Newsquiz: Week of December 10

December 14, 2012

Media Literacy Question of the Day

How might loud commercials affect TV viewers’ reactions to products being advertised? Do you think that restrictions on commercials’ volume will affect viewers and businesses? Explain.

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Know Your News – The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the space provided.

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1. Johnny Manziel is the first college freshman to win what award?

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2. Which Asian country controversially launched a satellite into orbit on Wednesday?

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3. Who once said, “If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice…”?

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4. What U.S. state became the most recent to pass a right-to-work law?

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5. What professional soccer player holds the world record for most goals in a year?

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6. In which country would you find the city of Aleppo, part of which is a U.N. World Heritage Site?

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7. What professional sports league’s games have been canceled through the end of the year?

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8. Who once said, “I can do more than stuff a ball through a hoop. My greatest asset is my mind”?

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9. Thousands of what kind of animal have washed up recently on parts of California’s coast?

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10. What’s the largest terrestrial (rocky) planet in our solar system?

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