This week’s quiz is NAMES IN THE NEWS. Match the newsmaker with his or her description.
Also, determine what type of NEWSWORTHY category each person/event could be classified as. Is it conflict? Is it novelty? Is it something else? It could be more than one category.
Remember to list your source. Where did you find the information?
1. Alexander Haig
2. Apolo Ohno
3. Tiger Woods
4. Joseph Stack
5. Lindsey Vonn
6. Najibullah Zazi
7. Dick Cheney
8. Akio Toyoda
a. Terrorist suspect who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to detonate explosives in the U.S.
b. Executive who tells Congress he accepts personal responsibility for his car company’s recent problems
c. Athlete who publicly apologized this week for his previous behavior
d. Former Secretary of State who died this week
e. Skier who has won Olympic medals despite a bruised shin
f. Athlete who became the winter Olympian to win the most medals ever
g. Politician recovering after what was apparently a mild heart attack
H. Texas man who allegedly crashed his plane into an IRS office
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