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WR News Smarts Issue #21
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.


1. In what country is the Okura Jumping Hill?

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2.  When did former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein go on trial?

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3. What is the name of Amy Poehler's new Nickelodeon show?

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4. In which ancient city did archaeologists find a bull-headed lyre?

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5. What is the capital of Iraq?

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6. What reptile is being considered as the Colorado state reptile?

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7. How many U.S. troops are stationed in Iraq? 

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8. Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

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Vocabulary Challenge!
Match each new word below with its definition.

____ 1. withdraw (verb) ____ 2. ally ____ 3. indigenous ____ 4. lyre ____ 5. testify (verb) ____ 6. persecute (verb) ____ 7. impersonate (verb) ____ 8. surge

A. to speak on behalf of  B. native C. to copy D. to leave E. a partner F. a harp G. a sharp increase H. to mistreat

Get Writing!
Comedian Amy Poehler is voicing a character from the book Horton Hears a Who! Have students write a journal entry explaining which book character they'd like to play in a movie.