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End-of-the-Year News Quiz Answer Key

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1. D. Give a $100 gasoline rebate to millions of drivers

Fact: Mr. Bush's fourth point is to "make sure that consumers and taxpayers are treated fairly."

2. A. One

Fact: Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person to have been charged in connection with the 9/11 attacks, was formally sentenced to life in prison on May 4, 2006.

3. A. Iran

Fact: Iran insists that its nuclear facilities are for peaceful purposes, but the United States believes they are intended to produce materials for nuclear weapons.

4. D. Scott McClellan

Fact: News anchor and talk show host Tony Snow replaces Scott McClellan, who served as press secretary for nearly three years.

5. C. Jason McElwain

Fact: In April 2006, Columbia Pictures acquired the rights to make a movie about Jason McElwain's life.

6. A. Harry Whittington

Fact: The vice president accidentally shot attorney Harry Whittington while hunting quail in Texas.

7. B. Sandra Day O'Connor

Fact: Samuel Alito replaced retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the high court.

8. B. I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby

Fact: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, was indicted on charges related to an investigation into the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity.

9. A. Rosa Parks

Fact: Rosa Parks, whose act of civil disobedience in 1955 helped inspire the modern civil rights movement, died at the age of 92 in Detroit, Michigan.

10. A. Pakistan and India

Fact: The quake killed tens of thousands of people and left millions homeless in the mountainous areas of northern Pakistan, India and the disputed region of Kashmir.

11. B. Hurricane Katrina

Fact: Hurricane Katrina, with damage estimated at more than $100 billion, is considered the costliest hurricane in U.S. history.

12. D. John Roberts Jr.

Fact: John Roberts Jr. replaced Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died on September 3 after a battle with thyroid cancer.

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