Question: Who was giving a speech in the central square?

Rosina Sfyridou, a German of Greek descent who lives in Frankfurt and was among a small group carrying a Syriza flag near the Main River at midday, said she wanted to fight for democracy and social justice, and not only in Greece. “The troika is making life difficult,” she said. “Schools are closing. Greeks can’t get proper health care. I have family there; we’re closer to the problem.” Panagiotis Tsianakas, another German of Greek descent, headed to a central square to hear a speech by a Syriza representative, Giorgos Chondros. “The European finance ministers are brushing democracy to the side,” Mr. Tsianakas said.

Answer: Giorgos Chondros

Rosina Sfyridou, a German of Greek descent who lives in Frankfurt and was among a small group carrying a Syriza flag near the Main River at midday, said she wanted to fight for democracy and social justice, and not only in Greece. “The troika is making life difficult,” she said. “Schools are closing. Greeks can’t get proper health care. I have family there; we’re closer to the problem.” <hl> Panagiotis Tsianakas, another German of Greek descent, headed to a central square to hear a speech by a Syriza representative, Giorgos Chondros . <hl> “The European finance ministers are brushing democracy to the side,” Mr. Tsianakas said.

Rosina Sfyridou, a German of Greek descent who lives in Frankfurt and was among a small group carrying a Syriza flag near the Main River at midday, said she wanted to fight for democracy and social justice, and not only in Greece. “The troika is making life difficult,” she said. “Schools are closing. Greeks can’t get proper health care. I have family there; we’re closer to the problem.” Panagiotis Tsianakas, another German of Greek descent, headed to a central square to hear a speech by a Syriza representative, <hl> Giorgos Chondros <hl>. “The European finance ministers are brushing democracy to the side,” Mr. Tsianakas said.

Panagiotis Tsianakas, another German of Greek descent, headed to a central square to hear a speech by a Syriza representative, <hl> Giorgos Chondros <hl> .


Question: Where did Josiah Wedgwood send someone to get white clay?

Not long afterward, while out for a walk, Cookworthy stopped to ask mine workers about the local clay they were using to patch the cracks in a furnace. De Waal juxtaposes Cookworthy’s small-time efforts to fire the stuff with the enterprises of Josiah Wedgwood, the potentate of English pottery, who sent a factotum all the way to a mountain in the Cherokee Nation in the Carolinas to retrieve five tons of white clay. By contrast, Cookworthy’s first successful piece, a cider tankard, is porcelain that “comes into being through walking and noticing and picking things up and feeling texture, through listening intently, openly, to men working by the side of the road.”

Answer: a mountain in the Cherokee Nation in the Carolinas

Not long afterward, while out for a walk, Cookworthy stopped to ask mine workers about the local clay they were using to patch the cracks in a furnace. <hl> De Waal juxtaposes Cookworthy’s small-time efforts to fire the stuff with the enterprises of Josiah Wedgwood, the potentate of English pottery, who sent a factotum all the way to a mountain in the Cherokee Nation in the Carolinas to retrieve five tons of white clay. <hl> By contrast, Cookworthy’s first successful piece, a cider tankard, is porcelain that “comes into being through walking and noticing and picking things up and feeling texture, through listening intently, openly, to men working by the side of the road.”

Not long afterward, while out for a walk, Cookworthy stopped to ask mine workers about the local clay they were using to patch the cracks in a furnace. De Waal juxtaposes Cookworthy’s small-time efforts to fire the stuff with the enterprises of Josiah Wedgwood, the potentate of English pottery, who sent a factotum all the way to <hl> a mountain in the Cherokee Nation in the Carolinas <hl> to retrieve five tons of white clay. By contrast, Cookworthy’s first successful piece, a cider tankard, is porcelain that “comes into being through walking and noticing and picking things up and feeling texture, through listening intently, openly, to men working by the side of the road.”


Question: How many member of the inmate council signed the letter?

Indeed, it is prison employees who have been implicated: One has pleaded guilty to aiding the escape; another faces criminal charges; nine officers have been suspended; and the leadership of the prison, in Dannemora, has been removed. More than 60 inmates have filed complaints with Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, an organization that assists indigent prisoners. And 10 members of an inmate council at Clinton signed a letter last month to state corrections officials making similar allegations. “We have been daily getting complaints along these lines from around the state,” said Michael Cassidy, a lawyer for Prisoners’ Legal Services.

Answer: 10

Indeed, it is prison employees who have been implicated: One has pleaded guilty to aiding the escape; another faces criminal charges; nine officers have been suspended; and the leadership of the prison, in Dannemora, has been removed. More than 60 inmates have filed complaints with Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, an organization that assists indigent prisoners. <hl> And 10 members of an inmate council at Clinton signed a letter last month to state corrections officials making similar allegations. <hl> “We have been daily getting complaints along these lines from around the state,” said Michael Cassidy, a lawyer for Prisoners’ Legal Services.

Indeed, it is prison employees who have been implicated: One has pleaded guilty to aiding the escape; another faces criminal charges; nine officers have been suspended; and the leadership of the prison, in Dannemora, has been removed. More than 60 inmates have filed complaints with Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, an organization that assists indigent prisoners. And <hl> 10 <hl> members of an inmate council at Clinton signed a letter last month to state corrections officials making similar allegations. “We have been daily getting complaints along these lines from around the state,” said Michael Cassidy, a lawyer for Prisoners’ Legal Services.


Question: How many career touchdowns does Odell Beckham have?

Much of the buildup to the game against the Panthers centered on how Beckham, who has scored 25 touchdowns in 26 career N.F.L. games, would fare against Norman, Carolina’s top cornerback, who earlier this year limited the production of the top receiver on several other teams. The Beckham-Norman matchup quickly turned into a ferocious confrontation, with the two players clashing in hand-to-hand combat as Beckham unsuccessfully tried to get open for passes from Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Beckham and Norman exchanged forearms, shoves and openhanded punches. At one point, Norman picked up Beckham and threw him to the turf. No penalties were called. By early in the second quarter, with Beckham still without a catch, the battle grew more hostile.

Answer: 25

<hl> Much of the buildup to the game against the Panthers centered on how Beckham, who has scored 25 touchdowns in 26 career N.F.L. games, would fare against Norman, Carolina’s top cornerback, who earlier this year limited the production of the top receiver on several other teams. <hl> The Beckham-Norman matchup quickly turned into a ferocious confrontation, with the two players clashing in hand-to-hand combat as Beckham unsuccessfully tried to get open for passes from Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Beckham and Norman exchanged forearms, shoves and openhanded punches. At one point, Norman picked up Beckham and threw him to the turf. No penalties were called. By early in the second quarter, with Beckham still without a catch, the battle grew more hostile.

