Friday's News Quiz

News quiz for week ending 1/25/08

A new quiz is posted each Friday.
Questions are taken from the week's Daily News Articles.  
(There are 2 questions from each of this week's articles.)

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DIRECTIONS:  Write TRUE or FALSE next to each statement.  Rewrite each false statement to make it true. 

1.  __________________ Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech at the Statue of Liberty in New York.

2.  __________________ Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement.

3.  __________________ The Saudi government is planning to lift its ban on women drivers by the end of 2008.

4.  __________________ Women have been prohibited from driving in Saudi Arabia since the establishment of the country in 1982.

5.  __________________ North Korea was required to provide in a formal declaration by Dec. 31st information on its current nuclear arsenal and its covert uranium enrichment program.

6.  __________________ The North Korean government stated on Jan. 4 that it refused to make a formal declaration on its nuclear program.

7.  __________________ Rafah is the only border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

8.  __________________ Hezbollah is believed to be responsible for demolishing border barriers between Egypt and the Gaza Strip this week.

9.  __________________ The stimulus plan proposed by the Bush administration is meant to spur economic growth.

10. __________________ Under the $150 billion stimulus plan, all Americans will receive checks from the government for between $300 and $1,200.