Question: What is one specific benefit that is mentioned for Same-Sex Military couples?

“It is perverse,” the Chadbourne & Parke brief said, “for the government to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry, for the government to recognize that marriage as valid for however many more years the service member continues to serve, and then suddenly ignore that marriage as soon as the service member retires and obtains veteran’s status.” A federal appeals court in Washington is considering a challenge to that interpretation, but the Supreme Court’s decision in the four same-sex marriage cases to be argued next week, among them Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556, may make the challenge moot.

Answer: to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry

<hl> “It is perverse,” the Chadbourne & Parke brief said, “for the government to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry , for the government to recognize that marriage as valid for however many more years the service member continues to serve, and then suddenly ignore that marriage as soon as the service member retires and obtains veteran’s status.” <hl> A federal appeals court in Washington is considering a challenge to that interpretation, but the Supreme Court’s decision in the four same-sex marriage cases to be argued next week, among them Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556, may make the challenge moot.

“It is perverse,” the Chadbourne & Parke brief said, “for the government <hl> to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry <hl>, for the government to recognize that marriage as valid for however many more years the service member continues to serve, and then suddenly ignore that marriage as soon as the service member retires and obtains veteran’s status.” A federal appeals court in Washington is considering a challenge to that interpretation, but the Supreme Court’s decision in the four same-sex marriage cases to be argued next week, among them Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556, may make the challenge moot.

“It is perverse,” the Chadbourne & Parke brief said, “for the government <hl> to grant leave to enable a same-sex couple to travel to a state where they can legally marry <hl> , for the government to recognize that marriage as valid for however many more years the service member continues to serve, and then suddenly ignore that marriage as soon as the service member retires and obtains veteran’s status.”


Question: how many people were injured in the bombing?

The Boston race has been dominated by East Africans, with Kenya and Ethiopia taking 16 of the last 18 women’s titles. Kenya and Ethiopia also won 24 of the 26 men’s races before Keflezighi gave the United States its first victory since 1983. Now it could be the women’s turn. Flanagan was fourth in the 2013 Boston race, crossing the finish line a few hours before two explosions there killed three people and wounded more than 260. She led early last year, when she conceded to being overanxious in the aftermath of the bombings. “Everyone knows that this is the one I want to win so badly,” Flanagan said. “That’s probably been one of my downfalls — that I want it too much.”

Answer: 260

The Boston race has been dominated by East Africans, with Kenya and Ethiopia taking 16 of the last 18 women’s titles. Kenya and Ethiopia also won 24 of the 26 men’s races before Keflezighi gave the United States its first victory since 1983. Now it could be the women’s turn. <hl> Flanagan was fourth in the 2013 Boston race, crossing the finish line a few hours before two explosions there killed three people and wounded more than 260 . <hl> She led early last year, when she conceded to being overanxious in the aftermath of the bombings. “Everyone knows that this is the one I want to win so badly,” Flanagan said. “That’s probably been one of my downfalls — that I want it too much.”

The Boston race has been dominated by East Africans, with Kenya and Ethiopia taking 16 of the last 18 women’s titles. Kenya and Ethiopia also won 24 of the 26 men’s races before Keflezighi gave the United States its first victory since 1983. Now it could be the women’s turn. Flanagan was fourth in the 2013 Boston race, crossing the finish line a few hours before two explosions there killed three people and wounded more than <hl> 260 <hl>. She led early last year, when she conceded to being overanxious in the aftermath of the bombings. “Everyone knows that this is the one I want to win so badly,” Flanagan said. “That’s probably been one of my downfalls — that I want it too much.”

Flanagan was fourth in the 2013 Boston race, crossing the finish line a few hours before two explosions there killed three people and wounded more than <hl> 260 <hl> .


Question: What sort of goods does the company Bombadier make?

While a $1.5 billion cash infusion from Quebec’s public pension management fund last week stabilized the financial situation at Bombardier, the Canadian plane and train maker will still have much to explain at an investor day in New York on Tuesday. The new cash came on top of $1 billion from the Quebec government and both were made necessary by the company’s struggling plan to move up from business and regional jets to compete directly with Boeing and Airbus in the airliner market. Among other things, investors will be looking for signs that Bombardier can find a substantial number of buyers for its overdue and overcost C Series jets. —Ian Austen

Answer: plane and train maker

<hl> While a $1.5 billion cash infusion from Quebec’s public pension management fund last week stabilized the financial situation at Bombardier, the Canadian plane and train maker will still have much to explain at an investor day in New York on Tuesday. <hl> The new cash came on top of $1 billion from the Quebec government and both were made necessary by the company’s struggling plan to move up from business and regional jets to compete directly with Boeing and Airbus in the airliner market. Among other things, investors will be looking for signs that Bombardier can find a substantial number of buyers for its overdue and overcost C Series jets. —Ian Austen