Much of the buildup to the game against the Panthers centered on how Beckham, who has scored <hl> 25 <hl> touchdowns in 26 career N.F.L. games, would fare against Norman, Carolina’s top cornerback, who earlier this year limited the production of the top receiver on several other teams. The Beckham-Norman matchup quickly turned into a ferocious confrontation, with the two players clashing in hand-to-hand combat as Beckham unsuccessfully tried to get open for passes from Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Beckham and Norman exchanged forearms, shoves and openhanded punches. At one point, Norman picked up Beckham and threw him to the turf. No penalties were called. By early in the second quarter, with Beckham still without a catch, the battle grew more hostile.


Question: When was Millerton Lake built?

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

Answer: 1942

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. <hl> “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in 1942 . <hl> He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a new artificial lake just above an existing one. “We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in <hl> 1942 <hl>. He pointed to a spot called Temperance Flat, where the new dam — it would be the latest of many on the San Joaquin River — would be built.

“We’re in a critical condition right now,” said Mario Santoyo, a board member and technical adviser for the California Latino Water Coalition, as he stood on the deck of a motorboat in the middle of Millerton Lake, built in <hl> 1942 <hl> .


Question: what caused the dollar to rise sharply?

The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts. The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

Answer: The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts

<hl> The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts . <hl> The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

<hl> The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts <hl>. The euro fell to $1.07, its lowest level in six months, and the dollar rose against the Japanese yen to 123.19. The stronger dollar caused a sell-off in commodities as well. Benchmark crude oil fell 91 cents, or 2 percent, to settle at $44.29 a barrel. Brent crude, which is used to price international oils, fell 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, to settle at $47.42 a barrel. Gold fell $16.50, or 1.5 percent, to $1,087.70 an ounce. Silver fell 29 cents, or 2 percent, to $14.69 an ounce. High-grade copper fell a penny, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $2.242 a pound.

<hl> The data also caused the dollar to rise sharply against its major currency counterparts <hl> .


Question: What was the name of the American trainer

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. Capt. Nicholas Salimbene, an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the Russian soldiers who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. The United States is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.

Answer: Capt. Nicholas Salimbene

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. <hl> Capt. Nicholas Salimbene , an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. <hl> “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the Russian soldiers who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. The United States is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.

The training aims to remold the Ukrainian units by increasing the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers, fixing a Soviet legacy of an officer-heavy infantry. Without sergeants paying attention, basic mistakes were being made, the trainers said. <hl> Capt. Nicholas Salimbene <hl>, an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off. “It’s about the professionalism of the force,” he said. “We want them to look like soldiers.” “You see reports about the little green men,” he said, referring to the Russian soldiers who invaded the Crimean Peninsula last year in unmarked uniforms, “and they all walk around professionally, and carry their weapons professionally.” The Ukrainians should, too, Captain Salimbene said. The United States is also providing advanced courses for military professionals known as forward observers — the ones who call in targets — to improve the accuracy of artillery fire, making it more lethal for the enemy and less so for civilians. Oleksandr I. Leshchenko, the deputy director for training in the National Guard, was somewhat skeptical about the value of the training, saying that “99 percent” of the men in the course had already been in combat.

<hl> Capt. Nicholas Salimbene <hl> , an American trainer, noticed with alarm that the Ukrainians were carrying their rifles with the safeties off.


Question: What has led to the situation of marketplace confusion?

But the rapidly shifting film school landscape has led to what a business professor might refer to as marketplace confusion. Never have the film school options been so many, and never has there been greater bewilderment about where to go — or whether to go at all. “You practically need a degree just to sort through it,” said Reed Martin, author of “The Reel Truth,” a guide for aspiring filmmakers. A lot of the confusion seems to be centered on the hard-charging for-profits that have stepped in to pick up spillover from more selective traditional schools. Full Sail, which offered its first bachelor’s degree programs in 2003 and master’s programs in 2007, says it received 2,800 film-related applicants last year, a 47 percent increase over 2013. Other major for-profit schools, almost all of which practice open enrollment, include the Los Angeles Film School and the New York Film Academy.

Answer: rapidly shifting film school landscape

<hl> But the rapidly shifting film school landscape has led to what a business professor might refer to as marketplace confusion. <hl> Never have the film school options been so many, and never has there been greater bewilderment about where to go — or whether to go at all. “You practically need a degree just to sort through it,” said Reed Martin, author of “The Reel Truth,” a guide for aspiring filmmakers. A lot of the confusion seems to be centered on the hard-charging for-profits that have stepped in to pick up spillover from more selective traditional schools. Full Sail, which offered its first bachelor’s degree programs in 2003 and master’s programs in 2007, says it received 2,800 film-related applicants last year, a 47 percent increase over 2013. Other major for-profit schools, almost all of which practice open enrollment, include the Los Angeles Film School and the New York Film Academy.

But the <hl> rapidly shifting film school landscape <hl> has led to what a business professor might refer to as marketplace confusion. Never have the film school options been so many, and never has there been greater bewilderment about where to go — or whether to go at all. “You practically need a degree just to sort through it,” said Reed Martin, author of “The Reel Truth,” a guide for aspiring filmmakers. A lot of the confusion seems to be centered on the hard-charging for-profits that have stepped in to pick up spillover from more selective traditional schools. Full Sail, which offered its first bachelor’s degree programs in 2003 and master’s programs in 2007, says it received 2,800 film-related applicants last year, a 47 percent increase over 2013. Other major for-profit schools, almost all of which practice open enrollment, include the Los Angeles Film School and the New York Film Academy.


Question: What is the purpose of the etched symbol?

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as Forevermark, a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, that a diamond is not man-made. (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only for industrial applications, such as lasers.) “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.

Answer: a diamond is not man-made

that a diamond is not man-made .

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as Forevermark, a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, <hl> that a diamond is not man-made . <hl> (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only for industrial applications, such as lasers.) “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.

Now that the market is more competitive, De Beers focuses more on marketing its own brands, such as Forevermark, a symbol etched on diamonds that have passed quality assurance tests. The symbol is visible only with a special instrument and helps buyers know, for example, that <hl> a diamond is not man-made <hl>. (De Beers also produces synthetic diamonds but only for industrial applications, such as lasers.) “We have to make sure that diamonds remain a relevant luxury category,” said Mr. Mellier of De Beers.

that <hl> a diamond is not man-made <hl> .


Question: when did Lebanon civil war end?

