Read the October 8, 2007 issue of Scholastic News 5/6.
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1. According to the Scholastic News cover story, “A Global Shopping Trip,” which country exports the largest amount of flat-screen TV's to the U.S.?
		a) China
		b) Germany
		c) Japan
		d) Canada
2. What year was the smile :-) emoticon invented?
		a) 1969
		b) 1974
		c) 1982
		d) 1992
3. The person who represents the people of Washington, D.C. in the U.S. House of Representatives is called a ___.
		a) U.S. Representative
		b) Congressional Delegate
		c) U.S. Senator
		d) none of the above
4. Money in China is called ___.
		a) pesos
		b) yuan
		c) yen
		d) euro
5. The U.S. Justice Department's main function is to ___.
		a) operate all U.S. airports
		b) pass new laws
		c) decide all major legal cases relating to the U.S. Constitution
		d) enforce federal laws
6. Which modern day nation is NOT located where the ancient Incan Empire existed?
		a) Peru
		b) Argentina
		c) Chile
		d) Ecuador
7. Which product is a top export from Mexico to the U.S.?
		a) toys
		b) cell phones
		c) oil
		d) medicine
8. The ten-year old turtle at the Natural History Museum in Geneva, Switzerland was given the name Janus because ___.
		a) it looks like a Roman statue.
		b) it lives in a town named Janus.
		c) it has two heads like the two-headed Roman god Janus.
		d) none of the above
9. President Bush nominated Michael B. Mukasey, who is a former ___, to become the next U.S. Attorney General.
		a) U.N. Ambassador
		b) U.S. Senator
		c) Army General
		d) U.S. District Court Judge
10. U.S. government officials are concerned about goods exported from other countries because of ___.
		a) the high cost of the products
		b) the safety of the products
		c) their place in U.S. stores
		d) the cheap price of the goods

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