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HOW OLD IS CLAIRE? 15

WHERE IS SHE FROM? WALES

WHAT DO HER FRIENDS LIKE DOING? PLAYING VOLLEYBALL, GOING TO THE CINEMA, SWIMMING, DANCING

DOES CLAIRE LIKE THOSE THINGS TOO? NO

WHAT IS HER HOBBY? BEEKEEPING

GIVE INFO ABOUT HER HOBBY. 4 BEEHIVES AND ABOUT 40,000 BEES. BEES FLY 80,000 KM AND VISIT 3 MILLION FLOWERSWHAT DO BEES EAT? SUGAR AND WATER

WHO ARE CLAIRES FRIENDS? HANNA AND KATE

DO THEY LIKE BEES? NO

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WHERE ARE CAROLINE, SARAH AND NADIA FROM? NORTH WEST ENGLAND

WHATS THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL? PARK SCHOOL

IS IT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS? NO, ONLY GIRLS. THE SCHOOL FOR BOYS IS NEARBY

WHAT ARE THE CLUBS? HORSE RIDING, GYMNASTICS, THEATRE, POTTERY, SAILING

WHO ORGANIZES CLUBS? SOME TEACHERS WITH THE HELP OF PARENTS.

DO STUDENTS PAY TO BE PART OF A GROUP? NO, THEY ARE FREE

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WHEN DID THE STORY TAKE PLACE? 1971

WHERE WAS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP? JAPAN

WHERE WERE THE TEAMS FROM? USA (GLEN COWAN) AND CHINA

WHAT WAS GOING ON IN JAPAN AT THAT MOMENT? COLD WAR

WHY DID COWAN MISS THE TRAIN? BEC HE PLAYED WITH THE CHINESE PLAYER FOR 15 MINUTES

WHAT HAPPENED? A CHINESE PLAYER INVITED COWAN TO GO IN HIS BUS

DID HE GET INTO? YES

WHO SPOKE TO HIM? ZEDONG

WHAT WAS THE OTHER PLAYERS REACTION? THEY DIDNT LIKE THAT

WHAT DID ZEDONG GIVE COWAN? A SILK SCARF

WHY? TO SHOW FRIENDSHIP

WHA HAPPENED WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL? THERE WERE REPORTERS AND THEY WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THEM TOGETHER

DID COWAN GIVE STHG TO ZEDONG? YES. A T-SHIRT WITH A PEACE FLAG ON IT

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WHERE DID HAMILTONS PARENTS COME FROM? ISLAND OF GRENADA, BRITAINWHEN? 1950S

WHEN WAS HAMILTON BORN? 1985

WHAT DID HAMILTON RECEIVE AT 6? A RADIO CONTROLLED CAR

WHAT WAS HIS DREAM? TO BE A FORMULA 1 DRIVER

WHAT DID HIS FATHER BUY HIM? GO-KART RACING

WHO DID H MEET AT 10? RON DENNIS, THE BOSS OF MC LAREN FORMULA 1 TEAM

WHAT DID H ASK RON? AUTOGRAPH

WHEN DID H JOIN THE MC LAREN TEAM? 1999

WHICH OTHER DRIVER IS MENTIONED? MICHAEL SCHUMACHER

WHEN DID H START AS DRIVER IN F1 RACES? 2007

WHAT HAPPENED IN 2008? H BECAME THE YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION IN F1

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WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT WOMEN IN OKINAWA? THEY LIVE A LONG TIME, ARE VERY FIT AND HAVE NOT MANY DISEASES OR HEART PROBLEMS

WHATS THEIR SECRET? DO SOME EXERCISE EVERY DAY, NOT MUCH STRESS, ARE POSITIVE AND ACTIVE, EAT HEALTHY FOOD