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.

Ghana’s president unveils his own statue -- 11/11/2024

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Q: Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a large gold-colored statue of himself that critics called “self glorification." Where is the West African nation of Ghana?

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Q: Some of the critics are calling for the statue to be pulled down after the president leaves office in January after serving two terms. Where have statues of former leaders been destroyed?

A. Egypt

B. Rome

C. United States

D. Virtually everywhere



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