Newsquiz: Week of April 9

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(CNN Student News) -- April 13, 2007

Is This Legit? -- Regular viewers of CNN Student News know that we sometimes ask, "Is this Legit?" This week's Newsquiz challenges you to call upon your news knowledge to determine whether each of the following statements is "Legit" or "Not Legit." If the statement is "Not Legit," change the underlined portion to make the statement "Legit." Write your answers in the spaces provided.

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1. Several Spanish service members spoke out about their recent captivity in Iran.

2. Parts of the U.S. experienced unseasonably warm weather over the Easter holiday.

3. Google launched a service that allows viewers to see evidence of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

4. France's flag is known as the Union Jack.

5. The state of California passed a law aimed at "dropping out" of the Electoral College.

6. CBS fired talk show host Don Imus after comments he made about a basketball team ignited controversy.

7. President Bush proposed an overhaul of U.S. electoral laws during a recent trip to Arizona.

8. The U.S. is filing two cases with the World Trade Organization against China hoping to stop piracy of movies and other intellectual property.

9. The Amazon is South America's longest river.

10. The greatest percentage of American tax dollars in 2006 were spent on national defense.

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