While a $1.5 billion cash infusion from Quebec’s public pension management fund last week stabilized the financial situation at Bombardier, the Canadian <hl> plane and train maker <hl> will still have much to explain at an investor day in New York on Tuesday. The new cash came on top of $1 billion from the Quebec government and both were made necessary by the company’s struggling plan to move up from business and regional jets to compete directly with Boeing and Airbus in the airliner market. Among other things, investors will be looking for signs that Bombardier can find a substantial number of buyers for its overdue and overcost C Series jets. —Ian Austen


Question: Who is Guy LeBas?

The sudden turn in the United States bond market seems to have little to do with American economic trends. The selling started last month in Europe, according to traders, and has since spilled into United States markets. “What’s really going on is an overseas market is hitting the U.S. market,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. Worried about the strength of the global economy, nervous investors crowded into government bond markets in Germany and the United States earlier this year, pushing prices up and rates down. In the middle of April, the 10-year United States Treasury yield sank as low as 1.86 percent, according to FactSet data. The 10-year German bund paid much less, yielding as little as 0.07 percent.

Answer: chief fixed-income strategist

The sudden turn in the United States bond market seems to have little to do with American economic trends. The selling started last month in Europe, according to traders, and has since spilled into United States markets. <hl> “What’s really going on is an overseas market is hitting the U.S. market,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. <hl> Worried about the strength of the global economy, nervous investors crowded into government bond markets in Germany and the United States earlier this year, pushing prices up and rates down. In the middle of April, the 10-year United States Treasury yield sank as low as 1.86 percent, according to FactSet data. The 10-year German bund paid much less, yielding as little as 0.07 percent.

The sudden turn in the United States bond market seems to have little to do with American economic trends. The selling started last month in Europe, according to traders, and has since spilled into United States markets. “What’s really going on is an overseas market is hitting the U.S. market,” said Guy LeBas, <hl> chief fixed-income strategist <hl> at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. Worried about the strength of the global economy, nervous investors crowded into government bond markets in Germany and the United States earlier this year, pushing prices up and rates down. In the middle of April, the 10-year United States Treasury yield sank as low as 1.86 percent, according to FactSet data. The 10-year German bund paid much less, yielding as little as 0.07 percent.


Question: Who has the University of California been aggressive in pursuing?

Students like Ms. Lopez are one reason that Irvine’s student body includes more students with Pell grants than all eight colleges of the Ivy League combined. It’s true that the California colleges have a built-in advantage: the many high-performing students from immigrant families who live there. But that’s hardly the only reason for the economic diversity. The University of California’s aggressive steps to recruit, admit, enroll and support low-income students are also crucial. “It takes a lot of systematic effort,” Mr. Gillman, the Irvine chancellor, said. And yet American society seems to be making less of this broad effort than it once did.

Answer: low-income students

Students like Ms. Lopez are one reason that Irvine’s student body includes more students with Pell grants than all eight colleges of the Ivy League combined. It’s true that the California colleges have a built-in advantage: the many high-performing students from immigrant families who live there. But that’s hardly the only reason for the economic diversity. <hl> The University of California’s aggressive steps to recruit, admit, enroll and support low-income students are also crucial. <hl> “It takes a lot of systematic effort,” Mr. Gillman, the Irvine chancellor, said. And yet American society seems to be making less of this broad effort than it once did.

Students like Ms. Lopez are one reason that Irvine’s student body includes more students with Pell grants than all eight colleges of the Ivy League combined. It’s true that the California colleges have a built-in advantage: the many high-performing students from immigrant families who live there. But that’s hardly the only reason for the economic diversity. The University of California’s aggressive steps to recruit, admit, enroll and support <hl> low-income students <hl> are also crucial. “It takes a lot of systematic effort,” Mr. Gillman, the Irvine chancellor, said. And yet American society seems to be making less of this broad effort than it once did.


Question: What is spice?

