Quick quiz.NEWS/NEWS SPECIAL: PAGES 4-6 * Use a name or phrase from this list to correctly complete each sentence. Apollo astronauts This is a list of all astronauts directly associated with NASA's Apollo program. A total of thirty-eight astronauts flew in an Apollo spacecraft, twenty-nine of whom were part of the Apollo program, the rest being Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz astronauts. , build a lunar base, build a space station, Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
n. One of an interracial group of civil rights activists in the early 1960s who rode buses through parts of the southern United States for the purpose of challenging racial segregation. , Freedom Writers, Robert M. Gates, Lee Hamilton, land astronauts on the moon, Mount Rushmore, Edmund C. Moy, Nancy Pelosi, Condoleezza Rice, Rough Waters, Sacagawea, School Daze, the Sears Tower Sears Tower, Chicago, the world's third tallest building. Until the opening of the 1,483-ft (452-m) Petronas Towers (1997) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it was the world's tallest building. Constructed from 1970 to 1974 for Sears, Roebuck & Co. , U.S. Presidents 1. The goal of NASA's Apollo program was to --. 2. The U.S. Secretary of Defense is --. 3. The new series of dollar coins The dollar coin may refer to coins of currencies that are named dollar. Note that some of these currencies may have banknotes (bills) for 1 dollar instead. See also
4. This person is one of the world's most important diplomats: --. 5. Hilary Swank portrays a real-life schoolteacher in a new movie called --. 1. land astronauts on the moon 2. Robert M. Gates 3. U.S. Presidents 4. Condoleezza Rice 5. Freedom Writers 6. D; 7. A; 8. E; 9. B; 10. C 11. false [the Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains, major mountain system of W North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW Alaska; Mt. Elbert (14,431 ft/4,399 m) in Colorado is the highest peak. ] 12. true [Colorado, Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). ] 13. opinion 14. true 15. false 16. B; 17. B; 18. B; 19. B; 20. C GEOSKILLS: DON'T MISS THE GAME! PAGE 21 * Write the letter of the correct answer on the line before each question. --16. The U.S. mainland [the contiguous 48 states] has how many time zones? A. two C. six B. four D. eight --17. Six a.m. in Seattle is what time in Boston? A. 5 a.m. C. 12 p.m. B. 9 a.m. D. 6 p.m. --18. Besides Hawaii, which state is affected by Hawaii-Aleutian Time? A. Alabama C. California B. Alaska D. Oregon --19. Which time zone is two hours earlier than Central Time? A. Alaska C. Mountain B. Eastern D. Pacific --20. When traveling from east to west, which way should you turn your watch? A. one hour earlier C. one hour per state earlier per time zone B. one hour later D. one hour per state later per time zone |
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