Mr. Abou Zeid said the current trash crisis also did not bode well for the government’s ability to deal with the country’s other problems. “If on such local matters they can’t even function and agree, how can they agree on the bigger issues?” Mr. Zeid said. The civil war in neighboring Syria and the more than 1.2 million refugees who have fled to Lebanon are taxing the economy and the government’s ability to provide services. Political divisions have left the country without a president for 14 months, and the current Parliament extended its own mandate last year, essentially re-electing itself after failing to agree on a law to govern new elections. Dysfunctional politics are nothing new in Lebanon, a country with 4.2 million people before the Syrian civil war. Since Lebanon’s own civil war that ended in 1990, a constellation of mostly sectarian political parties have tried to govern the country through consensus — a commodity often in short supply.

Answer: 1990

Mr. Abou Zeid said the current trash crisis also did not bode well for the government’s ability to deal with the country’s other problems. “If on such local matters they can’t even function and agree, how can they agree on the bigger issues?” Mr. Zeid said. The civil war in neighboring Syria and the more than 1.2 million refugees who have fled to Lebanon are taxing the economy and the government’s ability to provide services. Political divisions have left the country without a president for 14 months, and the current Parliament extended its own mandate last year, essentially re-electing itself after failing to agree on a law to govern new elections. Dysfunctional politics are nothing new in Lebanon, a country with 4.2 million people before the Syrian civil war. <hl> Since Lebanon’s own civil war that ended in 1990 , a constellation of mostly sectarian political parties have tried to govern the country through consensus — a commodity often in short supply. <hl>

Mr. Abou Zeid said the current trash crisis also did not bode well for the government’s ability to deal with the country’s other problems. “If on such local matters they can’t even function and agree, how can they agree on the bigger issues?” Mr. Zeid said. The civil war in neighboring Syria and the more than 1.2 million refugees who have fled to Lebanon are taxing the economy and the government’s ability to provide services. Political divisions have left the country without a president for 14 months, and the current Parliament extended its own mandate last year, essentially re-electing itself after failing to agree on a law to govern new elections. Dysfunctional politics are nothing new in Lebanon, a country with 4.2 million people before the Syrian civil war. Since Lebanon’s own civil war that ended in <hl> 1990 <hl>, a constellation of mostly sectarian political parties have tried to govern the country through consensus — a commodity often in short supply.

Since Lebanon’s own civil war that ended in <hl> 1990 <hl> , a constellation of mostly sectarian political parties have tried to govern the country through consensus — a commodity often in short supply.


Question: the_______ reporters, hoping to get a similar reaction?

The East German reporters, hoping to get a similar reaction, peppered him with questions about race relations upon his arrival. But he wouldn’t go there. Although his Iron Curtain tour was not State Department sponsored, one gets the sense that he didn’t want to bad-mouth America while in a communist country, that to do so in the middle of the Cold War would be disloyal somehow. At a news conference a few days before the concert — a clip of which was shown at the screening the other night — he sat grim-faced, smoking a cigarette, testily deflecting questions about how he was treated in the South.

Answer: East German

<hl> The East German reporters, hoping to get a similar reaction, peppered him with questions about race relations upon his arrival. <hl> But he wouldn’t go there. Although his Iron Curtain tour was not State Department sponsored, one gets the sense that he didn’t want to bad-mouth America while in a communist country, that to do so in the middle of the Cold War would be disloyal somehow. At a news conference a few days before the concert — a clip of which was shown at the screening the other night — he sat grim-faced, smoking a cigarette, testily deflecting questions about how he was treated in the South.

The <hl> East German <hl> reporters, hoping to get a similar reaction, peppered him with questions about race relations upon his arrival. But he wouldn’t go there. Although his Iron Curtain tour was not State Department sponsored, one gets the sense that he didn’t want to bad-mouth America while in a communist country, that to do so in the middle of the Cold War would be disloyal somehow. At a news conference a few days before the concert — a clip of which was shown at the screening the other night — he sat grim-faced, smoking a cigarette, testily deflecting questions about how he was treated in the South.


Question: Who did Rousey lose to?

It was Ronda Rousey’s Buster Douglas moment. Those who watched it were stunned. Those who read about it the next morning did a double take. And more than a few people were wondering where it leaves her career. In 1990, Mike Tyson was also unbeaten and had the same aura of invincibility as Rousey. Like her, he put opponents away rapidly and with ease. But on Feb. 10 in Tokyo, he faced the little-known Douglas as a 40-1 favorite and was knocked out in one of sports’ biggest upsets. Rousey’s fight also took place on the other side of the world, on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, and the result was also shocking. Holly Holm, ranked just eighth in their weight class and underwhelming in her two previous Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, knocked Rousey out in the second round.

Answer: Holly Holm

It was Ronda Rousey’s Buster Douglas moment. Those who watched it were stunned. Those who read about it the next morning did a double take. And more than a few people were wondering where it leaves her career. In 1990, Mike Tyson was also unbeaten and had the same aura of invincibility as Rousey. Like her, he put opponents away rapidly and with ease. But on Feb. 10 in Tokyo, he faced the little-known Douglas as a 40-1 favorite and was knocked out in one of sports’ biggest upsets. Rousey’s fight also took place on the other side of the world, on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, and the result was also shocking. <hl> Holly Holm , ranked just eighth in their weight class and underwhelming in her two previous Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, knocked Rousey out in the second round. <hl>

It was Ronda Rousey’s Buster Douglas moment. Those who watched it were stunned. Those who read about it the next morning did a double take. And more than a few people were wondering where it leaves her career. In 1990, Mike Tyson was also unbeaten and had the same aura of invincibility as Rousey. Like her, he put opponents away rapidly and with ease. But on Feb. 10 in Tokyo, he faced the little-known Douglas as a 40-1 favorite and was knocked out in one of sports’ biggest upsets. Rousey’s fight also took place on the other side of the world, on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, and the result was also shocking. <hl> Holly Holm <hl>, ranked just eighth in their weight class and underwhelming in her two previous Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, knocked Rousey out in the second round.

<hl> Holly Holm <hl> , ranked just eighth in their weight class and underwhelming in her two previous Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, knocked Rousey out in the second round.


Question: What percentage of young women say they play internet games?

Some in the gaming community have proposed a shift in the meaning of gamer to be akin to cinephile, a person with a deep knowledge and appreciation of the whole medium. Others have argued that the definition should be broad and, in particular, reflect the wide array of people who play. “Marginalized groups have always engaged in gaming,” Kishonna Gray, director of the Critical Gaming Lab at Eastern Kentucky University, said in an email. “They just haven’t been acknowledged by gaming culture yet and they really aren’t catered to.” The Pew survey, which was conducted this summer among a sample of about 2,000 adults, found that young men play games far more than other groups, with 77 percent of 18- to 29-year-old men saying they play, and 57 percent of young women.

Answer: 57 percent of young women.

