Astronomy current events question: Googling a meteor crater

Astronomy 210L, Fall Semester 2010
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)

Kelly Beatty, "New Trove of Iron Meteorites," July 23, 2010
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/99103414.html

How did Italian and Egyptian researchers discover a meteor impact crater in the East Uweinat desert of Egypt?
(A) From coordinates given in tomb hieroglyphs.
(B) Revealed after a lake completely evaporated.
(C) Accidentally driving into it while lost in the desert.
(D) Led to it by a stray goat.
(E) Using Google mapping software.

Correct answer: (E)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 2 students
(B) : 21 students
(C) : 6 students
(D) : 2 students
(E) : 40 students