Newsquiz: Week of March 31

(CNN Student News) -- April 4, 2008

Get a clue -- Use each of the following clues to figure out the item, person, place or event that is being described from stories you saw on CNN Student News this week. Write your answers in the space provided.

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1. This U.S. Secretary of State held talks with Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad in an effort to improve conditions in the West Bank.

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2. Presidential elections were recently held in this African nation, which was once known as Rhodesia.

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3. The International Swimming Hall of Fame has hailed this woman as the "best cold water, long distance swimmer the world has ever seen."

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4. This U.S. Treasury Secretary proposed a host of changes for the nation's financial system.

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5. U.S. President George W. Bush traveled to Europe this week to attend this international organization's annual summit.

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6. In 2008, more than 25,000 U.S. kids will be diagnosed with this brain disorder, which is associated with language-based problems, social difficulties and repetitive behaviors.

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7. According to a report issued by America's Promise Alliance, every 26 seconds a student does this in the United States.

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8. This week marks the 40th anniversary of the death of this U.S. civil rights leader.

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9. On Thursday, this airline announced a "sudden shutdown" after filing for bankruptcy.

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10. Tens of thousands of cases of this mosquito-borne virus have been reported in Brazil during the last several months.

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