Some in the gaming community have proposed a shift in the meaning of gamer to be akin to cinephile, a person with a deep knowledge and appreciation of the whole medium. Others have argued that the definition should be broad and, in particular, reflect the wide array of people who play. “Marginalized groups have always engaged in gaming,” Kishonna Gray, director of the Critical Gaming Lab at Eastern Kentucky University, said in an email. “They just haven’t been acknowledged by gaming culture yet and they really aren’t catered to.” <hl> The Pew survey, which was conducted this summer among a sample of about 2,000 adults, found that young men play games far more than other groups, with 77 percent of 18- to 29-year-old men saying they play, and 57 percent of young women. <hl>

Some in the gaming community have proposed a shift in the meaning of gamer to be akin to cinephile, a person with a deep knowledge and appreciation of the whole medium. Others have argued that the definition should be broad and, in particular, reflect the wide array of people who play. “Marginalized groups have always engaged in gaming,” Kishonna Gray, director of the Critical Gaming Lab at Eastern Kentucky University, said in an email. “They just haven’t been acknowledged by gaming culture yet and they really aren’t catered to.” The Pew survey, which was conducted this summer among a sample of about 2,000 adults, found that young men play games far more than other groups, with 77 percent of 18- to 29-year-old men saying they play, and <hl> 57 percent of young women. <hl>


Question: What did Americans find out about Ukrainians during training?

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

Answer: Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking

<hl> In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking , and the group generally in need of instruction. <hl> “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the <hl> Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking <hl>, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the <hl> Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking <hl> , and the group generally in need of instruction.


Question: What is a pressure of a teen or young adult?

Suzanne Ciechalski, a freshman at St. John’s University in Queens, said technology that might appear social in nature could in fact lead to stress and feelings of depression. “I feel like people spend a lot of time on social networks trying to create this picture of who they want to be,” Ms. Ciechalski said. “Maintaining that takes a lot of effort. I feel like being a teenager or young adult, the pressure to try and make people see you’re the best is really high.” Contrary to some reports of high rates of drinking among high school students, the survey found a continued decline in college freshmen reporting those behaviors. About one-third said they had drunk beer, wine or hard alcohol at least occasionally in the past year, compared with almost half just 10 years ago. Fewer than one in 50 students reported smoking cigarettes.

Answer: to try and make people see you’re the best

Suzanne Ciechalski, a freshman at St. John’s University in Queens, said technology that might appear social in nature could in fact lead to stress and feelings of depression. “I feel like people spend a lot of time on social networks trying to create this picture of who they want to be,” Ms. Ciechalski said. “Maintaining that takes a lot of effort. <hl> I feel like being a teenager or young adult, the pressure to try and make people see you’re the best is really high.” <hl> Contrary to some reports of high rates of drinking among high school students, the survey found a continued decline in college freshmen reporting those behaviors. About one-third said they had drunk beer, wine or hard alcohol at least occasionally in the past year, compared with almost half just 10 years ago. Fewer than one in 50 students reported smoking cigarettes.

Suzanne Ciechalski, a freshman at St. John’s University in Queens, said technology that might appear social in nature could in fact lead to stress and feelings of depression. “I feel like people spend a lot of time on social networks trying to create this picture of who they want to be,” Ms. Ciechalski said. “Maintaining that takes a lot of effort. I feel like being a teenager or young adult, the pressure <hl> to try and make people see you’re the best <hl> is really high.” Contrary to some reports of high rates of drinking among high school students, the survey found a continued decline in college freshmen reporting those behaviors. About one-third said they had drunk beer, wine or hard alcohol at least occasionally in the past year, compared with almost half just 10 years ago. Fewer than one in 50 students reported smoking cigarettes.


Question: What was the main idea of Mr. Putin's speech?

In July 2013, Mr. Putin sat next to Mr. Medvedchuk at an event the group held in Kiev and gave a speech about the deep historical ties between Russia and Ukraine, including “the common spiritual values that make us a single people.” Throughout that fall, Ukrainian Choice ran an aggressive anti-gay ad campaign warning against decayed values in the West. In a precursor to Russia’s now frequent charges of fascism against Kiev and the West, Mr. Medvedchuk described the European Union as the modern heir to Germany’s Third Reich. A co-founder of a major law firm in Kiev, he was not always so virulently anti-Western, according to analysts who have followed his career. As a member of Parliament from 1997 to 2002, he was known to express pro-European views, and had strong working relationships with officials in Poland. Yet, he became so powerful and influential as Mr. Kuchma’s chief of staff, from 2002 to 2005, that there was a joke in Kiev political circles: Mr. Kuchma was serving as president in the Medvedchuk administration. Some Ukrainian analysts believe there is more than a grain of truth in the gag, and that Mr. Putin’s goal is to create a Medvedchuk administration, if not in Kiev, then in Donetsk, where the Kremlin has made clear it would like to see the region granted autonomy similar to that of Chechnya in Russia. In May, with the crisis in eastern Ukraine deepening, Mr. Putin publicly urged that Mr. Medvedchuk be given an important role as a peace negotiator. As soon as Mr. Medvedchuk got involved, the Kremlin issued a statement expressing Mr. Putin’s praise.

Answer: historical ties between Russia and Ukraine

<hl> In July 2013, Mr. Putin sat next to Mr. Medvedchuk at an event the group held in Kiev and gave a speech about the deep historical ties between Russia and Ukraine , including “the common spiritual values that make us a single people.” <hl> Throughout that fall, Ukrainian Choice ran an aggressive anti-gay ad campaign warning against decayed values in the West. In a precursor to Russia’s now frequent charges of fascism against Kiev and the West, Mr. Medvedchuk described the European Union as the modern heir to Germany’s Third Reich. A co-founder of a major law firm in Kiev, he was not always so virulently anti-Western, according to analysts who have followed his career. As a member of Parliament from 1997 to 2002, he was known to express pro-European views, and had strong working relationships with officials in Poland. Yet, he became so powerful and influential as Mr. Kuchma’s chief of staff, from 2002 to 2005, that there was a joke in Kiev political circles: Mr. Kuchma was serving as president in the Medvedchuk administration. Some Ukrainian analysts believe there is more than a grain of truth in the gag, and that Mr. Putin’s goal is to create a Medvedchuk administration, if not in Kiev, then in Donetsk, where the Kremlin has made clear it would like to see the region granted autonomy similar to that of Chechnya in Russia. In May, with the crisis in eastern Ukraine deepening, Mr. Putin publicly urged that Mr. Medvedchuk be given an important role as a peace negotiator. As soon as Mr. Medvedchuk got involved, the Kremlin issued a statement expressing Mr. Putin’s praise.

