World history/geography.1. True or false? There is no longer a homeland for Mongols. (False: Mongolia is an independent country.) 2. Name Mongolia's present neighbors. (China and Russia.) 3. What tribal people became an Asian superpower in the 1200s? (Mongols) 4. Some prisoners captured by U.S. troops in Afghanistan are being held at a U.S. base in what country? (Cuba) 5. What Arab country signed a peace treaty with Israel? (Egypt) 6. What islands, made famous by Charles Darwin, are 600 miles west of Ecuador? (Galapagos) GRAB BAG grab bag n. 1. A container filled with articles, such as party gifts, to be drawn unseen. 2. Slang A miscellaneous collection: The meeting evolved into a grab bag of petty complaints. 1. When she was 10 years old, Elise Macmillan made chocolate animals. Now, four years later, it's a business. (true) 2. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mapman, which continent is shrinking? (Antarctica) 3. What twists and turns, climbs and falls at speeds of up to 100 mph? (super coasters) 4. What's the goal of Teens for Teens in Red Bank Regional High School Red Bank Regional High School is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school that serves students in grades nine through twelve from four communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. ? (to help teens who lost friends and relatives on 9/11 through the grieving grieving Mourning, see there process) 5. What has fins like elephant ears elephant ears alocasia spp., colocasiaesculenta. and legs like 20-foot-long strands of spaghetti? (the super squid) 6. What U.S. energy trading company whose stock fell from $90 a share to 26 cents within a few months is now in the news? (Enron) |
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