Newsquiz: Week of October 29

(CNN Student News) -- November 2, 2012

Media Literacy Question of the Day

What different goals might political TV ads hope to accomplish? What kinds of ads do you think are the most effective?

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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. What was the name of the storm that struck the U.S. East Coast this week?

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2. On what day of the week is Election Day?

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3. At least how old must a candidate be to become U.S. president?

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4. What social media network did Washington State University ban its football players from using?

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5. What country is home to the Yokohama BayStars baseball team?

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6. If there is a tie in the Electoral College, which U.S. governmental body determines the president?

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7. Which country has the largest population in the European Union?

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8. Which U.S. military branch manages the "space fence," a system of radar signals that tracks space junk?

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9. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

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10. What international pop star recently showed "Gangnam Style" to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?

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