Newspapers

• Question 1 out of 10

  Which of the following are NOT typically found in a newspaper?

  Obituaries

  Comic Strips

  Sports Scores

  Video Clips

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• Question 2 out of 10

  One of the first types of newspapers produced was the ancient Roman Acta diurna, which translates, in English, to what?

  Action News

  Daily Acts

  News of the Day

  Daily Paper

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• Question 3 out of 10

  The broadsheet newspaper format is known for having what?

  Long Vertical Pages

  Short Pages

  Large Text

  Wide Magazine Pages

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• Question 4 out of 10

  The British national newspaper The Times was first published in which year?

  1820

  1900

  1560

  1785

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• Question 5 out of 10

  The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in which year?

  850

  1440

  1830

  1204

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• Question 6 out of 10

  Which was the first newspaper published in the American colonies?

  The Washington Gazette

  The Boston Globe

  Jamestown Press Weekly Journal

  Publick Occurrences, Both Forreign and Domestick

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• Question 7 out of 10

  Which was the first newspaper to utilize advertisements for revenue and the “penny paper” format?

  The Times

  The New York Times

  The Sun

  The Daily Courant

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• Question 8 out of 10

  The term op-ed is a shortened form of which phrase?

  Opinion Editorial

  Optional Editorial

  Opinion Education

  Opposite the Editorial Page

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• Question 9 out of 10

  Which of the following newspapers is the oldest?

  New York Post

  New York Times

  Washington Post

  The Philadelphia Inquirer

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• Question 10 out of 10

  What is the considered to be the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States?

  The Chicago Tribune

  New York Post

  The Boston Ledger

  The Hartford Courant

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