Question Lookup Today 9/24

1. A. What presidential candidate is author John Grisham raising money for?
B. What was the first book he ever wrote and when was it published?
C. It was made into a movie. Name the year it was released and who directed it.


2. Right now, how many boy scouts are missing in North Carolina?
3. What troop number were they?
4. What county are they believed to be missing in?

5. What was the number one movie at the box office this last weekend, and how much money did it make?

6. What is Moveon.org?

7. A worker in Redwood City, CA, died a pretty horrible death this last week.
A. How did he die?
B. What was his name?


8. How many total yards of offense did the Columbus Titans have in our 35-0 victory over Labette County this past friday night?

9. What was the first church in Joplin, MO to be built?

10. Halo 3 is to be released at midnight tonight internationally.
A. Who produces the video game?
B. About how many pre-ordered copies were set for release?

11. Who is the governor of Missouri?

12. At the current moment, what is the stock price for the following companies?
A. McDonald's
B. Wal-Mart
C. Zoltek
D. Coca-Cola
E. Marvel Entertainment



State Presentations due next Tuesday!

Article Look-Up

I have several articles for you to look up and summarize in a paragraph- no questions today.

Your primary goal should be to work on your presentations! Remember the due date!

You should be starting a PowerPoint presentation, the creation of a pamphlet/folder, etc.!

Iranian leader Banned from Ground Zero


Dan Rather Sues CBS for $70 million!

OJ Out on Bail

Cherokee County Attorney Under Indictment

Articles today BABY DAY!

Hey guys,

today's articles are as follows: Summarize a paragraph for each:

Man Sues God

What will happen to Famous Barry Bonds Baseball?

Soybean Rust

And the rich get richer.....

Lefties Make a Comeback...Wierd, isn't it?

Survivors of Thai Plane Crash Tell Stories



OKAY: HERE IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE LOOKING FOR: The due date for the Travel Project is October 4 or 5, whichever is a red day. It's 4:35 am as I write this, cut me some slack.

PEACE! Check out my blog www.cuhsgov.blogspot.com for baby updates!

Article Look-up 9.14.07

Answer the Following questions from around the world!

1. Who announced the development of non-stick chewing gum this week?
2. What is it made of?

3. What were the New England Patriots fined $500,000 for this week and they lost a first round draft pick next year?
4. Who is the head coach of the Patriots?
5. How did they cheat?

6. What was the price of a barrel of light sweet crude oil yesterday?
7. Which potential Presidential candidate for 2008 is in trouble for making the comment that Americans are "Fatter and dumber" than we've ever been?

8. What is Comedienne Kathy Griffin in trouble for?
9. What incredible discovery did a third grade school class find behind a chalkboard at an Oregon elementary school this week?
10. How many days in a row has Indonesia been hit by powerful earthquakes?
11. How powerful was the biggest of those three on the Richter scale?

12. Jasper County in Missouri received two large grants from the government.
A. What is a grant?
B. How much money did they receive?
C. What is the grant money supposed to be used for?

13. What famous singer is being played by actress Cate Blanchett in the movie "I'm not There?"

Article Look Up 9.10.07

Hey there! Lots of interesting (and in some case tragic) things happened over the weekend, and it's up to you to know what they were! So I'm going to ask you tons of questions today, and between now and Wednesday you need to be watching the news.

There will be a quiz over events going on in the world over everything from sports to politics to movies to music to accidents to deaths to well, you name it.

So here are the questions I want you to answer. You will only show me that you have answered the questions, I will not give you points until you answer questions.

SPORTS
1. What NFL player suffered a neck injury and may never walk again?
2. Who defeated the USA's national soccer team yesterday?
3. Who led the NFL in passing TD's this weekend?
4. My beloved Kansas City Chiefs got smoked yesterday by Houston 20-3. How many rushing yards did Larry Johnson have?

ENTERTAINMENT:
1. Who gave an embarassing performance at last night's MTV awards, and what song did she sing?
2. Who directed the movie that was #1 at the box office this last weekend?
3. True/False: Joplin Globe Film Critic Scott Meeker loved the movie Halloween this weekend.


WEATHER:
1. How much rain did we receive this past weekend?
2. The rain in our area was caused by the remnants of what tropical storm?
3. What tropical storm struck North Carolina this weekend, causing minor damage?
4. What are hurricanes called in the Pacific Ocean?

POLITICS:
1. Fred Thompson announced that he is running for President in 2008. Why aren't some evangelical leaders going to support him?
2. What stunning decision did shamed Senator Larry Craig make this weekend?
3. Democratic Presidential Candidates did something this weekend they'd never done before. what was it?
4. Who is in charge of the US Military forces in Iraq?
5. What is he supposed to do today, and what is he supposed to talk about?

RANDOM:
1. A century old shipwreck was discovered in Lake Superior. What was the name of the found vessel and when did it sink?
2. Who released a video that asked people to convert to Islam?
3. Who is Camille Cleverly? What happened to her?
4. Five men are being held in connection to the slaughter of what kind of animal with a machine gun?
5. Tennessee teachers are upset up a racy burger advertisement by which major food chain?


DO NOT FORGET, when you are done with these questions you need to be contacting people from your states! I WILL NOT accept failure in this case. You will receive no points for your presentation if you can't get anyone to respond to you. So if the website that you're trying to contact will not respond, contact someone else.

Article Look-up 9.06.07

Reminder- you all need to be contacting as many different tourist sites as you can. If you can't find anybody to respond, you simply aren't trying hard enough and your grade will be penalized as a result. SCOUR the internet. If you don't know what SCOUR means, look it up at www.dictionary.com.

See, you learned something today!

Read these articles, summarize them, and answer the questions.

Barber Gets Cut!!!!

PSU student charged

The fat man sings no more

'Law and Order' television star announces that he is running in 2008!"

Apple lowers the prices on their Iphones and Ipods


QUESTIONS:

1. Where did Pavaroti die?
2. How many Iphones will Apple sell by the end of September?
3.Name the four different types of models of Ipods Apple sells.
4. What type of cancer did Pavaroti die from?
5. Where did he make his international music debut singing "La Traviata?"
6.What was the name of the building in which the illegal poker game was being held?
7. True/False: It is illegal to play poker for money in your own house with your own friends.
8. What crime is Chatterton being charged with?
9. What other celebrity besides Fred Thompson launched his political career on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno?
10. What state is Thompson from?
11.What will be the first state Thompson tours in?
12. What type of Cancer has Thompson suffered from in the past?
13. What crime is PSU student Nathan Backs being charged with following his Tuesday arrest?
14. What happened on Tuesday at PSU?
15. How many bladed weapons were found in his possession?

See you Monday.

I EXPECT EACH OF YOU TO HAVE CONTACTED AT LEAST THREE MORE SITES by Monday.