Maria Mignano
7/8 B
10-29-08
Current Events

With Halloween coming up everybody is thinking about candy. But this year candy makers were scared because of the pullback in economy their sales would be down. In the past 3 years the candy sales have just kept rising. In 2006 the candy sales were $141.8 million. Last year the total candy sales were $174.8 million. This year so far what have the candy sales been?
A) 196.8 million
B) 205.1 million
C) 208.5 million

Anthony Burds-Current events 10-30-08

Last night on the 29 of October Senator Barack Obama had a thirty minute Politacal add. He was on seven diffrent chanels from 8:30 to 9:00. That half an hour add cost Senator Obama$____.00. I want to know how much that half an hour add for half an hour on seven diffrent chanels cost Senator Obama.


A.6Million
B.4Million
C3Million

Evan Grey - Current Events

In Westfield massachusetts last week, a boy shot himself with an uzi submachine gun at a gun show. The boy had practiced shooting beforehand. The boy was shooting and the tip of the gun backfired and the boy recieved a round into his head and died. The father and his older brother were both there and the dad was supporting him from behind when it happened. Even though it appeared to be an accident, police and officals still investigated. It is legal in massachusetts for children to fire weapons under the supervision of an adult. How old is the boy who died?

A. 12 years old
B. 8 years old
C. 11 years old

Warrens Question

This Sunday morning at 12:30 Am there was a murder suicide in Williston. The murder took place in 230 Isham circle. Michael Putman of Waterbury broke into the house and shot an unknown amount of bullets into _______________. After committing the murder he committed suicide. There was one female witness that won’t be named. Who was killed in the murder suicide?

A. Pete Powers

B. Mike Spencer

C. Gary Smith

 

Source: WWW.burlingtonfreepress.com

Two People Injured in Crash

In Richmond two people were injured when a 63 year old woman from Barre lost control of her car. She was driving north on Tuesday morning. Vermont State Police said that Doris Frigon's 1997 Chevrolet crossed the median and slammed into an electronic supply truck. The truck ended up on its left side in the median. Doris Frigon was extricated from her car by the fire department and taken to the Fletcher Allen health Care. A spokeswoman from Fletcher Allen says that Doris Frigon was evaluated in the emergency room. Investigators are still investigating this accident. When Doris Frigon was driving north, what inerstate was she driving on?

A.Interstate 57

B.Interstate 92

C.Interstate 89

D.None of the above

Noah Current Events 10-29-09

Tuesday, the Dow Jones, a stock exchange, went up a miraculous 900 points. That’s a 10.88% jump in one day! Recently the stock market has been going down. Tuesday’s jump was one of the greatest in all time. The stock market was at 16,000 points just last year. As of Tuesday October 28th what was the closing mark?

A) Around 8,500 points
B) Around 8,000 points
C) Around 9,000 points

Scource: The Burlington Freepress front page

Maria Current Events - 10-17-08

On the 2008 electoral vote map it shows that McCain is leading in being the favorite. Half of the country is voting for him. The South West and areas around Texas, Alaska, North and South Carolina, Idaho and Arizona all are leading for McCain. Only 8 states are leading for Obama and 17 states are up for grabs. Obama has 152 delegates voting for him. How many delegates does McCain have voting for him? Source: Los Angeles Times.
A) 202 delegates
B) 218 delegates
C) 196 delegates

Warren's current events

A lot of people vote, but not enough. Some people register to vote yet don’t go down to the polls to vote. Older people tend to usually vote more. I think this is because they have seen more presidents come and go so they are wiser. Also when people are like 18 or 19 they tend not to vote as much. What race votes the most?
A. Black
B. White
C. Hispanic

Anthony current events 10/16/08

1. Joe Biden thinks that McCain is out if touch with most Americans. Joe Biden repeats a quote from senator McCain that we are doing ___ financially. How does senator McCain think we are doing financially?

A. Good
B. Bad
C. Ok

Noah Current Events Question 10-16-08

There are 500,000 slaves in America. 90% of the slaves are in the southern states. The southern states are afraid that the free slaves will form alliances and take over. How many southern states are there?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5

Evan - Current Events 10-16-08

Back in time, George Washington had given the Superintendent of finance, during the revolutionary war, with saving our Continental Army from a financial crisis. Before the man took over, it took a lot of money to buy supplies for the war. By taking money from his own funds, France and The Netherlands, he made it possible to pay the soldiers and to buy supplies for the war. Without his help, George Washington said, we would not have won the war. What is the man’s name?
A. Felipe Morodo
B. Joseph Liman
C. Robert Morris*** Correct (source Page 6, “The man who saved the continental army”.)

The Slave Issue

The slave issue was about African American and if they should be counted as people or not. It was mostly North vs. South. The Northern delegates argued that African American slaves should not be counted as people but will still pay taxes. The Southern delegates argued that African Americans should be counted as people because they do most of the harvesting and planting for the Southern citizens. My question is, how many African Americans were working in America?

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