A sharp rise in visits to emergency rooms and calls to poison control centers nationwide has some health officials fearing that more potent and dangerous variations of a popular drug known as spice have reached the nation’s streets, resulting in several deaths. In the first three weeks of April, state poison control centers received about 1,000 reports of adverse reactions to spice — the street name for a family of synthetic substances that mimic the effects of marijuana — more than doubling the total from January through March, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

Answer: popular drug

<hl> A sharp rise in visits to emergency rooms and calls to poison control centers nationwide has some health officials fearing that more potent and dangerous variations of a popular drug known as spice have reached the nation’s streets, resulting in several deaths. <hl> In the first three weeks of April, state poison control centers received about 1,000 reports of adverse reactions to spice — the street name for a family of synthetic substances that mimic the effects of marijuana — more than doubling the total from January through March, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

A sharp rise in visits to emergency rooms and calls to poison control centers nationwide has some health officials fearing that more potent and dangerous variations of a <hl> popular drug <hl> known as spice have reached the nation’s streets, resulting in several deaths. In the first three weeks of April, state poison control centers received about 1,000 reports of adverse reactions to spice — the street name for a family of synthetic substances that mimic the effects of marijuana — more than doubling the total from January through March, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers.


Question: What did the witnesses state the 30 year old man did?

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching as he repeatedly shot the victim from behind. The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. Refugees packed trains from Hungary to Germany, which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

Answer: shot the victim from behind

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching <hl> as he repeatedly shot the victim from behind . <hl> The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. Refugees packed trains from Hungary to Germany, which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

3. The 30-year-old man charged with killing a Texas sheriff’s deputy said nothing as prosecutors described horrified witnesses at a gas station watching as he repeatedly <hl> shot the victim from behind <hl>. The district attorney said she did not know if anti-police sentiment was a factor. 4. Traffic in Hungary backed up for miles as Austria stepped up border checks. Last week’s discovery of the remains of 71 people in an abandoned, unventilated truck pushed Europe to the grim realization that homegrown trafficking rings were preying on the incoming floods of war refugees and other migrants. 5. Refugees packed trains from Hungary to Germany, which has eased its asylum requirements for Syrians. The German leader, Angela Merkel, warned that Europe faces the possible end of the open border policy that has defined the European Union.

as he repeatedly <hl> shot the victim from behind <hl> .


Question: History shows that falling prices can be as damaging as what type of inflation?

The euro on Friday reached its lowest level against the dollar since June 7, 2010, when it hit $1.1923. The currency of the 19-nation eurozone has fallen nearly 14 percent since it climbed to $1.3910 on May 7. The last time the euro was so low, Greece’s debt problems were causing havoc in the eurozone and there was fear the common currency would not survive. Greece is again in turmoil, with coming elections likely to usher in a left-wing government, but is no longer the main cause of the euro’s decline. The concern now is that the eurozone is already stuck in the same kind of stagnation that has afflicted Japan for two decades. “History shows that falling prices can be as damaging to the prosperity and stability of our countries as high inflation,” Mr. Draghi told Handelsblatt.

Answer: high

The euro on Friday reached its lowest level against the dollar since June 7, 2010, when it hit $1.1923. The currency of the 19-nation eurozone has fallen nearly 14 percent since it climbed to $1.3910 on May 7. The last time the euro was so low, Greece’s debt problems were causing havoc in the eurozone and there was fear the common currency would not survive. Greece is again in turmoil, with coming elections likely to usher in a left-wing government, but is no longer the main cause of the euro’s decline. The concern now is that the eurozone is already stuck in the same kind of stagnation that has afflicted Japan for two decades. <hl> “History shows that falling prices can be as damaging to the prosperity and stability of our countries as high inflation,” Mr. Draghi told Handelsblatt. <hl>

The euro on Friday reached its lowest level against the dollar since June 7, 2010, when it hit $1.1923. The currency of the 19-nation eurozone has fallen nearly 14 percent since it climbed to $1.3910 on May 7. The last time the euro was so low, Greece’s debt problems were causing havoc in the eurozone and there was fear the common currency would not survive. Greece is again in turmoil, with coming elections likely to usher in a left-wing government, but is no longer the main cause of the euro’s decline. The concern now is that the eurozone is already stuck in the same kind of stagnation that has afflicted Japan for two decades. “History shows that falling prices can be as damaging to the prosperity and stability of our countries as <hl> high <hl> inflation,” Mr. Draghi told Handelsblatt.


Question: When Ms. Clyne puts on her headphones and doesn't look at the score, what is she trying to discover about her music?

On her computer are drafts for a work for chamber ensemble and taped spoken word, featuring the voice of John Cage. On the desk are a pair of headphones, which Ms. Clyne will wear to listen to draft versions of her piece while walking, gesturing, dancing through the room. “It’s a way to connect to the physicality of the music,” she said. “I’ll put this on and not look at the score and just move to see if it feels right.” She’s not a dancer any more than she is a painter, and said she would be “mortified” if anyone saw her doing it. But it’s a process she trusts — at least for now, for this piece. At any rate, she said, “I’m having to invent things each time.”

