The Great Bird Poop Disaster

What is one way cities are trying to deal with the "great poop problem"?

• Hawk Patrol
• Pigeon Pounds
• Bird Cities
• Drones

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True or False: Bird poop is the same as other animal poop.

• True
• False

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What does the word besieged mean?

• stand next to
• crowd around, surround
• dance
• ignore someone

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According to the article, why is bird poop a problem?

• it's not a problem
• it smells bad
• it's dangerous and can cause serious damage
• it's messy and hard to clean up

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The article, "The Great Bird Poop Disaster" is mainly about...

• the damage caused by bird poop
• bird poop in Italy
• how to get rid of bird poop on your car
• how birds fly south for the winter

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In New York, about how many pounds of bird poop does each pigeon drop per year?

• 5
• 200
• 25
• 50

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What does the word unsanitary mean?

• unworthy
• undone
• underneath
• unhealthy

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What can people do to minimize the problem of bird poop?

• nothing
• clean it up
• hope the birds leave
• write a letter to the pharaoh of the birds

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A starling is a...

• small speckled bird
• a baby star
• a dance move
• a baby starfish

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Which of these is NOT a way cities are trying to deal with the "Great Poop Problem"?

• having citizens write letters to the birds telling them to stop
• putting spikes in bird-roosting areas
• installing bird-call sound systems
• banning people from feeding birds

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