Issue 190, Dated February 7, 2013
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A ‘truly astonishing’ discovery (Page 1)
Instructions: Read the article ‘A ‘truly astonishing’ discovery’.
Answer questions 1-16.
1.
By what name was Richard known before he became king?
2.
What do Genealogists do?
3.
How old was King Richard when he died?
4.
Where was King Richard buried?
5.
Who were the “Princes in the Tower” and what happened to them?
6.
When was the Battle of Bosworth? What happened at the battle?
7.
How has King Richard often been described in history?
8.
How did Richard become king?
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A ‘truly astonishing’ discovery (Page 1) continued
9.
Give the names and dates of two well-known Tudor monarchs.
10. Who wrote the play Richard the Third?
11. Describe the DNA tests that were carried out and include the result.
12. What happened to the Greyfriars Church?
13. To where were the bones taken after they had been uncovered?
14. The skeleton had a curved spine. What does this indicate?
15. What did the archaeologists want to do when they first started to dig up the
parking lot?
16. Why do officials in York say Richard’s bones should be reburied in their city?
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French president visits Mali (Page 4)
Instructions: Read the article ‘French president visits Mali’.
Check either true or false for the following statements.
TRUE
1.
At least ten European countries will take part in the
AFISMA operation.
2.
Chad has sent troops to Mali.
3.
Islamic militant groups seized control of Bamako.
4.
François Hollande says France will not give Mali any
more help.
5.
Mali is a former French colony.
6.
The Malian army has occupied the city of Kidal.
7.
The MNLA is a Tuareg organization.
8.
President Traoré wants to run Mali according to strict
Islamic laws.
9.
In Mali French soldiers have been working with Tuareg
rebels.
10. Azawad is a name for the southern part of Mali.
FALSE
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Queen of the Netherlands abdicates (Page 10)
Instructions: Read the article ‘Queen of the Netherlands abdicates’.
The answers to the questions are given for 1-8. Write the questions.
1.
Q.
A.
2.
Q.
A.
3.
Mark Rutte.
Q.
A.
8.
1980.
Q.
A.
7.
Because she believed it was time to hand over to a younger generation.
Q.
A.
6.
Queen Juliana.
Q.
A.
5.
Nieuwe Kerk.
Q.
A.
4.
On April 30.
Argentina.
Q.
A.
William the Third.
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African Union summit (Page 9)
Instructions: Read the article ‘African Union summit’.
Draw a line to connect the correct links. The first is done for you.
European Union
Ethiopia
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
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Boni Yayi
EU
Addis Ababa
Hailemariam Desalegn
Assembly Chair
South Africa
African Union
Mali
Ban Ki-moon
United Nations
AFISMA
Benin
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Tang Prizes (Page 16)
Instructions: Read the article ‘Tang Prizes’ and fill in the spider diagram
below with the details.
SAMUEL YIN
ACADEMIA SINICA
TANG PRIZES FOR
NOBEL PRIZES FOR
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Stalingrad anniversary (Page 17)
Instructions: Read the article ‘Stalingrad anniversary’.
Answer questions 1-7.
1.
When was the city of Stalingrad renamed? By what name is it now known?
2.
Why was Stalingrad one of the most important battles in the Second World War?
3.
Why was Stalingrad renamed?
4.
Briefly explain what happened at the Battle of Stalingrad.
5.
In what way will the city be able to use the name Stalingrad again?
6.
Why did German military commanders not withdraw from Stalingrad?
7.
Give a brief description of the memorial statue in Volgograd.
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World Map (Page 13)
Instructions: Solve these anagrams. Each answer is a country that appears on the
World Map. Each anagram has one extra letter. Together the extra
letters form another anagram. The answer is a mystery country. One is
already done for you.
1.
E
AHECD
C H A D
2.
TEINANRESLDH
3.
GYTNEP
4.
TEPIOAAHI
5.
ANRNEFC
6.
YNMGRAEG
7.
NTRIAWA
8.
B E L O N TA N
9.
CXIOEAM
Mystery country =
E
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Issue 190 Elimination
Instructions: Read issue 190. Now eliminate from the list 13 pairs of words or phrases
that go together. You will have one word or phrase left over. That is
the answer. One pair is already done for you.
Dubai
Siberia
Pemex
Brazil
Feral cats
Groundhogs
Hezbollah
Mali
North America
Amazon rainforest
Paris
Prince of Orange
Addis Ababa
The Netherlands
Lake Labynkyr
Bundestag
Tang Prizes
Shia Muslims
Notre Dame
Strays
Azawad
German parliament
Mexico
Lebanon
Odd one out =
AU
Alawites
UAE
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Issue 190 multiple choice quiz
Instructions: Read issue 190 and circle the correct answers for questions 1-10.
1. The Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest
building. Where is it?
a. Istanbul
b. Mumbai
c. Mecca
d. Dubai
e. Shanghai
6. Who wrote Sense and Sensibility?
a. Jane Austen
b. Mark Twain
c. Charles Dickens
d. William Shakespeare
e. Charlotte Brontë
2. Which of the following organizations is
based in Addis Ababa?
a. U.N.
b. AU
c. MNLA
d. WHO
e. NATO
7. By what name is Stalingrad (Stalin City)
now known?
a. Petrograd
b. St. Petersburg
c. Vladivostok
d. Volgograd
e. Murmansk
3. Where is Lake Vostok?
a. Alaska
b. Belarus
c. On the Moon
d. Antarctica
e. Russia
8. Who is the president of Brazil?
a. Mariano Rajoy
b. Sebastián Piñera
c. Ollanta Humala
d. Enrique Peña Nieto
e. Dilma Rousseff
4. What is Pemex?
a. An oil company
b. A new type of concrete
c. An explosive
d. A medicine
e. A type of packaging
9. Which of the following countries is a
constitutional monarchy?
a. Russia
b. Italy
c. China
d. The Netherlands
e. Mali
5. Which of the following countries does
not contain any part of the Amazon
rainforest?
a. Chile
b. Peru
c. Suriname
d. Colombia
e. Venezuela
10. What does Punxsutawney Phil do?
a. Temperature checks
b. Predicts if spring will be early
c. Records rainfall
d. Measures wind speed
e. Tracks tornadoes