Answer: if it feels right

On her computer are drafts for a work for chamber ensemble and taped spoken word, featuring the voice of John Cage. On the desk are a pair of headphones, which Ms. Clyne will wear to listen to draft versions of her piece while walking, gesturing, dancing through the room. “It’s a way to connect to the physicality of the music,” she said. <hl> “I’ll put this on and not look at the score and just move to see if it feels right .” <hl> She’s not a dancer any more than she is a painter, and said she would be “mortified” if anyone saw her doing it. But it’s a process she trusts — at least for now, for this piece. At any rate, she said, “I’m having to invent things each time.”

On her computer are drafts for a work for chamber ensemble and taped spoken word, featuring the voice of John Cage. On the desk are a pair of headphones, which Ms. Clyne will wear to listen to draft versions of her piece while walking, gesturing, dancing through the room. “It’s a way to connect to the physicality of the music,” she said. “I’ll put this on and not look at the score and just move to see <hl> if it feels right <hl>.” She’s not a dancer any more than she is a painter, and said she would be “mortified” if anyone saw her doing it. But it’s a process she trusts — at least for now, for this piece. At any rate, she said, “I’m having to invent things each time.”

“I’ll put this on and not look at the score and just move to see <hl> if it feels right <hl> .”


Question: How many of the studies used in the systematic review in 2013 controlled for background diet?

The study did show that cholesterol levels went down more in the groups that ate low-fat diets. Some have used this as justification for a low-fat diet. But the difference between them was small. Mean cholesterol went down 13 percent in the intervention groups, but it went down 7 percent in the control groups. And these groups didn’t have different clinical outcomes, and that’s what we really care about. Small changes in cholesterol levels from dietary changes also aren’t surprising to those who follow the research. About 70 percent of people are thought to be “hyporesponders” to dietary cholesterol. This means that after consuming three eggs a day for 30 days, they would see no increase in their plasma cholesterol ratios. Their cholesterol levels have almost no relationship to what they eat. Don’t take my word for it. Again, there have been randomized controlled trials in this area. In 2013, researchers published a systematic review of all studies from 2003 or after. Twelve met the researchers’ criteria for inclusion in the analysis, and seven of them controlled for background diet. Most of the studies that controlled for background diet found that altering cholesterol consumption had no effect on the concentration of blood LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol. A few studies could detect differences only in small subgroups of people with certain genes or a predisposition to problems. In other words, in most studies, all people didn’t respond. In the rest, only a minority of patients responded to changes in dietary cholesterol.

Answer: seven

The study did show that cholesterol levels went down more in the groups that ate low-fat diets. Some have used this as justification for a low-fat diet. But the difference between them was small. Mean cholesterol went down 13 percent in the intervention groups, but it went down 7 percent in the control groups. And these groups didn’t have different clinical outcomes, and that’s what we really care about. Small changes in cholesterol levels from dietary changes also aren’t surprising to those who follow the research. About 70 percent of people are thought to be “hyporesponders” to dietary cholesterol. This means that after consuming three eggs a day for 30 days, they would see no increase in their plasma cholesterol ratios. Their cholesterol levels have almost no relationship to what they eat. Don’t take my word for it. Again, there have been randomized controlled trials in this area. In 2013, researchers published a systematic review of all studies from 2003 or after. <hl> Twelve met the researchers’ criteria for inclusion in the analysis, and seven of them controlled for background diet. <hl> Most of the studies that controlled for background diet found that altering cholesterol consumption had no effect on the concentration of blood LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol. A few studies could detect differences only in small subgroups of people with certain genes or a predisposition to problems. In other words, in most studies, all people didn’t respond. In the rest, only a minority of patients responded to changes in dietary cholesterol.

The study did show that cholesterol levels went down more in the groups that ate low-fat diets. Some have used this as justification for a low-fat diet. But the difference between them was small. Mean cholesterol went down 13 percent in the intervention groups, but it went down 7 percent in the control groups. And these groups didn’t have different clinical outcomes, and that’s what we really care about. Small changes in cholesterol levels from dietary changes also aren’t surprising to those who follow the research. About 70 percent of people are thought to be “hyporesponders” to dietary cholesterol. This means that after consuming three eggs a day for 30 days, they would see no increase in their plasma cholesterol ratios. Their cholesterol levels have almost no relationship to what they eat. Don’t take my word for it. Again, there have been randomized controlled trials in this area. In 2013, researchers published a systematic review of all studies from 2003 or after. Twelve met the researchers’ criteria for inclusion in the analysis, and <hl> seven <hl> of them controlled for background diet. Most of the studies that controlled for background diet found that altering cholesterol consumption had no effect on the concentration of blood LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol. A few studies could detect differences only in small subgroups of people with certain genes or a predisposition to problems. In other words, in most studies, all people didn’t respond. In the rest, only a minority of patients responded to changes in dietary cholesterol.


