South Korea heat wave makes hundreds of Scouts ill
Aug. 07, 2023
Q: Hundreds of teenage boy and girl Scouts have fallen ill at the World Scout Jamboree encampment in South Korea during a sweltering heat wave. Where is South Korea?
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Q: Nearly 40,000 Scouts – mostly middle and high school students – traveled from 155 countries to participate in the week-long event. Where did the worldwide Scouting Movement start?
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A. Australia
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B. Britain
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C. Germany
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D. United States
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Q: Britain sent the largest group of Scouts, about 4,000, to the jamboree. It is moving those Scouts from the encampment tents to air-conditioned hotels in the South Korean capital of . . .
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A. Beijing
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B. Manila
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C. Seoul
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D. Tokyo
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Q: Scientists linked climate change to both the killer heat and deadly flooding that hit South Korea and what nearby island country?
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A. Japan
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B. Philippines
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C. Singapore
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D. Taiwan
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Q: Scouts from the United States and Singapore joined the British in folding up their tents and heading for cooler quarters. Which of these nations once banned Scouting?
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A. Germany
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B. Poland
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C. Spain
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D. All of the above
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