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WrestleMania Reading Challenge World Finals: WrestleMania XXVII
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: R7 P. I7 C5 t/ e) x JBig Show kicks off the sixth annual WrestleMania Reading Challenge World Finals.
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& g7 R+ U9 j @% }2 d: Y2 O- uWWE 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.
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He might be hard to understand, but "spokesman" Hornswoggle welcomes the WWE Universe.& l8 W/ X+ |3 j+ o8 u, I- u# V
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The Reading Challenge winners from Germany attend the World Finals.4 d* U/ ~/ O3 E
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Each grade group is asked 20 questions about a book assigned to them.& @6 j7 i. ?- \: c: I$ S
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! ^4 w+ K# m" S" a/ K ~7 Y6 u- w8 \Hornswoggle is one of the contest judges.
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He helps call on the competitors during the trivia contest.5 E3 m$ C0 [- ~; ]3 ]& }
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Hornswoggle jokingly adds his name to the scoreboard in the grades 7-8 round!& S2 e& A4 m1 S3 \( p
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' x' q8 L6 g2 h& ?3 ], vEach grade category winner receives a trophy and ringside seats to WrestleMania XXVII!9 T( X0 z r: F
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/ w! a7 G% i5 G/ u* dIt's Eve's first year as a WrestleMania Reading Challenges spokesperson. M/ A, p2 U6 x6 b+ h) {
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1 L! M! ]$ S6 L9 SEach champion also earns $2,000 for his or her hometown library.
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5 T7 ]0 [: o1 `0 w( _! VThis 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.- e5 n/ ~2 g/ {" \8 m% h, ]+ R
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The winners show off their ringside tickets to WrestleMania XXVII!
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( I1 P* |6 a' W" j# d+ yThe Superstars pose with the finalists from grades 7-8.
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The Superstars pose with the finalists from grades 9-12.
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Author Joan Bauer (second from left) also served as a judge.
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' q6 X, r6 C7 o( iThe competition was at Fulton Public Library's main branch during WrestleMania Week.3 T# c+ t9 j6 a& j- r
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The Challenge finalists from Germany meet the Superstars.. K: a, c3 I/ D
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Twenty finalists from the United States and Canada competed.4 F0 k% U7 h* r6 U+ S
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. S; u* l1 y: l8 U. T7 S' KThe finalists and grades 9-12 champion, Brandy, of Durham, N.C., with the Superstars.
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0 `/ |& h6 [- f. eThe finalists and grades 5-6 champion, Eric, of Oshawa, Ontario, with the Superstars. |
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