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Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Ebola wipes out Christmas in Sierra Leone -- 12/15/2014

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Q: Sierra Leone has banned public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year, because of the Ebola crisis. Where is the small West African nation of Sierra Leone?

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