federal jobs are essential during the government shutdown?
- A.
National Security Agency
- B.
Office of Management and Budget
- C.
Congress
- D.
None
- 9.Developers are investing millions to renovate Morrisville’s vacant outlet mall as what?
- A.
Chinatown
- B.
A flea market
- C.
Film production studio
- D.
Sports facility
- 10.Local fans are pulling for N.C. State graduate Justin LeBlanc in what reality TV show?
- A.
Top Chef
- B.
The Bachelor
- C.
Project Runway
- D.
The X Factor
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