Current Events Quiz Practice

1. Who donated the largest amount of money to the University of Texas during their eight year fund drive which ended Sunday night? Page 1 "UT fund drive raises $3.1 billion…"

James and Miriam Mulva donated $75 million for engineering, business and the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

2. What is the proposed national minimum wage that President Obama would like to see in place this year? Page A2 "Obama renews push…"

 A national minimum wage of $10.10.

3. What do you think the political cartoon on Page A9 means?

I think it means that the terrorist group "Isis" see death and are trying to kill people.

4. How many people were killed in accidents over the holiday weekend? Page B1

Three people were killed in the accidents over labor day weekend.

5. What happened to UT quarterback David Ash over the weekend that has UT football fans upset? Page C1

David Ash is out of the upcoming BYU game because of a head injury.

6. What is a "hyper lapse video? Page D1 Life and Arts - not the travel section

A hyper lapse video is a new app that can speed up/slow down a video, and steady the video to make it a smoother feed.

Read one of the obituaries found on page B4. Read one of the longer ones. What elements make up an obituary? What kind of information is available. What thing would you expect to read in an obituary that you rarely find in on (see if you can deduce this one on your own)? Did you know that many new reporters first assignments are to write obituaries? What would you think about having to write one of these?