In July 2013, Mr. Putin sat next to Mr. Medvedchuk at an event the group held in Kiev and gave a speech about the deep <hl> historical ties between Russia and Ukraine <hl>, including “the common spiritual values that make us a single people.” Throughout that fall, Ukrainian Choice ran an aggressive anti-gay ad campaign warning against decayed values in the West. In a precursor to Russia’s now frequent charges of fascism against Kiev and the West, Mr. Medvedchuk described the European Union as the modern heir to Germany’s Third Reich. A co-founder of a major law firm in Kiev, he was not always so virulently anti-Western, according to analysts who have followed his career. As a member of Parliament from 1997 to 2002, he was known to express pro-European views, and had strong working relationships with officials in Poland. Yet, he became so powerful and influential as Mr. Kuchma’s chief of staff, from 2002 to 2005, that there was a joke in Kiev political circles: Mr. Kuchma was serving as president in the Medvedchuk administration. Some Ukrainian analysts believe there is more than a grain of truth in the gag, and that Mr. Putin’s goal is to create a Medvedchuk administration, if not in Kiev, then in Donetsk, where the Kremlin has made clear it would like to see the region granted autonomy similar to that of Chechnya in Russia. In May, with the crisis in eastern Ukraine deepening, Mr. Putin publicly urged that Mr. Medvedchuk be given an important role as a peace negotiator. As soon as Mr. Medvedchuk got involved, the Kremlin issued a statement expressing Mr. Putin’s praise.

In July 2013, Mr. Putin sat next to Mr. Medvedchuk at an event the group held in Kiev and gave a speech about the deep <hl> historical ties between Russia and Ukraine <hl> , including “the common spiritual values that make us a single people.”


Question: What did the spectators sit on?

But if that all sounds familiar to contemporary racing enthusiasts, there were other aspects of that mid-20th-century race that were quite different. The track was only about 10 meters, or 35 feet, across; the pits on the main straight were part of the track itself, not separated by a pitlane; and, facing the pits, the spectators sat on benches and bleachers, and some even made their own viewing perches, standing on trestle tables they had set up trackside. It was a hodgepodge, a ragged mass of humanity grouped along and over the edge of the track, with only bales of straw and a mound of earth separating them from the racing cars traveling at top speeds of 300 kilometers, or 185 miles, an hour. Given those conditions, a disaster could have been in the making on that June day should anything go wrong.

Answer: benches and bleachers

But if that all sounds familiar to contemporary racing enthusiasts, there were other aspects of that mid-20th-century race that were quite different. <hl> The track was only about 10 meters, or 35 feet, across; the pits on the main straight were part of the track itself, not separated by a pitlane; and, facing the pits, the spectators sat on benches and bleachers , and some even made their own viewing perches, standing on trestle tables they had set up trackside. <hl> It was a hodgepodge, a ragged mass of humanity grouped along and over the edge of the track, with only bales of straw and a mound of earth separating them from the racing cars traveling at top speeds of 300 kilometers, or 185 miles, an hour. Given those conditions, a disaster could have been in the making on that June day should anything go wrong.

But if that all sounds familiar to contemporary racing enthusiasts, there were other aspects of that mid-20th-century race that were quite different. The track was only about 10 meters, or 35 feet, across; the pits on the main straight were part of the track itself, not separated by a pitlane; and, facing the pits, the spectators sat on <hl> benches and bleachers <hl>, and some even made their own viewing perches, standing on trestle tables they had set up trackside. It was a hodgepodge, a ragged mass of humanity grouped along and over the edge of the track, with only bales of straw and a mound of earth separating them from the racing cars traveling at top speeds of 300 kilometers, or 185 miles, an hour. Given those conditions, a disaster could have been in the making on that June day should anything go wrong.

The track was only about 10 meters, or 35 feet, across; the pits on the main straight were part of the track itself, not separated by a pitlane; and, facing the pits, the spectators sat on <hl> benches and bleachers <hl> , and some even made their own viewing perches, standing on trestle tables they had set up trackside.


Question: How many versions of the Lilac Fairy's solo variation in the prologue exists?

The week brings five casts at the Metropolitan Opera House. Having already seen five casts in the production’s opening season this March in California, I can attest that it’s rewarding to see them all — partly because Mr. Ratmansky has coached his casts with different textual options. There are, for example, two versions of the Lilac Fairy’s solo variation in the Prologue — both notated from the original St. Petersburg production. In the Act III wedding pas de deux, Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo (on Thursday) eschew the celebrated and traditional fish dives. They instead perform supported pirouettes with an upright ending (one leg flourished to the side) — which is recorded in the notation as the original choreography.

Answer: two

The week brings five casts at the Metropolitan Opera House. Having already seen five casts in the production’s opening season this March in California, I can attest that it’s rewarding to see them all — partly because Mr. Ratmansky has coached his casts with different textual options. <hl> There are, for example, two versions of the Lilac Fairy’s solo variation in the Prologue — both notated from the original St. Petersburg production. <hl> In the Act III wedding pas de deux, Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo (on Thursday) eschew the celebrated and traditional fish dives. They instead perform supported pirouettes with an upright ending (one leg flourished to the side) — which is recorded in the notation as the original choreography.

The week brings five casts at the Metropolitan Opera House. Having already seen five casts in the production’s opening season this March in California, I can attest that it’s rewarding to see them all — partly because Mr. Ratmansky has coached his casts with different textual options. There are, for example, <hl> two <hl> versions of the Lilac Fairy’s solo variation in the Prologue — both notated from the original St. Petersburg production. In the Act III wedding pas de deux, Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo (on Thursday) eschew the celebrated and traditional fish dives. They instead perform supported pirouettes with an upright ending (one leg flourished to the side) — which is recorded in the notation as the original choreography.


Question: Who painted the "Hudson River Moods" paintings?

MAMARONECK Bullseye New York Gallery “Whispered,” glass and intaglio prints by Michael Rogers. Through May 16. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bullseye New York Gallery, 115 Hoyt Avenue. 914-835-3794; bullseyeglass.com. MOUNT KISCO Mount Kisco Public Library “Hudson River Moods,” landscape paintings by June Farnham. Through April 29. Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mount Kisco Public Library, 100 East Main Street. mountkiscolibrary.org; 914-666-8041.

Answer: June Farnham

MAMARONECK Bullseye New York Gallery “Whispered,” glass and intaglio prints by Michael Rogers. Through May 16. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bullseye New York Gallery, 115 Hoyt Avenue. 914-835-3794; bullseyeglass.com. <hl> MOUNT KISCO Mount Kisco Public Library “Hudson River Moods,” landscape paintings by June Farnham . <hl> Through April 29. Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mount Kisco Public Library, 100 East Main Street. mountkiscolibrary.org; 914-666-8041.

