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Newsquiz: Week of October 2

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(CNN Student News) -- October 6, 2006

Just the facts -- The questions below pertain to the stories you saw this week on CNN Student News. To prove you know some of the details behind the stories, fill in the answers in the spaces provided.

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1. What country did Israeli forces pull out of this week?

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2. What country experienced its worst-ever air disaster this week?

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3. Who is the congressman who has resigned in the wake of allegations that he sent inappropriate e-mails to pages?

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4. What state's Amish community was stunned by a school shooting?

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5. Who is the current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?

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6. Which country's foreign minister is likely to be the next U.N. Secretary-General?

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7. How many companies make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

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8. What is the current federal minimum wage?

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9. Which university erected a statue to James Meredith, its first African-American student?

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10. What were teachers trying to experience when they took part in the "Weightless Flights of Discovery" program?

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Jackson pill use details emerge Singer Michael Jackson took more than 10 Xanax pills a night, asking his employees to get the prescription sleep medicine under their names and also persona ...

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• Travolta wife talks on grief forum

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• 'Blue Dog' Dems: Health bill not acceptable
• Ticker: Do Americans back Sotomayor?
• Man fatally gored in running of the bulls

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