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This fishy story appeared on CBBC Newsround, a news site for kids, on April 1, 2006.

Whales abandoned in school pool

A school has had to call off its swim meet after two beluga whales were found using its indoor pool! The pair were found on Saturday morning at St. Jonah's school, as staff got the pool ready for the meet.

Principal Bill Igfish said, "All the kids were disappointed when we called off the competition. But they soon cheered up when they saw the whales!"

Police don't know where the two whales, who students have named Flim and Flam, came from, or how they got in the pool.

Officer Herman Melville said, "We're at a loss as to how the huge creatures were carried through the school, miles from the sea or any aquarium."

Student Nick O'Treal said, "I trained for ages for my race, but I'm not upset. I've made two new finned friends!"

Flim and Flam are in good shape, and will be taken to back to the ocean in a few days.

When did this story first appear?
April 1, 2006
April 1, 2008
April 1, 2016
April 1, 2006 According to the story, how many whales were found in the pool?
1
2
4
2 Which news outlet did this story?
CNN
CBBC Newsround
National Geographic
CBBC Newsround In the story, who found the whales in the pool?
teachers
students
police
teachers In the story, who is Bill Igfish?
student
police officer
principal
principal In the story, who is Nick O'Treal?
student
police officer
principal
student Which of these is a good clue that this story is not real.
It is from a kid's news network.
The principal's name is B. Igfish.
The swim meet was called off.
The principal's name is B. Igfish. How do you know this story is made up?
Whales would never be in a school pool.
Swim meets aren't held on Saturdays.
Flim and Flam are not names for whales.
Whales would never be in a school pool. What is the best line to complete this rhyme? Whales in the pool, ?
I am at school.
Don't be cruel.
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