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Weekly News Quiz for July 18-22, 2011
How closely do you follow world events? Test your news knowledge 鈥� from the obvious to the obscure 鈥� with our photo quiz.
1. US Energy Secretary Steven Chu says the heat wave has put a strain on the nation's power grid. But how hot is it really?
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So hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk in Detroit |
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So hot you could bake cookies in a car in South Bend, Ind. |
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So hot that robins were using potholders to pull worms out of the ground in Phoenix, Ariz. |
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So hot that farmers in Salina, Kan., fed their hens crushed ice so they'd stop laying hard-boiled eggs |