MAMARONECK Bullseye New York Gallery “Whispered,” glass and intaglio prints by Michael Rogers. Through May 16. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bullseye New York Gallery, 115 Hoyt Avenue. 914-835-3794; bullseyeglass.com. MOUNT KISCO Mount Kisco Public Library “Hudson River Moods,” landscape paintings by <hl> June Farnham <hl>. Through April 29. Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mount Kisco Public Library, 100 East Main Street. mountkiscolibrary.org; 914-666-8041.

MOUNT KISCO Mount Kisco Public Library “Hudson River Moods,” landscape paintings by <hl> June Farnham <hl> .


Question: What type of cameras are being used?

Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with body cameras to film their often edgy encounters with the public. But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in December, the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.

Answer: body cameras

<hl> Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with body cameras to film their often edgy encounters with the public. <hl> But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in December, the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.

Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with <hl> body cameras <hl> to film their often edgy encounters with the public. But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings. In Seattle, where a dozen officers started wearing body cameras in a pilot program in December, the department has set up its own YouTube channel, broadcasting a stream of blurred images to protect the privacy of people filmed. Much of this footage is uncontroversial; one scene shows a woman jogging past a group of people and an officer watching her, then having a muted conversation with people whose faces have been obscured.


Question: Where was Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi killed?

FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Nov. 29 about the Islamic State’s control of the Libyan city of Surt, which Western agencies say may give it a fallback option in case it is ousted from its territories in Iraq and Syria, misstated the location of the city of Darnah, close to where Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, an Iraqi leader of the Islamic State, was killed by an American airstrike in November. Darnah is in eastern Libya, not Syria. • An article on Nov. 30 about the potential discovery of the long-sought burial chamber of Queen Nefertiti, which would boost Egypt’s struggling tourism industry, quoted incorrectly from the paper “The Burial of Nefertiti?” by Nicholas Reeves, a noted Egyptologist. The paper referred to an “earlier royal interment,” not “internment.” • An article on Friday about compensation for the Americans taken hostage at the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979 misidentified, in some editions, the party affiliation of Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia, who promoted legislation for years to compensate the Americans. He is a Democrat, not a Republican. INTERNATIONAL Because of an editing error, an article on Dec. 13 about the first elections in Saudi Arabia to include women as voters and candidates misstated the number of Saudi citizens in some editions. There are roughly 20 million, not 28 million. •

Answer: Iraqi leader of the Islamic State

<hl> FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Nov. 29 about the Islamic State’s control of the Libyan city of Surt, which Western agencies say may give it a fallback option in case it is ousted from its territories in Iraq and Syria, misstated the location of the city of Darnah, close to where Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, an Iraqi leader of the Islamic State , was killed by an American airstrike in November. <hl> Darnah is in eastern Libya, not Syria. • An article on Nov. 30 about the potential discovery of the long-sought burial chamber of Queen Nefertiti, which would boost Egypt’s struggling tourism industry, quoted incorrectly from the paper “The Burial of Nefertiti?” by Nicholas Reeves, a noted Egyptologist. The paper referred to an “earlier royal interment,” not “internment.” • An article on Friday about compensation for the Americans taken hostage at the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979 misidentified, in some editions, the party affiliation of Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia, who promoted legislation for years to compensate the Americans. He is a Democrat, not a Republican. INTERNATIONAL Because of an editing error, an article on Dec. 13 about the first elections in Saudi Arabia to include women as voters and candidates misstated the number of Saudi citizens in some editions. There are roughly 20 million, not 28 million. •

FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Nov. 29 about the Islamic State’s control of the Libyan city of Surt, which Western agencies say may give it a fallback option in case it is ousted from its territories in Iraq and Syria, misstated the location of the city of Darnah, close to where Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, an <hl> Iraqi leader of the Islamic State <hl>, was killed by an American airstrike in November. Darnah is in eastern Libya, not Syria. • An article on Nov. 30 about the potential discovery of the long-sought burial chamber of Queen Nefertiti, which would boost Egypt’s struggling tourism industry, quoted incorrectly from the paper “The Burial of Nefertiti?” by Nicholas Reeves, a noted Egyptologist. The paper referred to an “earlier royal interment,” not “internment.” • An article on Friday about compensation for the Americans taken hostage at the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979 misidentified, in some editions, the party affiliation of Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia, who promoted legislation for years to compensate the Americans. He is a Democrat, not a Republican. INTERNATIONAL Because of an editing error, an article on Dec. 13 about the first elections in Saudi Arabia to include women as voters and candidates misstated the number of Saudi citizens in some editions. There are roughly 20 million, not 28 million. •

FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Nov. 29 about the Islamic State’s control of the Libyan city of Surt, which Western agencies say may give it a fallback option in case it is ousted from its territories in Iraq and Syria, misstated the location of the city of Darnah, close to where Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al Zubaydi, an <hl> Iraqi leader of the Islamic State <hl> , was killed by an American airstrike in November.


Question: How many articles are in Wikipedia ?

Most people search and read Wikipedia anonymously, since you don’t need an account to view its tens of millions of articles in hundreds of languages. Every month, at least 75,000 volunteers in the United States and around the world contribute their time and passion to writing those articles and keeping the site going — and growing.

Answer: tens of millions

<hl> Most people search and read Wikipedia anonymously, since you don’t need an account to view its tens of millions of articles in hundreds of languages. <hl> Every month, at least 75,000 volunteers in the United States and around the world contribute their time and passion to writing those articles and keeping the site going — and growing.

Most people search and read Wikipedia anonymously, since you don’t need an account to view its <hl> tens of millions <hl> of articles in hundreds of languages. Every month, at least 75,000 volunteers in the United States and around the world contribute their time and passion to writing those articles and keeping the site going — and growing.


Question: Who is the manager of NASA?

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif.

Answer: Dr. Paul Chodas

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. <hl> “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said Dr. Paul Chodas , manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif. <hl>

That convergence hasn’t happened for 32 years. This last eclipse of the year has led some, er, imaginative observers to predict that a giant asteroid will hit Earth within the next six days — a notion that NASA has firmly rebuffed. “There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said <hl> Dr. Paul Chodas <hl>, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif.

“There is no scientific basis — not one shred of evidence — that an asteroid or any other celestial object will impact Earth on those dates,” said <hl> Dr. Paul Chodas <hl> , manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object office in Pasadena, Calif.


Question: What did Americans find out about Ukrainians during training?

Answer: Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking

<hl> In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking , and the group generally in need of instruction. <hl> “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the <hl> Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking <hl>, and the group generally in need of instruction. “I came into it expecting them not to know much of the basics,” said Sgt. Michael Faranda, who is teaching maneuvers. He was correct. Things “every soldier should know,” he said, they did not. Some even forgot their helmets on the first day of exercises. Still, Sergeant Faranda said, the Ukrainians’ willingness to go into combat was all the more notable for their lack of preparation for it.

