In The News Week Ending August 8
- 1.Former White House press secretary James Brady, who died last week, had previously survived being shot in an assassination attempt against which president?
- A.
Gerald Ford
- B.
Ronald Reagan
- C.
George Wallace
- D.
Richard Nixon
- 2.Jada Peebles, daughter of former Wolfpack football and track star Danny Peebles, has accepted a basketball scholarship from N.C. State. What is unusual about this new recruit?
- A.
She is also a cheerleader.
- B.
She is legally blind.
- C.
She is 13 years old.
- D.
She is a Duke fan.
- 3.What is the name of the spacecraft that entered the orbit of the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet 10 years after its launch?
- A.
Omega
- B.
Voyager
- C.
Dexter
- D.
Rosetta
- 4.What will customers of Raleigh’s Capital Area Transit be able to do with their new “smartcards?”
- A.
Map their routes.
- B.
Load them with any amount of money.
- C.
Use them like a credit card for other city services.
- D.
Use them in other cities.
- 5.The San Antonio Spurs have hired Becky Hammon as the first full-time, paid female assistant on an NBA coaching staff. What does she do now?
- A.
She coaches the Stanford Cardinals.
- B.
She is a history teacher.
- C.
She is a player in the WNBA.
- D.
She is on the Spurs administrative staff.
- 6.A new standardized system for calculating GPA and class rank will give more weight to what?
- A.
Online classes.
- B.
Community college classes.
- C.
STEM classes.
- D.
Extra-curricular activities.
- 7.An increase in allergic reactions to red meat is being traced to what?
- A.
Vaccinations.
- B.
Antibiotics use in livestock.
- C.
GMO beef.
- D.
A tick bite.
- 8.Scientists have discovered a gene that would increase tomato production by allowing the plant to do what?
- A.
Regenerate.
- B.
Survive frost.
- C.
Grow hydroponically.
- D.
Receive continuous light.
- 9.Statistical analysis confirmed that Wake EMS were able to save more people from cardiac arrest by doing what?
- A.
Continuing CPR.
- B.
Running red lights.
- C.
Keeping patients warm.
- D.
Playing music.
- 10.Toby Grantham of Knightdale broke a state record in May by reeling in a 46-pound African pompano off Atlantic Beach. This was remarkable because he had already done what?
- A.
Broken another state record.
- B.
Stopped fishing for the night.
- C.
Caught the same fish previously.
- D.
Let his license expire.
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