CURRENT EVENT CHALLENGE EXAM #2 (JANUARY 25, 2008)

CURRENT EVENT CHALLENGE
FOR January 25, 2008

Please mail or e-mail your answers to:
Jeff Frazer
E-mail: frazerjc@aol.com

ANSWERS ARE DUE BY: February 25, 2008

1. Daredevil Evil Knievel died recently at the age of 69. Knievel was best known for his failed attempt in 1974 to jump this Idaho river? _________________
2. Who is the leader of Venezuela who lost a referendum vote which would have ended term limits and allowed him to stay in office indefinitely ? __________________________
3. Who was the Washington Redskins player who was killed in his home during a home robbery in November? ________________________________
4. Identify the controversial radio talk show host who returned to the airwaves after 8 months after he made racial comments about the women’s basketball team at Rutgers University. _______________________________________
5. A British elementary school teacher was thrown out of the Sudan after her students named their class Teddy bear ____________________________ which was considered offensive to Islam.
6. Who is the TV personality who helped fill 80,000 seat stadiums in Iowa to hear Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama? _____________________________________
7. In December, 19-year old Robert Hawkins killed 8 people in a mall shooting in this city? ________________________________________
8.The CIA has been criticized for destroying videotapes of officers questioning terrorist leaders using this controversial interrogation technique? ________________________________________
9. Who is the quarterback from the University of Florida who became the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy? _________________________
10. Who is the former Senate Majority Leader who authored the controversial report about performance enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball? __________________________________________
11. Name this Hall of Fame NFL quarterback who finally received his degree from the University of Alabama 40 years after he attended that school. ______________________________________________
12. In December, Matthew Murray was involved in two church shootings where four people were killed. These shootings occurred in what state? _________________________________________
13. On December 15th, the British returned what city in southern Iraq to full Iraqi control effectively ending British participation in Iraq? _________________________________________
14. In December Green Packer quarterback Brett Favre moved into the #1 position in all-time passing yardage in the NFL? What Hall of Fame quarterback did Favre replace in the #1 position? _____________________________________
15. The movie “I am Legend” became the largest grossing film with a December opening ever with over $70 million in the first weekend. Who is the star of “I am Legend”? ________________________________________
16. What Republican presidential candidate has been forced to defend his Mormon faith as the first caucuses and primaries begin? ____________________________________________
17. Fidel Castro announced in December that he did not want to “cling to power” and would begin to let younger men take control in Cuba. Who was the U.S. President when Castro first came to power in Cuba? ________________________________________________
18. Rich Rodriguez announced in December that he would be leaving the University of West Virginia in order to take over as the coach of the winningest football program in college football. Name that university. ______________________________________________
19. In December, this state became the first state in 30 years to outlaw the death penalty? ______________________________________________
20. In a surprise, this world leader was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2007? _________________________________________