Newsquiz: Week of March 9

(CNN Student News) -- March 13, 2009

Name that noun - Use the following clues to identify people, places or things that were mentioned on CNN Student News this week. Fill in your answers in the space provided.

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1. Lawmakers in this U.S. state proposed a bill that would require some cyclists to pay a fee for riding a bike on highways.

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2. This militant group claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Northern Ireland that claimed the lives of two British soldiers.

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3. This is a machine that is driven by the pressure or momentum of a moving fluid, such as water or air.

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4. The U.S. military announced that 12,000 troops will leave this nation by the fall.

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5. He pleaded guilty to 11 criminal charges related to a massive Ponzi scheme.

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6. Fifty years ago this month, this Buddhist leader fled from Tibet during an uprising against the Chinese government.

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7. Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister of this nation, was involved in a deadly car accident.

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8. An Iraqi journalist was sentenced to three years in jail as punishment for hurling these items at then-President George W. Bush.

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9. U.S. President Barack Obama says he'll consider talking with some members of this group to try and bring peace to Afghanistan.

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10. President Obama signed an executive order concerning the use of these types of human cells for scientific research.

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