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.

Russia puts on the costliest Olympics yet -- 01/27/2014

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Q: More than $50 billion has been spent to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and around half that sum is alleged to have disappeared in corrupt building contracts and kickbacks to officials. Where is Russia?

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