Question: What year was "Throw Momma From the Train" released?

Mr. Brezner, who began his professional life as a New York City public-school teacher, managed a stable of artists that over the years also included Bette Midler, David Letterman, Robert Klein and Martin Short. He produced more than a dozen feature films, including “Throw Momma From the Train” (1987), starring Mr. Crystal and Danny DeVito, and “Good Morning, Vietnam” (1987), for which Mr. Williams earned his first Academy Award nomination. (The best actor Oscar that year went to Michael Douglas for “Wall Street.”) At his death a principal in Brezner Steinberg Partners, based in Beverly Hills, Calif., Mr. Brezner was known throughout his career as an astute handicapper of comic talent.

Answer: 1987

Mr. Brezner, who began his professional life as a New York City public-school teacher, managed a stable of artists that over the years also included Bette Midler, David Letterman, Robert Klein and Martin Short. <hl> He produced more than a dozen feature films, including “Throw Momma From the Train” ( 1987 ), starring Mr. Crystal and Danny DeVito, and “Good Morning, Vietnam” (1987), for which Mr. Williams earned his first Academy Award nomination. <hl> (The best actor Oscar that year went to Michael Douglas for “Wall Street.”) At his death a principal in Brezner Steinberg Partners, based in Beverly Hills, Calif., Mr. Brezner was known throughout his career as an astute handicapper of comic talent.

Mr. Brezner, who began his professional life as a New York City public-school teacher, managed a stable of artists that over the years also included Bette Midler, David Letterman, Robert Klein and Martin Short. He produced more than a dozen feature films, including “Throw Momma From the Train” (<hl> 1987 <hl>), starring Mr. Crystal and Danny DeVito, and “Good Morning, Vietnam” (1987), for which Mr. Williams earned his first Academy Award nomination. (The best actor Oscar that year went to Michael Douglas for “Wall Street.”) At his death a principal in Brezner Steinberg Partners, based in Beverly Hills, Calif., Mr. Brezner was known throughout his career as an astute handicapper of comic talent.

He produced more than a dozen feature films, including “Throw Momma From the Train” ( <hl> 1987 <hl> ), starring Mr. Crystal and Danny DeVito, and “Good Morning, Vietnam” (1987), for which Mr. Williams earned his first Academy Award nomination.


Question: what did the father request the letter writer to do?

Not only is this young man entitled to conceal the truth from his father, but he doesn’t owe him a repayment later when he can afford it. Threatening not to do your duty if your son turns out to be gay — which is, after all, something over which he has absolutely no control — is awful in many ways. The fact that he would fail to discharge his obligation to pay his fair share if the son told the truth is a reason not to tell him the truth. Kenji Yoshino: Yes, I agree with both of you. The father is behaving unethically, given that his support is accompanied by the demand that the letter writer change something that is not susceptible to change. So the question is how to conduct yourself ethically when a person with power over you is not doing so.

Answer: that the letter writer change something that is not susceptible to change

Not only is this young man entitled to conceal the truth from his father, but he doesn’t owe him a repayment later when he can afford it. Threatening not to do your duty if your son turns out to be gay — which is, after all, something over which he has absolutely no control — is awful in many ways. The fact that he would fail to discharge his obligation to pay his fair share if the son told the truth is a reason not to tell him the truth. Kenji Yoshino: Yes, I agree with both of you. <hl> The father is behaving unethically, given that his support is accompanied by the demand that the letter writer change something that is not susceptible to change . <hl> So the question is how to conduct yourself ethically when a person with power over you is not doing so.

Not only is this young man entitled to conceal the truth from his father, but he doesn’t owe him a repayment later when he can afford it. Threatening not to do your duty if your son turns out to be gay — which is, after all, something over which he has absolutely no control — is awful in many ways. The fact that he would fail to discharge his obligation to pay his fair share if the son told the truth is a reason not to tell him the truth. Kenji Yoshino: Yes, I agree with both of you. The father is behaving unethically, given that his support is accompanied by the demand <hl> that the letter writer change something that is not susceptible to change <hl>. So the question is how to conduct yourself ethically when a person with power over you is not doing so.

The father is behaving unethically, given that his support is accompanied by the demand <hl> that the letter writer change something that is not susceptible to change <hl> .


Question: How old was Mr. Sverstiuk when he died?

