Newsquiz: Week of November 17

(CNN Student News) -- November 21, 2008

Fill in the blank - The following sentences relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. See if you can identify the missing element from each sentence. Write your answers in the space provided.

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1. The country of ________ is sending ships to the Horn of Africa to help crack down on acts of piracy.

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2. The word ________ means loyal or devoted to a particular party or cause.

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3. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck parts of the Asian island nation of ________.

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4. An astronaut lost a ________ during a spacewalk outside the international space station.

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5. On Monday, the government of ________ announced that its nation is in a recession.

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6. The ________ winds, which originate in the Great Basin, fueled wildfires that raged across parts of southern California.

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7. Despite a rebel leader's pledge to back a cease-fire, new fighting erupted between government forces and rebels in the African nation of ________.

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8. ________ made history as the first female, four-star general in the U.S. Army.

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9. The Japanese word ________ means "empty hand" in English.

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10. Democrat Mark Begich won the recent U.S. Senate race in the state of ________.

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