Airliner shot down near Ukraine-Russia border

Q: There were 295 people aboard a Malaysia Airlines plane hit by an anti-aircraft missile over territory controlled by pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. Where is the border between the Ukraine and Russia?

Circle the area on this map


Q: The crash occurred as the Boeing 777 was flying its regular route from Amsterdam to the Malaysian capital . . .

A. Auckland

B. Jakarta

C. Kuala Lumpur

D. Melbourne

Q: Officials said “a number of passengers” killed in the Ukraine crash were on their way to an AIDS conference in Australia's second largest city . . .

A. Auckland

B. Jakarta

C. Port Moresby

D. Melbourne

Q: The U.S. imposed economic sanctions against Russia earlier this year after what Ukrainian territory was annexed by Russia?

A. Chechnya

B. Crimea

C. Dagestan

D. South Ossetia

Q: The Malaysia Airlines plane is not the first civilian airliner to be shot down. Which nation has shot down an airliner?

A. Soviet Union

B. Ukraine

C. United States

D. All of the above


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