News IQ.Fill in the letter of the correct answer for each question. 1. Which political party won a majority of seats in the Palestinian Parliament in January? (A) Baath (B) Fatah (C) Hamas (D) Likud 2. Who replaced Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Sandra Day O'Connor (born March 26 1930) is an American jurist who served as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was considered a strict constructionist. on the Supreme Court? (A) Samuel A. Alito Jr. (B) Jim Bunning James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician who was a Hall of Fame pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971. He subsequently entered electoral politics and was eventually elected to the United States Senate from Kentucky; he has served (C) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15 1933, Brooklyn, New York) is an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Having spent 13 years as a federal judge, but not being a career jurist, she is unique as a Supreme Court justice, having spent the majority of her career as an (D) John G. Roberts Jr. 3. In which month is the population in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. expected to reach 300 million? (A) March (B) April (C) June (D) October 4. What percentage of electricity in the U.S. is generated by coal? (A) 30 percent (B) 30 percent (C) 50 percent (D) 100 percent 5. The Governor of which of these states recently called for a review of coal-mine safety? (A) Kentucky (B) Pennsylvania (C) Virginia (D) West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. Answers: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D |
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