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at 86. He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, a chapter of the international writers’ association. “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

Answer: 86

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. <hl> Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at 86 . <hl> He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, a chapter of the international writers’ association. “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

“He acted more like a prosecutor than a defense lawyer,” Yevhen Sverstiuk, an essayist and author who knew Mr. Stus, said in an interview last year. Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at <hl> 86 <hl>. He had recently served as president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, a chapter of the international writers’ association. “A man with such a past cannot be a public figure,” Mr. Sverstiuk said of Mr. Medvedchuk in the interview, adding: “In short, he is a sinister character. This is an evil name.”

Mr. Sverstiuk, who himself spent seven years as a political prisoner in Soviet labor camps and five years in exile in Siberia, died in December at <hl> 86 <hl> .


Question: What was the name of the event?

Video taken at the scene showed the flames erupting within the crowd at the event — called Color Play Asia and organized by a group using the same name — about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, after nightfall. Some people were shown carrying the injured from the scene in inflatable rafts, and others were shown running away, silhouetted by flames. The fire was quickly controlled, but not before hundreds were hurt. Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said on its website that Taipei-area hospitals had victims requiring skin grafts. The ministry said hospitals were also urgently requesting other medical supplies needed to treat burns. The victims were mostly from Taiwan, but among the injured were four people from Hong Kong, one person from the United States, one from Singapore, one from Japan, one from Macau and one from Malaysia, according to the local public health department.

Answer: Color Play Asia

<hl> Video taken at the scene showed the flames erupting within the crowd at the event — called Color Play Asia and organized by a group using the same name — about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, after nightfall. <hl> Some people were shown carrying the injured from the scene in inflatable rafts, and others were shown running away, silhouetted by flames. The fire was quickly controlled, but not before hundreds were hurt. Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said on its website that Taipei-area hospitals had victims requiring skin grafts. The ministry said hospitals were also urgently requesting other medical supplies needed to treat burns. The victims were mostly from Taiwan, but among the injured were four people from Hong Kong, one person from the United States, one from Singapore, one from Japan, one from Macau and one from Malaysia, according to the local public health department.

Video taken at the scene showed the flames erupting within the crowd at the event — called <hl> Color Play Asia <hl> and organized by a group using the same name — about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, after nightfall. Some people were shown carrying the injured from the scene in inflatable rafts, and others were shown running away, silhouetted by flames. The fire was quickly controlled, but not before hundreds were hurt. Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said on its website that Taipei-area hospitals had victims requiring skin grafts. The ministry said hospitals were also urgently requesting other medical supplies needed to treat burns. The victims were mostly from Taiwan, but among the injured were four people from Hong Kong, one person from the United States, one from Singapore, one from Japan, one from Macau and one from Malaysia, according to the local public health department.


Question: Until which inning did the baseball game last to?

But David Cone, another Yankees war horse, walked in the tying run in the eighth, and the game went to extra innings. In the top of the 11th, the Yankees scored on a single by Randy Velarde, and all they had to do was hold the lead. They didn’t. In a play that seemed to unfold in slow motion so that you could see the heartbreak coming long before it arrived, Edgar Martinez doubled into the left-field corner off Jack McDowell, scoring two runs, including Ken Griffey Jr. on an all-out sprint from first base.

Answer: 11th

But David Cone, another Yankees war horse, walked in the tying run in the eighth, and the game went to extra innings. <hl> In the top of the 11th , the Yankees scored on a single by Randy Velarde, and all they had to do was hold the lead. <hl> They didn’t. In a play that seemed to unfold in slow motion so that you could see the heartbreak coming long before it arrived, Edgar Martinez doubled into the left-field corner off Jack McDowell, scoring two runs, including Ken Griffey Jr. on an all-out sprint from first base.

But David Cone, another Yankees war horse, walked in the tying run in the eighth, and the game went to extra innings. In the top of the <hl> 11th <hl>, the Yankees scored on a single by Randy Velarde, and all they had to do was hold the lead. They didn’t. In a play that seemed to unfold in slow motion so that you could see the heartbreak coming long before it arrived, Edgar Martinez doubled into the left-field corner off Jack McDowell, scoring two runs, including Ken Griffey Jr. on an all-out sprint from first base.

In the top of the <hl> 11th <hl> , the Yankees scored on a single by Randy Velarde, and all they had to do was hold the lead.


Question: At what time will the celebration begin?

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

Answer: 9 a.m.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” <hl> Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. <hl> “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at <hl> 9 a.m. <hl> in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.


Question: Where is this event taking place?

Super Bowl 50 will be played in five months. The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. A long list of events needs to unfold at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. Including which teams will participate (the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts). And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.

Answer: Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

Super Bowl 50 will be played in five months. The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. <hl> A long list of events needs to unfold at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. , before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. <hl> But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. Including which teams will participate (the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts). And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.

