Newsquiz: Week of September 17

(CNN Student News) -- September 21, 2012

Media Literacy Question of the Day

What challenges might international reporters face when covering the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict? How might news reports differ between Israeli and Palestinian news organizations?

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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. On what date is the 2012 U.S. presidential election?

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2. The U.S. is leading international naval exercises around what Middle Eastern strait?

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3. Which American political party is nicknamed the Grand Old Party?

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4. What North American country's independence day is September 16th?

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5. Which U.S. Constitutional amendment addresses the freedom of religion?

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6. What holiday, sometimes known as the Day of Repentance, is the Jewish New Year?

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7. What was the last space shuttle built by NASA?

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8. Who was the first U.S. president known as a Democrat?

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9. Who is the mayor of Chicago?

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10. What state was the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

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