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Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day

CNN Student News  — 

February 24, 2012

Media Literacy Question of the Day

How would you prepare to produce a video interview with college students about campus life?

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Know Your News – The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the space provided.

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1. Who was the first American to orbit the earth 50 years ago this week?

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2. In what country did scientists reportedly use 30,000-year-old seeds to revive an ancient plant species?

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3. In what U.S. state was a Republican presidential debate held on Wednesday night?

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4. Inspectors from what global agency traveled to Iran to discuss that nation’s controversial nuclear program?

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5. Oil prices surged after Iran announced that it would cut exports to Britain and what other European country?

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6. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. graduated from what historically black college?

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7. What is the name of the Islamic holy book?

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8. A 29-year-old Moroccan man has been charged with attempting to bomb what Washington, D.C. landmark?

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9. How many presidential candidates are on the ballot in Yemen?

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10. What nation has been promised a $172 billion bailout from other European countries?

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