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WEEK ENDING MARCH 6, 2008
TOPIC
WORLD
ANSWERS
SPORTS
1 POINT
T/F
As f March 6,
2008, there
was one U.S.
veteran of
WWI still
alive.
True
He is 107.
T/F
A marathon is
a foot race of
about 50 miles
run over an
open course.
2 POINTS
When war
first broke out
in Europe in
1914, U.S.
President
_____,
declared U.S.
neutrality.
A. Woodrow
Wilson
B. Dwight
Eisenhower
C. Franklin
Roosevelt
A. Woodrow
Wilson
A marathon
race is named
after a town in
_____ where,
after a battle,
a messenger
ran 26 miles to
tell of the
victory.
A. Italy
B. Greece
C. Egypt
ANSWERS
False
It is just over
26 miles.
B. Greece
3 POINTS
4 POINTS
The U.S. was
drawn into
WWI when
G_____ Uboats
attempted to
cut off trade
between the
U.S. and
B_____.
On
November 11,
19__, WWI
ended when
Germany and
the A_____
signed an
A_____.
German
*
Britain
Prior to the
A_____
Marathon,
Dawn Hamlin
of Ormond
Beach
completed an
amazing six
marathons on
six c_____ in
six weeks.
Antarctica
*
Continents
1918
*
Allies
*
Armistice
Dawn
Hamlin’s
trainer said
the key to
Hamlin’s
success in
dealing with
cold
temperatures
during the
Antarctica
Marathon will
be to _____?
Dress in layers