Super Bowl 50 will be played in five months. The game is so far in the future that The San Jose Mercury News has nothing better to do than speculate about whether Taylor Swift might sing at the halftime show. A long list of events needs to unfold at <hl> Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. <hl>, before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance. But with the season opener approaching tonight between the Steelers and the Patriots, Paul Bessire’s N.F.L. “Prediction Machine” doesn’t need to wait five months. It knows a lot about Super Bowl 50 already. Including which teams will participate (the Green Bay Packers and the Indianapolis Colts). And the final score (31-28, Packers). So, everyone can stay home — no need to play the games.

A long list of events needs to unfold at <hl> Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. <hl> , before it hosts the big game on Feb. 7: like an entire N.F.L. season, for instance.


Question: What law in Mississippi is in jeopardy?

JACKSON, Miss. —  The Mississippi state epidemiologist, Dr. Thomas E. Dobbs III, stood in a crowded room at the State Capitol this week and waited for a legislative verdict on the law that fostered what he regards as a public health triumph in a place that has few of them: the country’s highest immunization rate among kindergarten students. But in recent weeks, the nearly unbending nature of Mississippi’s law requiring students to be vaccinated has been in jeopardy, with two dozen lawmakers publicly supporting an exemption for “conscientious beliefs.” The debate, coming as other states grappled with a measles outbreak, turned Mississippi into one more battleground between medical experts who champion vaccinations and parents who fear the government’s role in medical decision-making.

Answer: law requiring students to be vaccinated

JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi state epidemiologist, Dr. Thomas E. Dobbs III, stood in a crowded room at the State Capitol this week and waited for a legislative verdict on the law that fostered what he regards as a public health triumph in a place that has few of them: the country’s highest immunization rate among kindergarten students. <hl> But in recent weeks, the nearly unbending nature of Mississippi’s law requiring students to be vaccinated has been in jeopardy, with two dozen lawmakers publicly supporting an exemption for “conscientious beliefs.” <hl> The debate, coming as other states grappled with a measles outbreak, turned Mississippi into one more battleground between medical experts who champion vaccinations and parents who fear the government’s role in medical decision-making.

JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi state epidemiologist, Dr. Thomas E. Dobbs III, stood in a crowded room at the State Capitol this week and waited for a legislative verdict on the law that fostered what he regards as a public health triumph in a place that has few of them: the country’s highest immunization rate among kindergarten students. But in recent weeks, the nearly unbending nature of Mississippi’s <hl> law requiring students to be vaccinated <hl> has been in jeopardy, with two dozen lawmakers publicly supporting an exemption for “conscientious beliefs.” The debate, coming as other states grappled with a measles outbreak, turned Mississippi into one more battleground between medical experts who champion vaccinations and parents who fear the government’s role in medical decision-making.


Question: Where was Tiziano Terzani from?

CAMBRIDGE, England — THE light was fading on the hills above the Arno, and my closest friend in the careworn ranks of foreign correspondents was sitting cross-legged on a canopied Chinese daybed, in a lovely old tree-shaded house in his native village, a brisk walk from the heart of Florence. His name was Tiziano Terzani, one of Italy’s most celebrated writers, and on that weekend, a decade ago, he was host with his wife, Angela, for the marriage of their daughter in a soaring renaissance basilica in Florence.

Answer: Italy

CAMBRIDGE, England — THE light was fading on the hills above the Arno, and my closest friend in the careworn ranks of foreign correspondents was sitting cross-legged on a canopied Chinese daybed, in a lovely old tree-shaded house in his native village, a brisk walk from the heart of Florence. <hl> His name was Tiziano Terzani, one of Italy ’s most celebrated writers, and on that weekend, a decade ago, he was host with his wife, Angela, for the marriage of their daughter in a soaring renaissance basilica in Florence. <hl>

CAMBRIDGE, England — THE light was fading on the hills above the Arno, and my closest friend in the careworn ranks of foreign correspondents was sitting cross-legged on a canopied Chinese daybed, in a lovely old tree-shaded house in his native village, a brisk walk from the heart of Florence. His name was Tiziano Terzani, one of <hl> Italy <hl>’s most celebrated writers, and on that weekend, a decade ago, he was host with his wife, Angela, for the marriage of their daughter in a soaring renaissance basilica in Florence.

His name was Tiziano Terzani, one of <hl> Italy <hl> ’s most celebrated writers, and on that weekend, a decade ago, he was host with his wife, Angela, for the marriage of their daughter in a soaring renaissance basilica in Florence.


Question: Who is the Conservative Party Leader?

