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POD CE #21979
POD Current Event#21979
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the President of the United States | George W. Bush |
| Who is the Vice President of the United States | Richard (Dick) Cheney |
| Who is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives? | Dennis Hastert |
| Who is the Majority Leader of the US Senate? | Bill Frist |
| What is Al Qaeda? | A group of terrorists responsible for 9/11 |
| How many "named" Atlantic storms have there been so far this year? (What is the name of the most recent storm?) | 11 storms; Katrina |
| What is UB313? | A new planet found in our solar system |
| Who is the governor of Ohio? | Bob Taft |
| Who are the current US Senators from Ohio? | George Voinovich and Mike DeWine |
| Why has John Bolton been in the news? | He is the US Ambassador to the UN |
| Describe: Paul Martin | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Describe: Jacques Chirac | President of France |
| Describe: Tony Blair | Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Describe: John Roberts | Most recent Supreme Court nominee |
| Describe: Vincente Fox | President of Mexico |
| Describe: Alan Greenspan | Chairman of Federal Reserve |
| Describe: Osama bin Laden | Leader of Al Qaeda |
| Describe: Donald Rumsfeld | Secretarty of Defense |
| Describe: Junichiro Koizumi | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Describe: Alberto Gonzales | Attorney General |
| Describe: Danica Patrick | Lady Indy Car driver |
| Describe: Ariel Sharon | Prime Minister of Israel |
| Describe: Mahmoud Abbas | President of Palistan |
| Describe: Vladimir Putin | President of Russia |
| Describe: Kenny Rogers (the athlete) | Pitcher who punced out a cameraman |
| Describe: Harry Reid | Democratic leader of the Senate |
| Describe: Gerhard Schroder | Chancellor of Germany |
| Describe: William Renhquist | Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
| Describe: Lance Armstrong | 7 time Tour de France winner |
| Describe: Deborah Pryce | Our Congresslady |
| Describe: Michelle Wie | Teenage lady golfer |
| Describe: Sandra Day O'Connor | First woman to be Supreme Court Justice |
| Describe: Nancy Pelosi | Democratic leader of the House |
| Describe: Kofi Annan | UN Secretary General |
| Where were the Winter Olympic games of 2002 played? | USA |
| Where were the Summer Olympic games of 2004 played? | Greece |
| Where will the next winter and next summer Olympic games be played? | Italy; China |
| Who won/lost the 2004 World Series? | Red Sox won; St. Louis lost |
| Who won/lost the 2005 Super Bowl? | Patriots won; Eagles lost |
| Who won/lost the 2005 NBA Finals? | San Antonio won; Detroit lost |
| Who won/lost the 2005 Stanley Cup Finals? | Finals were canceled - fans lost |
| Who won the Men's/Women's Wimbleton singles in 2005? | Roger Federer/ Venus Williams |
| Who won the Men's/Women's NCAA basketball championships in 2005? | Men's: NC Tarheels; Women's: Baylor |
| What picture won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2005? | Million Dollar Baby |
| Why was Chelsea Davis in the news this past summer? | She hit her nose while diving in championships |
| Who is Ibrahim Jaafari? | President of Iraq |
| Where is Saddam Hussein? | In prison in Iraq |
| What is the significance of the Ohio Supreme Court case: DeRolph v State of Ohio? | Affects school funding |
| Who represents Jonathan Alder High School in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate? | Chris Widener and Senator Steve Austria |
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