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WrestleMania Reading Challenge World Finals: WrestleMania XXVII
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0 }! x( L; c6 l6 JBig Show kicks off the sixth annual WrestleMania Reading Challenge World Finals.% q/ @+ d. g2 {; n
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WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart talks to Big Show about being a Challenge spokesperson.
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Kofi Kingston talks to the students about the importance of reading.. y6 J; v% d5 C' ?# z+ L7 ]
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He might be hard to understand, but "spokesman" Hornswoggle welcomes the WWE Universe.3 w- ]+ X6 B4 s: ]4 {! Z6 R) l
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The Reading Challenge winners from Germany attend the World Finals.: M" F g; \9 f! B! H% d6 _
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Each grade group is asked 20 questions about a book assigned to them.1 L# j; S6 M. @1 g
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Hornswoggle is one of the contest judges.1 y, {# d( G4 v
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He helps call on the competitors during the trivia contest.# s* O2 T# w9 Q: V4 |3 X
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Hornswoggle jokingly adds his name to the scoreboard in the grades 7-8 round!5 H. a3 F6 ~. `/ E( c$ v3 c( N# e8 T1 e
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! A. _- e4 I5 M5 U) NEach grade category winner receives a trophy and ringside seats to WrestleMania XXVII!
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It's Eve's first year as a WrestleMania Reading Challenges spokesperson.4 c3 k) C/ H$ I: J( k/ |
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Each champion also earns $2,000 for his or her hometown library.
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This year's winners are Brandy Eggleston, Marinna Vela and Eric Jose.
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Marinna of Zillah, Wa., is the grades 7-8 group champion.
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The winners show off their ringside tickets to WrestleMania XXVII!
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6 d1 G& ~7 U1 v% |! m6 LThe Superstars pose with the finalists from grades 5-6.% G8 W( @. d- O4 S7 N
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The Superstars pose with the finalists from grades 7-8.
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The competition was at Fulton Public Library's main branch during WrestleMania Week.
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The Challenge finalists from Germany meet the Superstars., \: l' k0 T4 l+ w2 k
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Twenty finalists from the United States and Canada competed." m( p1 D5 p0 U0 N1 c f
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The finalists and grades 9-12 champion, Brandy, of Durham, N.C., with the Superstars.
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The finalists and grades 5-6 champion, Eric, of Oshawa, Ontario, with the Superstars. |
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发表于 2011-4-16 01:02
发表于 2011-4-16 01:09
