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Answer all of the questions on the quiz, then select the Score button to grade the quiz.

There are 15 Questions total.

1. An airplane accident in Mexico City probably occurred because of:

birds
people
heavy rains
a mechanical malfunction

2. What does a polygraph machine detect?

weather
illness
static electricity
lies

3. Who named the twin baby orangutans?

veterinarians
The Parrot Jungle Island Park staff
National Geographic
a contest winner

4. What kind of monkey was Natasha, the monkey that started walking upright after it got the flu?

chimp
macaque
baboon
gibbon

5. What event sparked the slump in the theme park industry?

Fourth of July
9/11 attacks
Britain's Dog Show
a heat wave

6. How long did Jerry Goldsmith work in Hollywood?

10 years
20 years
50 years
70 years

7. What is NOT a charge against mobster John Gotti Jr.?

murder
mail fraud
kidnapping
trespassing

8. What is the name of the Filipino hostage that was released from Iraq this week?

Angelo dela Cruz
John Smith
Edgardo Manda
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

9. Who rescued the 10-year-old boy sucked into the ocean at Dolphin Beach?

Santa Claus
Jason Clauss
Jason Thomas
Jamie Clauss

10. From what foreign country are many people ordering prescription drugs in order to save money?

Colombia
Costa Rica
Cambodia
Canada

11. The international ban on commercial whaling was passed in:

1986
1999
1974
2002

12. Which cereal company is discontinuing Spider Man watches because of environmental reasons?

General Mills
Post
Kellogg
Kashi

13. What kind of radio frequency signal does CellTrac-r detect?

high
low
medium
all frequencies

14. What TV channel is airing the special "Champions of Olympia?"?

The History Channel
The Science Channel
TLC
Kids Discovery Channel

15. What design house teamed with Rock the Vote to create t-shirts with a message?

Calvin Klein
Ann Taylor
DKNY
Liz Claiborne

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