Our Little Earth - May 1, 2009
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What's happened in South Africa?
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Elections
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Apartheid
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Nelson Mandela died
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What pandemic are people concerned about right now?
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SARS
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Swine flu
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Bird flu
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A. Swine flu -
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What amazing thing is going on at the Great Wall May 16th, 2009?
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Mr. Sadek is going to do a hula dance on it.
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Mrs. C. is doing to run the Great Wall Marathon.
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6-3 and 6-4 students are going to paint it.
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A. Mrs. C. is doing to run the Great Wall Marathon. -
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Why is the Great Wall in the news?
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Some of it was destroyed in the earthquake last year.
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New portions of the wall have been discovered.
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Tourists have to pay more to climb it.
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A. New portions of the wall have been discovered. -
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True or False. The Great Wall is the only man-made structure seen from space.
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True
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False
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A. False -
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Which marathon was started 112 years ago?
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The Great Wall Marathon
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The Boston Marathon
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The London Marathon
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A. The Boston Marathon -
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What country has had eight presidents in the last 13 years?
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Iceland
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Ecuador
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Zimbabwe
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A. Ecuador -
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What's unusual about the new planet scientists found?
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It's the brightest.
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It's the lightest.
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It's about to explode.
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A. It's the lightest. -
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What are scientists wroried about in Antarctica?
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Global warming
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Killer penguins
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Too many tourists
Correct Answer
A. Too many tourists -
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