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Last Updated: August 9, 2009

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1

Sonia Sotomayor
Image: U.S. White House/Chuck Kennedy.

In a 68–31 vote, the United States Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. Sonia Sotomayor made history as the first _________ to join the supreme court.

	Woman
	Latina woman
	First-generation immigrant
	Lesbian
	Socialist

2 The closure of Vestas plants in the UK is, according to the company, the result of:

	Stiff competition from competing companies
	The economic infeasibility of wind farms
	Difficulty of obtaining planning permits for on-shore wind farms
	The prominence of inexpensive energy in the United Kingdom

3 How many police officers were killed in a drug cartel shootout in Mexico last Thursday

	3
	7
	19
	28

4

How would you save 1000 gallons a year?

If we all _______, we could save 1,000 gallons of water per household each year.

	Turned off the tap while brushing our teeth
	Installed water-efficient toilets
	Installed water-efficient shower-heads
	Peed in the shower

5 A woman in Paris, France has been found to be infected by a strain of the HIV virus with a lineage that is closer to the Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) normally found in gorillas than that in chimpanzees. What is the most likely theory on how she contracted the virus?

	Direct contact with a Chimpanzee
	Direct contact with a Gorilla
	Eating undercooked Simian meat
	Human to human contact