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.

Botched ship launch in North Korea infuriates supreme leader -- 05/26/2025

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Q: North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un vowed to punish the “criminals” responsible for last week’s embarrassing failed launch and partial sinking of a new 5,000-ton destroyer. Where is North Korea?

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