Reading: My Original News Quiz

News Quiz

1. A woman has been chosen as a crew member of a February 2010 mission on the space shuttle Atlantis, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. What’s her name?
2. One baseball team won the Japan Series at Tokyo Dome by edging the Yomiuri Giants 3-2 in Game 7. What’s the name of baseball team?
3. Two large electronic companies in Japan will hold talks on tie-up to form a capital and business alliance with the aim of turning. What are the names of two companies?
4. Recently, the presidential election was held in America. Who’s the president of America now?
5. A ceremony of Classics Day in Kyoto was held to work the millennium of the tale, which is the world’s oldest fall-length novel. What’s the tale?
6. At the meat processor incorporation, sausages tainted by residue of a chemical used as glue in its plastic package were found. What’s the name of this incorporation?
7. A well-known music producer was arrested over contract fraud. Who’s he?
8. Delta Air Lines completed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines. Which will the name of company be kept?
9. Hundreds of pieces of paper money and bent coins worth more than \6.85 million have been discovered in a garbage recycling facility. Where is it in Japan?
10. Prime Minister Taro Aso attended the meeting of the global financial crisis with Asian leaders. Where was the meeting held?


1. Naoko Yamazaki (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/12/2008, p.3)
2. Saitama Seibu Lions (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/11/2008, p.1)
3. Panasonic Corp., Sanyo Electric Co. (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/08/2008, p.1)
4. Barack Obama (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/04/2008, p.1)
5. Tale of Genji (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/02/2008, p.1)
6. Ito-ham Foods Incorporated (The Japan Times, 11/02/2008, p2)
7. Tetsuya Komuro (The Japan Times, 11/05/2008, p.1)
8. Delta (The Japan Times,10/31/2008, p.1)
9. Gifu Prefecture (The Japan Times, 10/28/2008, p.2)
10. Beijing (The Japan Times, 10/26/2008, p.8)

[321 words]