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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.

110,000 spiders ‘party’ on the border of Greece and Albania -- 11/17/2025

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Q: Two species of spiders – never known to live together or in groups – built “world’s largest spider web” in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border. A researcher said the estimated are 110,000 spiders are “constantly having a party there,” feeding on huge swarms of midge flies. Where are Greece and Albania?

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Q: The giant 1,140-square-foot spider’s web is in the pitch-black Sulfur Cave, which has an entrance in Greece and extends into Albania. Which country hosts the spiders’ party?

A. Albania

B. Greece


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