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The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (Korean: ; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Seoul is the largest city to host the Summer Olympics, a title soon to be turned over to Tokyo in 2020.

In the Seoul Games, 159 nations were represented by a total of 8,391 athletes: 6,197 men and 2,194 women. 263 events were held and 27,221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics. 11,331 media (4,978 written press and 6,353 broadcasters) showed the Games all over the world.

These were the last Olympic Games for two of the world's "dominating" sport powers, the Soviet Union and East Germany, as both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games.

The games were boycotted by North Korea and its ally, Cuba. Ethiopia, Albania and the Seychelles did not respond to the invitations sent by the IOC. Nicaragua did not participate due to athletic and financial considerations. The participation of Madagascar had been expected, and their team was expected at the opening ceremony of 160 nations. However, the country withdrew because of financial reasons. Nonetheless, the much larger boycotts seen in the previous three Summer Olympics (1976, 1980 and 1984) were avoided, resulting in the largest ever number of participating nations during the Cold War era.

1. For what powerful countries would these be the last games?
2. Why?
3. Which place opted out of the games prompting others to do the same?
4. What other location followed suit?
5. How many places did join the competition?
6. How many countries did not RSVP?
7. Which are they alphabetically?
8. What two countries had finances as a reason for not being able to join in?
9. What else prevented Nicaragua's inclusion?
10. How many competitors did make it?
11. Were any females representing?
12. How many?
13. What was the official name of the competition?
14. In what year?
15. What would they begin?
16. And end?
17. Where would they take place?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. the Soviet Union and East Germany
2. both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games.
3. North Korea
4. Cuba
5. 159
6. Three
7. Albania, Ethiopia, and the Seychelles
8. Nicaragua and Madagascar
9. athletic considerations.
10. 8,391 athletes
11. Yes
12. 2,194
13. the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
14. 1988
15. 17 September 1988
16. 2 October 1988
17. Seoul, South Korea

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Jeremy was born with a twisted body, and terminal illness slowly killing him throughout his young life. Still, his parents had tried to give him as normal a life as possible and had sent him to St. Theresa's Elementary School. At the age of 12, Jeremy was only in second grade, seemingly unable to learn. His teacher, Doris Miller, often became angry with him. He would often disturb the class by squirming in his seat, drooling and making grunting noises. Doris had 18 other youngsters to teach and she didn't want to waste time on Jeremy. Spring came, and the children talked excitedly about the coming of Easter. Doris told them of the story of Jesus, and stressed the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of them a large plastic egg. "Now," she said to them, "I want you to take this home and bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life. Do you understand?" "Yes, Miss Miller!" All the children responded except Jeremy. He just listened, his eyes never left her face. He did not even make his usual noises. The next morning, the children came to school and placed their eggs in a large basket on Doris' desk. After they completed their Math lesson, it was time to open the eggs. In the first egg, Doris found a flower. "Oh yes, a flower is certainly a sign of new life," she said. The next egg had a plastic beautiful butterfly in it. Then Doris opened the fourth egg. It was empty! Surely it must be Jeremy's she thought, and he did not understand the instructions. She put that egg down so she wouldn't embarrass him. Suddenly Jeremy spoke up and said "Aren't you going to talk about my egg?" Doris replied, "But Jeremy - your egg is empty!" He looked into her eyes and said softly, "Yes, but Jesus' tomb was empty too!" Doris asked him, "Do you know why the tomb was empty?" "Oh yes!" Jeremy exclaimed. "Jesus was killed and put there. Then His Father raised Him up!" After class the children excitedly ran out, but Doris cried. The cold inside her melted completely away. Three months later, Jeremy died. Those who paid their respects at the funeral were surprised to see 19 eggs on top of Jeremy's casket, all of them empty.

1. Who was born with a deformed body?
2. How old is he?
3. What grade is he in?
4. What school does he attend?
5. Is it an elementary school?
6. Who was his teacher?
7. How many other students did she have?
8. Did she want to bother with Jeremy?
9. Was he able to learn?
10. What did the teacher give the students for Easter?
11. Did he get one too?
12. Was there a flower in one of the eggs?
13. Is he alive now?
14. How many eggs were on his casket?
15. What was in Jeremy's egg?
16. Did the teacher cry?
17. When did Jeremy die?
18. Were the eggs on the casket empty?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Jeremy
2. 12
3. second
4. St. Theresa's
5. Yes
6. Doris Miller
7. 18
8. No
9. No
10. large plastic egg
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. No
14. 19
15. It was empty
16. Yes
17. Three months later
18. Yes

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It was the Fourth of July and Frank the cowboy had a meal planned. He was going to cook for the whole town and do it in a bear costume, which was what they did in his part of the nation to celebrate the holiday and was not weird at all.

Unfortunately Frank had mistaken powdered soap for sugar because the eye holes in his bear costume didn't quite match up with his own eyes. He put the whole box of soap in the strawberry punch that he meant to give to his party guests.

"Try the punch," Frank said. Since they didn't want to be mean, after all Frank went through a lot of trouble in order to respect the town's bear costume wearing ways, the whole town drank the gross drink. No one got sick, but they were all pretty grossed out and after talking to each other planned to help Frank make the meal next year to keep it from happening again.

1. What month was it?
2. Was Frank a cowboy?
3. What did he have planned?
4. Who was he going to cook for?
5. What was he going to wear while he cooked?
6. Whas that wierd in the part of the nation he lived in?
7. What did Frank mistake for sugar?
8. Where did he put the whole box of soap?
9. Who did he mean to give the strawberry punch to?
10. What did frank say to them about the punch?
11. Did Frank go to a lot of trouble to respect the towns bear costume wearing ways?
12. Did the whole town drink the punch?
13. Did anyone get sick?
14. Did it gross them out?
15. Did they plan anything to fix the problem?
16. What did they plan to do?
17. When did they plan to do that?
18. Did they want to keep it from happening again?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. July
2. yes
3. a meal
4. the whole town
5. a bear costume
6. no
7. powdered soap
8. in the strawberry punch
9. party guests
10. Try the punch
11. yes
12. yes
13. No
14. yes
15. yes
16. they planned to help Frank make the meal
17. next year
18. yes