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Question 1: This in-depth investigation concerned the battle between civil rights forces and the police of ________.
Birmingham, AlabamaVestavia Hills, AlabamaHoover, AlabamaLeeds, Alabama

Question 2: In 1936, he spent a year as a reporter in New Orleans before securing a Rhodes Scholarship to ________'s Merton College, from which he graduated in 1939.
University of OxfordUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of SouthamptonOxford Brookes University

Question 3: On June 5, 1968, Smith was anchoring coverage of the ________ presidential primary that had stretched to 3 a.m.
Los AngelesSan Jose, CaliforniaSacramento, CaliforniaCalifornia

Question 4: Broadcasts included a two-part program on Nikita Khrushchev, the St. Lawrence Seaway, Fidel Castro in ________, and unemployment problems in distressed areas.
CyprusFranceCubaPhilippines

Question 5: Smith remained as co-anchor at ABC until 1975, after which Reasoner anchored solo until ________ joined the broadcast a year later.
ABC World NewsCharles GibsonDiane SawyerBarbara Walters

Question 6: As the closing credits for the special were airing, word came in that U.S. Senator ________ of New York had just been shot.
John F. KennedyWilliam M. EvartsLyndon B. JohnsonRobert F. Kennedy

Question 7: Smith worked his way through Tulane University in ________, having studied German and journalism.
Baton Rouge, LouisianaNew OrleansLouisianaNew Orleans metropolitan area

Question 8: Smith became active in student politics, mostly protesting Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's seemingly soft attitude toward ________.
Neo-NazismAdolf HitlerFascismNazism

Question 9: Upon graduating, Smith worked for the New Orleans Item, with United Press in London, and with the ________.
The Boston GlobeThe New York Times CompanyThe New York TimesInternational Herald Tribune

Question 10: In 1947 he made a long broadcasting tour of most of the nations of Europe, including behind the ________.
Cold WarBerlin WallEastern BlocIron Curtain
















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