In the first two weeks of training, the Americans found the <hl> Ukrainians’ soldierly skills lacking <hl> , and the group generally in need of instruction.


Question: How many programs are there?

Dancing Korea (Friday through Sunday) This showcase of artists and companies from Korea presents both traditional and contemporary dance of that country, selected and supported by a group of Korean cultural institutions. Each of the three programs offers a different configuration of artists, who include Goblin Party, Ju Bin Kim, Youn Puluem, Won Kim, Moonsuk Choi, Suksoon Jung, Moon Ei Lee and Eun-Me Ahn. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, 212-415-5500, 92y.org. (Schaefer)

Answer: three

Dancing Korea (Friday through Sunday) This showcase of artists and companies from Korea presents both traditional and contemporary dance of that country, selected and supported by a group of Korean cultural institutions. <hl> Each of the three programs offers a different configuration of artists, who include Goblin Party, Ju Bin Kim, Youn Puluem, Won Kim, Moonsuk Choi, Suksoon Jung, Moon Ei Lee and Eun-Me Ahn. <hl> Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, 212-415-5500, 92y.org. (Schaefer)

Dancing Korea (Friday through Sunday) This showcase of artists and companies from Korea presents both traditional and contemporary dance of that country, selected and supported by a group of Korean cultural institutions. Each of the <hl> three <hl> programs offers a different configuration of artists, who include Goblin Party, Ju Bin Kim, Youn Puluem, Won Kim, Moonsuk Choi, Suksoon Jung, Moon Ei Lee and Eun-Me Ahn. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, 212-415-5500, 92y.org. (Schaefer)


Question: What has happened with Israel's methods?

Ms. Shurrab says she is focusing her appeals on Mr. Abbas, not Israel, because “he’s responsible for the Palestinian people.” She imagines that Palestinian officials could somehow intervene on her behalf since they coordinate with Israel on security issues. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, Mr. Abbas’s spokesman, did not return a text message. The president’s media department did not respond to an email inquiry. Xavier Abu Eid of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which Mr. Abbas also heads, said in an email that the couple was in “an awful situation that reflects the nightmare that thousands of Palestinian families have due to Israeli apartheid policies,” which “have been dramatically radicalized in the last few years.”

Answer: “have been dramatically radicalized in the last few years.”

Ms. Shurrab says she is focusing her appeals on Mr. Abbas, not Israel, because “he’s responsible for the Palestinian people.” She imagines that Palestinian officials could somehow intervene on her behalf since they coordinate with Israel on security issues. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, Mr. Abbas’s spokesman, did not return a text message. The president’s media department did not respond to an email inquiry. <hl> Xavier Abu Eid of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which Mr. Abbas also heads, said in an email that the couple was in “an awful situation that reflects the nightmare that thousands of Palestinian families have due to Israeli apartheid policies,” which “have been dramatically radicalized in the last few years.” <hl>

Ms. Shurrab says she is focusing her appeals on Mr. Abbas, not Israel, because “he’s responsible for the Palestinian people.” She imagines that Palestinian officials could somehow intervene on her behalf since they coordinate with Israel on security issues. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, Mr. Abbas’s spokesman, did not return a text message. The president’s media department did not respond to an email inquiry. Xavier Abu Eid of the Palestine Liberation Organization, which Mr. Abbas also heads, said in an email that the couple was in “an awful situation that reflects the nightmare that thousands of Palestinian families have due to Israeli apartheid policies,” which <hl> “have been dramatically radicalized in the last few years.” <hl>


Question: Foreign countries mentioned include Israel and what other country?

Your claim that the negotiations place tough constraints on Iran rings hollow, based on the permissibility of Iran’s keeping its nuclear installations and the large number of centrifuges still allowed. Furthermore, a 10-year limit to an agreement makes it almost worthless. ANTHONY WINSTON East Brunswick, N.J. To the Editor: As a Democrat who supports Israel, I am saddened and dismayed that its prime minister would use the podium of one of our most hallowed political institutions to bad-mouth a deal that has not even been struck. With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Answer: Iran

<hl> Your claim that the negotiations place tough constraints on Iran rings hollow, based on the permissibility of Iran’s keeping its nuclear installations and the large number of centrifuges still allowed. <hl> Furthermore, a 10-year limit to an agreement makes it almost worthless. ANTHONY WINSTON East Brunswick, N.J. To the Editor: As a Democrat who supports Israel, I am saddened and dismayed that its prime minister would use the podium of one of our most hallowed political institutions to bad-mouth a deal that has not even been struck. With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Your claim that the negotiations place tough constraints on <hl> Iran <hl> rings hollow, based on the permissibility of Iran’s keeping its nuclear installations and the large number of centrifuges still allowed. Furthermore, a 10-year limit to an agreement makes it almost worthless. ANTHONY WINSTON East Brunswick, N.J. To the Editor: As a Democrat who supports Israel, I am saddened and dismayed that its prime minister would use the podium of one of our most hallowed political institutions to bad-mouth a deal that has not even been struck. With friends like that, who needs enemies?


Question: what are the median sale prices of a condo in Clinton Hill?

What You’ll Pay In the third quarter of 2015, the median sales price of a condo in Clinton Hill was $849,000, an increase of 28 percent from the same period last year, according to Gregory J. Heym, the chief economist at Terra Holdings, who said the small size of the market can cause data fluctuations. For co-ops, the median was $542,000, an increase of 13 percent. The biggest price jump was in townhouse sales, according to Mr. Heym, with the median price in the third quarter of 2015 at $2.67 million, an increase of 59 percent over the same period last year.

Answer: $849,000

<hl> What You’ll Pay In the third quarter of 2015, the median sales price of a condo in Clinton Hill was $849,000 , an increase of 28 percent from the same period last year, according to Gregory J. Heym, the chief economist at Terra Holdings, who said the small size of the market can cause data fluctuations. <hl> For co-ops, the median was $542,000, an increase of 13 percent. The biggest price jump was in townhouse sales, according to Mr. Heym, with the median price in the third quarter of 2015 at $2.67 million, an increase of 59 percent over the same period last year.

What You’ll Pay In the third quarter of 2015, the median sales price of a condo in Clinton Hill was <hl> $849,000 <hl>, an increase of 28 percent from the same period last year, according to Gregory J. Heym, the chief economist at Terra Holdings, who said the small size of the market can cause data fluctuations. For co-ops, the median was $542,000, an increase of 13 percent. The biggest price jump was in townhouse sales, according to Mr. Heym, with the median price in the third quarter of 2015 at $2.67 million, an increase of 59 percent over the same period last year.

