Read this passage from the article:
This weeks-long gathering is held every summer along the seafront of Boryeong, South Korea. The attractions include pools, slides, ski slopes, obstacle courses, football fields, and wrestling rings, all laden with mud. There are also K-pop concerts, fireworks, and more than two million people bathing, rolling, and dancing in sludge.
Which is the closest synonym for the word attractions?
activities
announcements
awards
accidents
activities
Think about the article. Why do the people of Lopburi, Thailand, provide an annual buffet?
To thank and honor the local macaque monkeys for bringing luck and tourists
To celebrate and feed the local people who grow the fruits and vegetables served
To honor and feed the tourists who come to visit the ancient temple in the town
To attract and study the local macaque monkeys as part of a research project
To attract and study the local macaque monkeys as part of a research project
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I apologize for the incorrect answer. Upon reviewing the passage again, the correct answer is:
To thank and honor the local macaque monkeys for bringing luck and tourists
What happens to the mess left behind after La Tomatina?
People use firetrucks to spray the squashed produce from the streets.
People funnel the liquid into large pools for use as a mineral bath.
People gather up the squashed produce and put it in a cold soup.
People collect the juice to use as a cleaning product in their homes.
People use firetrucks to spray the squashed produce from the streets.
Read the following passage from "Boom! The History of Fireworks":
John Adams knew
John Adams knew how to party. Adams was one of the Founders of the U.S. In 1776, he said future Americans would celebrate the country's independence every year with parades and fireworks.
Adams's prediction was right. On July 4, Americans honored the day with fireworks in 1777…and every year since then!
But Americans weren't the first to set off fireworks. In fact, fireworks have been around longer than the U.S. has. It all started in China around the year 800. They made a mixture that caught fire. Boom—gunpowder was born. It gave people a way to salute big days with a bang.
Around the 1200s, fireworks spread from China to other places. Over time, they got larger and more detailed. Today, fireworks are still a big part of Independence Day. And they're even better than John Adams could have imagined. These sky-high works of art only last a few moments. But there's more than a thousand years of history behind them.
List three events from the article in the correct order. Write your answer here. Click SUBMIT when you are done.
1. In China around the year 800, a mixture was made that caught fire, giving birth to gunpowder and the use of fireworks.
2. Around the 1200s, fireworks spread from China to other places and became larger and more detailed over time.
3. In 1777, Americans honored the country's independence with fireworks, as predicted by John Adams, and have continued to do so every year since then.