NewsDepth for March 5, 2009

Posted Thursday, March 5, 2009
Season: 2008-2009, Episode: 22

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Show Topics

• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Attends International Conference in Egypt
• 150-Year-Old Newspaper, Rocky Mountain News, Goes Out of Business in Colorado> Lesson Plan Included
• Ohio Town Tops List of Great Backyard Bird Counters
• Ford Will Reopen Cleveland Engine Plant #1 in Brook Park, Ohio
• “Lunacy” Prevails at High School Robotics Competition
• Areas of the Southern U.S. Hit by Rarely Seen Snow
• Wind Turbine Named Zephyr Supplies Power to Massachusetts Ski Resort
• 4’6” Point Guard Finds Success on New York State College Basketball Court
• Cat Named Ugly Bat Boy Proves That Looks Aren’t Everything
• Triplets Defy the Odds; Three Heifers Born on Missouri Farm

This Week's News Quiz

This Week's Questions

Question #1:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. would help to rebuild the Gaza Strip, damaged during a war with Israel. What country borders the Gaza Strip to the southwest?

Answer: Egypt.

Question #2:
A wind mill or wind turbine changes the kinetic energy in the wind into a different kind of energy. What is its name?

Answer: Mechanical energy.

Question #3:
The city of Mentor and the state of Ohio were big contributors to this year's Great Backyard Bird Count. It wasn't the most counted bird, but what is Ohio's state bird?

Answer: The Cardinal.

Last Week's Answers

Question #1
The U.S. Congress consists of two houses, as ordered by Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. What are the two houses of Congress, and how many members does each have?

Answer: Senate: 100 members. House of Representatives: 435 members.

Question #2
Bali is an island in southern Indonesia. In what body of water is it located?

Answer: The Indian Ocean.

Question #3
The city of San Diego has installed parking meters with new technology. What provides the power for these new parking meters?

Answer: The sun. They are solar-powered.

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