The right-wing Sun, still Britain’s most popular newspaper, said in an editorial that “if there are possible votes in it, Miliband’s there — spouting off in a comical Mockney accent,” a fake Cockney accent, “about sticking it to the tax-dodging corporations.” Prime Minister David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader, said earlier: “Russell Brand is a joke. Ed Miliband, to hang out with Russell Brand, he’s a joke.” But Mr. Miliband was unbowed. He told reporters, “I will do anything and engage with anyone to try and persuade people to vote.” And his supporters, including the Guardian commentator Owen Jones, praised his effort to reach those Britons who feel alienated by politicians and the system in general. In a coda to the interview, Mr. Brand praised Mr. Miliband for being “prepared to come round here and talk to us.”

Answer: Prime Minister David Cameron

<hl> The right-wing Sun, still Britain’s most popular newspaper, said in an editorial that “if there are possible votes in it, Miliband’s there — spouting off in a comical Mockney accent,” a fake Cockney accent, “about sticking it to the tax-dodging corporations.” Prime Minister David Cameron , the Conservative Party leader, said earlier: “Russell Brand is a joke. <hl> Ed Miliband, to hang out with Russell Brand, he’s a joke.” But Mr. Miliband was unbowed. He told reporters, “I will do anything and engage with anyone to try and persuade people to vote.” And his supporters, including the Guardian commentator Owen Jones, praised his effort to reach those Britons who feel alienated by politicians and the system in general. In a coda to the interview, Mr. Brand praised Mr. Miliband for being “prepared to come round here and talk to us.”

The right-wing Sun, still Britain’s most popular newspaper, said in an editorial that “if there are possible votes in it, Miliband’s there — spouting off in a comical Mockney accent,” a fake Cockney accent, “about sticking it to the tax-dodging corporations.” <hl> Prime Minister David Cameron <hl>, the Conservative Party leader, said earlier: “Russell Brand is a joke. Ed Miliband, to hang out with Russell Brand, he’s a joke.” But Mr. Miliband was unbowed. He told reporters, “I will do anything and engage with anyone to try and persuade people to vote.” And his supporters, including the Guardian commentator Owen Jones, praised his effort to reach those Britons who feel alienated by politicians and the system in general. In a coda to the interview, Mr. Brand praised Mr. Miliband for being “prepared to come round here and talk to us.”

The right-wing Sun, still Britain’s most popular newspaper, said in an editorial that “if there are possible votes in it, Miliband’s there — spouting off in a comical Mockney accent,” a fake Cockney accent, “about sticking it to the tax-dodging corporations.” <hl> Prime Minister David Cameron <hl> , the Conservative Party leader, said earlier: “Russell Brand is a joke.


Question: is kemba walker from the bronx?

“You would know just by his toughness and his moxie,” said Kemba Walker, a star point guard for the Charlotte Hornets who was born in the Bronx, gained national prominence at Rice High School in Harlem and led the University of Connecticut to an N.C.A.A. title in 2011. Brooklyn-born Chris Mullin, who played his high school ball in the city and was the N.C.A.A.’s player of the year for St. John’s in Queens in 1985 before becoming an N.B.A. All-Star, said he often watches college games and finds himself thinking a player is likely to be from his old stamping grounds based on the way he carries himself on the court.

Answer: who was born in the Bronx

<hl> “You would know just by his toughness and his moxie,” said Kemba Walker, a star point guard for the Charlotte Hornets who was born in the Bronx , gained national prominence at Rice High School in Harlem and led the University of Connecticut to an N.C.A.A. title in 2011. <hl> Brooklyn-born Chris Mullin, who played his high school ball in the city and was the N.C.A.A.’s player of the year for St. John’s in Queens in 1985 before becoming an N.B.A. All-Star, said he often watches college games and finds himself thinking a player is likely to be from his old stamping grounds based on the way he carries himself on the court.

“You would know just by his toughness and his moxie,” said Kemba Walker, a star point guard for the Charlotte Hornets <hl> who was born in the Bronx <hl>, gained national prominence at Rice High School in Harlem and led the University of Connecticut to an N.C.A.A. title in 2011. Brooklyn-born Chris Mullin, who played his high school ball in the city and was the N.C.A.A.’s player of the year for St. John’s in Queens in 1985 before becoming an N.B.A. All-Star, said he often watches college games and finds himself thinking a player is likely to be from his old stamping grounds based on the way he carries himself on the court.

“You would know just by his toughness and his moxie,” said Kemba Walker, a star point guard for the Charlotte Hornets <hl> who was born in the Bronx <hl> , gained national prominence at Rice High School in Harlem and led the University of Connecticut to an N.C.A.A. title in 2011.