Test your news knowledge

1.

What will happen to the penny on Monday?

*This question is required.

• It will be phased out by Ottawa.
• It will cease to be legal tender.
• It will be replaced by the two-cent piece.
• It will be minted from steel.

2. What annual income puts a Canadian in the top 1 per cent of earners?  *This question is required.

• $123,200
• $178,600
• $189,300
• $201,400

3. How much of the population consists of introverts? *This question is required.

• Roughly two thirds
• Roughly one half
• Roughly one third
• Roughly one quarter

4. In Canadian reports, by how much does this season’s influenza vaccine reduce the risk of infection? *This question is required.

• 61 per cent
• 50 per cent
• 43 per cent
• 35 per cent

5. How did the Canadian rate for teen pregnancy change between 2006 and 2010?  *This question is required.

• It continued to decline.
• It held steady.
• It rose slightly.
• It climbed significantly

6. What will British Columbia’s CHIME radio telescope be used for?  *This question is required.

• Mapping the universe
• Looking for dark energy
• Measuring cosmic acceleration
• All of the above

7. What kind of concert music is most likely to draw a coughing audience? *This question is required.

• Heavy metal
• Disco/electronic
• Easy listening
• Classical

8. In a Spanish study, which dieters lost more weight on the same caloric intake? *This question is required.

• Early eaters
• Late eaters
• Those who had regular mealtimes
• Everyone lost roughly the same amount

9. How many major-league baseball teams still play on synthetic turf? *This question is required.

• Seven
• Four
• Two
• None

10. How many countries besides Canada belong to the Arctic Council?  *This question is required.

• Seven
• Eight
• Ten
• Eleven

11. What cable channel will carry Conrad Black’s news-magazine TV show, The Zoomer? *This question is required.

• Sun TV
• Vision TV
• The History Channel
• Spike TV