Monday, September 10, 2007

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.

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