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classroom Current Events Quiz
T E A C H E R ' S G U I D E
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JUNE 4-10, 2006
Test your knowledge of the news headlines from May 28 - June 3 2006.
1. More than 5,000 people were killed in an earthquake 6. According to a recent study, global warming may
Uses: Copy machines, opaque projector or transparency master for overhead projector. PARADE magazine grants permission to reproduce this page for use of classrooms. Copyright © 2006 Advance Magazine Publications Inc. All Rights Reserved.
that struck: worsen:
a. Fiji. a. insomnia.
b. Indonesia. b. poison ivy.
c. Japan. c. water shortages.
2. A U.S. Senate panel is set to hold hearings on the 7. The Romanian government is giving its Transylvania
November 2005 deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians because: region's Bran Castle, also known as Dracula's Castle, to:
a. they may have been killed by U.S. Marines. a. Bram Stoker's heirs.
b. of the possible involvement of U.S. civilian
b. a museum foundation.
contractors.
c. of allegations of careless handling of military c. its former owner.
ordinance.
8. President Bush nominated as his new Treasury
3. Barry Bonds surpassed Babe Ruth's career Secretary a man who made his career:
home-run record when he hit home run number: a. on Wall Street.
a. 689.
b. in the legal profession.
b. 722.
c. in the military.
c. 715.
9. A recent comprehensive United Nations report shows
4. Shiloh Nouvel is the name of a new:
a slight decrease worldwide in:
a. celebrity baby.
a. infant mortality rates.
b. Cirque du Soleil production.
b. the spread of AIDS.
c. soft drink.
c. global warming.
5. The Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to limit the
free-speech rights of: 10. Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry star together in the
a. immigrants. current hit movie:
b. government employees. a. The Da Vinci Code.
c. Olympic athletes. b. Over the Hedge.
c. X-Men: The Last Stand.
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classroom Current Events Quiz
T E A C H E R ' S G U I D E
®
JUNE 4-10, 2006
Answers
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1. b. The town of Bantul, which is south of Yogyakarta on the 6. b. According to a study conducted at Duke University, poison
island of Java in Indonesia, was hit hardest by the May 27 ivy vines grow faster and bigger as carbon dioxide levels in the
earthquake. More than 15,000 people were injured and atmosphere rise. The scientists conducted the study in a forest
100,000 were displaced from their homes. The powerful near the university, where they increased carbon dioxide to the
quake coincided with increased volcanic activity on Mount level it's expected to hit in 2050. Under those conditions,
Merapi. Emergency teams gathered to cope with Merapi's poison ivy not only grew faster and larger, it also produced
expected eruption were able to respond fairly quickly to the more of the chemical urushiol, which causes uncomfortable
earthquake in Bantul. rashes on human skin.
2. a. The Senate decided to investigate the deaths of two dozen 7. c. The tourist site made popular by Bram Stoker's Count
Iraqi civilians that took place on November 19 in a farm town Dracula stories will be returned to the grandson of its former
called Haditha. The victims included women and young owner. In 1948, the castle was seized from the late Queen
children. At first the military said the people were killed by a Marie by the communist government. Marie had bequeathed it
roadside bomb, then later that the Iraqis died in cross-fire. The to her daughter, Princess Ileana, who in turn left it to her son
Senate panel will look into whether the citizens were in fact Dominic van Hapsburg, who is an architect in New York. The
murdered by U.S. marines and whether a cover-up followed medieval fortress never actually belonged to Prince Vlad the
the inquiry. Impaler, the historical figure who inspired Stoker's novel, but it
has appeared in many Dracula movies.
3. c. In a game played before his home crowd in San Francisco,
Bonds hit the ball over the center field fence for his 715th 8. a. Nominee Henry M. Paulson is chairman and CEO of
home run. The ball had been pitched to him by Colorado Goldman Sachs, one of Wall Street's largest firms. Paulson
Rockies pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim. Bonds is still in second will replace John W. Snow, a former railroad man, who
place for total career homers, behind Hank Aaron with 755. announced his resignation after three years at the post. Mr.
Despite his achievement, Bonds is not universally popular, Paulson is also an avid environmentalist who serves as
both because of his personality and allegations of steroid use. chairman of the board of the Nature Conservancy. As such, he
doesn't fit the mold of most Bush cabinet appointees. Mr. Bush
4. a. Shiloh Nouvel is the name Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has been a staunch opponent of the Kyoto Protocol, which is
gave to their new daughter. Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt was born strongly supported by the Nature Conservancy.
on May 27 in Namibia. The government of Namibia has
cooperated closely with "Brangelina" in providing tight 9. b. The lengthy report found reason for optimism in the slowing
security and privacy protection. Police have arrested spread of AIDS globally. Despite this glimmer of hope, the
photographers and confiscated film, while the government has number of new infections continues to rise in certain countries.
refused visas to any foreign journalists not pre-approved by Last year, 4.1 million people were newly infected with HIV,
the new parents. Pitt and Jolie donated $300,000 to Namibia the virus that causes AIDS, and 2.8 million people died from
for infant healthcare. the disease. Since it was first diagnosed in 1981, AIDS has
killed about 25 million people. The total number of people
5. b. The Supreme Court decided that the Constitution does not living with AIDS has risen, due to more successful treatments
necessarily protect the rights of government employees to and to population growth.
speak freely while on the job. The ruling involved a case in
which a deputy Los Angeles district attorney claimed he had 10. c. Jackman plays Wolverine and Berry appears as Storm in
been denied a promotion for challenging the legitimacy of a X-Men: The Last Stand,a hit over the Memorial Day weekend.
particular search warrant. Los Angeles County argued that Wolverine and Storm are two of the mutants who must face
Civil Service laws adequately protect employees who think former teammate Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), who is
they've been treated unfairly. Majority justices included possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, as well
Kennedy, Alito, Roberts, Scalia and Thomas. as the malevolent Brotherhood led by Magneto (Ian
McKellan). The film's holiday weekend take of $120.1 million
helped pull Hollywood out of a ticket slump.