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.

U.S. attacks Venezuela and grabs its president -- 01/05/2026

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Q: U.S. warplanes bombed Venezuelan military sites last week to clear the way for commandos to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple were taken to New York, where they were indicted on narco-terrorism charges. Where is Venezuela on South America’s Caribbean coast?

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Q: It took months of planning and surveillance to prepare for the two-hour-28-minute raid that snatched Venezuela’s president from the nation’s capital. What is the capital of Venezuela?

A. Bogota

B. Caracas

C. Georgetown

D. Quito



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