Terms used in this week’s News Quiz:

Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senate
senators
U.S. House of Representatives
113th U.S. Congress
chamber
Speaker of the House John Boehner
Vice President Joe Biden
U.S. Constitution
Kentucky
General Assembly
Frankfort, KY
budget
tax
economy
fiscal cliff
financial
debt
creditors
Senator Mitch McConnell
negotiations
income tax
legislators
legislative
minimum wage
Rhode Island
Florida
Ohio
Colorado
Arizona
Missouri
Montana
Oregon
Vermont
Washington
NASA
Space Station Conversation
KET
International Space Station
Eastern Kentucky University
Dr. Tom Marshburn
flight engineer
astronaut
Hummel Planetarium
Richmond, Kentucky
echidna
spiny anteater
Australia
New Guinea
puggles
Perth Zoo
China
Harbin Ice Festival
Bowl Championship Series
University of Alabama
Crimson Tide
University of Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
Sun Life Stadium
Miami, Florida
Southeastern Conference
Great Wall of China
Asia