Friday, September 26, 2014

Current Events quiz #4

1. How much money did Gov. Rick Perry give to companies without requiring them to file applications for state incentives? Page A1 "Audit hits…."
Rick Perry gave $40 million to companies.

2. Why did a little boy wander away from Pickle Elementary Thursday morning? Page B1 "Probe begins in…."
The boy got into an argument with his older sibling in the cafeteria while eating breakfast and walked home to his apartment complex across the street.

3. How much is the rifle used in the UT Tower shootings from 1966 being sold for? Page B1 "Rifle used in UT…."
There is a $25,000 asking price with 3 bids on it.

4. Who had the key interception in Bowie's 42-37 victory over Austin High last night? Page C7 "Hendrickson on cruise control…"
Matt Dickey had the key interception.

5. List one positive and one negative thing about owning at drone. Page SA1 "Look up in the sky…"
One positive thing about owning a drone is that they can deliver things to their destination quicker and one negative thing is that the drones have to be updated.

What is ride sharing and why is it such a big issue in Austin right now? Story found on Page A1"Council debates ride sharing…"
Ride sharing is a service that is like carpooling and is currently illegal in Austin right now, but might soon become legal. Users can get an app to schedule a short notice "ride". People are saying that the rides will be hard to regulate but with the ACL music festival next week we need more ways of transportation in the future.

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