What You’ll Pay In the third quarter of 2015, the median sales price of a condo in Clinton Hill was <hl> $849,000 <hl> , an increase of 28 percent from the same period last year, according to Gregory J. Heym, the chief economist at Terra Holdings, who said the small size of the market can cause data fluctuations.


Question: These views are shared by Euopean Union and the European members of what?

Iran is a major regional power. Keeping it fully within the structures of the Nonproliferation Treaty is an important element in building the rule of law in a region that is being torn apart by national, religious and local conflict. We very much hope that our legislative colleagues in the United States Congress, in their deliberations on these issues, will bear in mind the multilateral nature of the agreement, the value of sustaining that coalition for its successful implementation, and the views that we have expressed. We trust also that they appreciate that these views are shared by a majority of the United States’ most loyal allies, including the members of the European Union and the European members of NATO.

Answer: NATO

Iran is a major regional power. Keeping it fully within the structures of the Nonproliferation Treaty is an important element in building the rule of law in a region that is being torn apart by national, religious and local conflict. We very much hope that our legislative colleagues in the United States Congress, in their deliberations on these issues, will bear in mind the multilateral nature of the agreement, the value of sustaining that coalition for its successful implementation, and the views that we have expressed. <hl> We trust also that they appreciate that these views are shared by a majority of the United States’ most loyal allies, including the members of the European Union and the European members of NATO . <hl>

Iran is a major regional power. Keeping it fully within the structures of the Nonproliferation Treaty is an important element in building the rule of law in a region that is being torn apart by national, religious and local conflict. We very much hope that our legislative colleagues in the United States Congress, in their deliberations on these issues, will bear in mind the multilateral nature of the agreement, the value of sustaining that coalition for its successful implementation, and the views that we have expressed. We trust also that they appreciate that these views are shared by a majority of the United States’ most loyal allies, including the members of the European Union and the European members of <hl> NATO <hl>.

We trust also that they appreciate that these views are shared by a majority of the United States’ most loyal allies, including the members of the European Union and the European members of <hl> NATO <hl> .


Question: Who is the political scientist who specializes in the National Front?

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” Laurent Bouvet, a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

Answer: Laurent Bouvet

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. <hl> “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” Laurent Bouvet , a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. <hl> “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

The first posters highlighted hostility to migrants — “Two Million Unemployed is Two Million Immigrants Too Many!” reads one from 1978. “Immigrants weigh on the economic life of our country,” Jean-Marie Le Pen told an interviewer that year — words that could have come from his daughter. “Immigration was its central theme,” writes the historian Valérie Igounet about the National Front’s early days. “Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” <hl> Laurent Bouvet <hl>, a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview. “There’s this side of them, a hierarchy of civilizations.”

“Rejection of immigration, this is what it is has been for more than 40 years,” <hl> Laurent Bouvet <hl> , a political scientist who specializes in the National Front, said in an interview.


Question: Which states is allowing the sales of marijuana to recreational users?

Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a priority for President Obama, deadlocked two months ago. • Oregon’s medicinal marijuana shops began sales to recreational users today.

Answer: Oregon

Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a priority for President Obama, deadlocked two months ago. <hl> • Oregon ’s medicinal marijuana shops began sales to recreational users today. <hl>

Talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a priority for President Obama, deadlocked two months ago. • <hl> Oregon <hl>’s medicinal marijuana shops began sales to recreational users today.

• <hl> Oregon <hl> ’s medicinal marijuana shops began sales to recreational users today.


Question: What building was completely emptied?

The scene unfolded almost a month after President Bashar al-Assad, in a rare public speech, had vowed to send reinforcements to rescue the holdouts, declaring, “The army will arrive soon to these heroes.” Afterward, insurgents, including members of the Nusra Front, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda, captured the gutted hospital, completing their takeover of the town of Jisr al-Shoughour, a crucial location on the road from the mostly insurgent-held province of Idlib toward the government’s strongholds on the coast. The loss of the hospital came two days after Islamic State militants drove government forces out of the desert town of Palmyra in central Syria in a lightning attack that has shocked the country. In addition, on Friday, the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, seized a military outpost near Palmyra, after its takeover on Thursday of a border crossing between Syria and Iraq farther east.

Answer: the gutted hospital

The scene unfolded almost a month after President Bashar al-Assad, in a rare public speech, had vowed to send reinforcements to rescue the holdouts, declaring, “The army will arrive soon to these heroes.” <hl> Afterward, insurgents, including members of the Nusra Front, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda, captured the gutted hospital , completing their takeover of the town of Jisr al-Shoughour, a crucial location on the road from the mostly insurgent-held province of Idlib toward the government’s strongholds on the coast. <hl> The loss of the hospital came two days after Islamic State militants drove government forces out of the desert town of Palmyra in central Syria in a lightning attack that has shocked the country. In addition, on Friday, the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, seized a military outpost near Palmyra, after its takeover on Thursday of a border crossing between Syria and Iraq farther east.

The scene unfolded almost a month after President Bashar al-Assad, in a rare public speech, had vowed to send reinforcements to rescue the holdouts, declaring, “The army will arrive soon to these heroes.” Afterward, insurgents, including members of the Nusra Front, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda, captured <hl> the gutted hospital <hl>, completing their takeover of the town of Jisr al-Shoughour, a crucial location on the road from the mostly insurgent-held province of Idlib toward the government’s strongholds on the coast. The loss of the hospital came two days after Islamic State militants drove government forces out of the desert town of Palmyra in central Syria in a lightning attack that has shocked the country. In addition, on Friday, the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, seized a military outpost near Palmyra, after its takeover on Thursday of a border crossing between Syria and Iraq farther east.

Afterward, insurgents, including members of the Nusra Front, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda, captured <hl> the gutted hospital <hl> , completing their takeover of the town of Jisr al-Shoughour, a crucial location on the road from the mostly insurgent-held province of Idlib toward the government’s strongholds on the coast.


Question: How many new housing units would be built?

Their main pitch: The overhauled plan, updated from a widely panned version first offered in January, would generate millions of dollars in new tax revenue, create tens of thousands of new jobs and produce thousands of new housing units, parks and other neighborhood amenities that would provide a lasting legacy. And with taxpayer help, to the tune of more than $700 million, the Games would spur the much-needed upgrade of the transportation infrastructure, improving local roads as well as the beleaguered subway system. Officials argued that these were costs that taxpayers would have to bear regardless of whether Boston won the Olympics. The plan went into great detail on how the Games would transform two Boston neighborhoods: Widett Circle, the home of a temporary Olympic Stadium, and Columbia Point, home to the athletes’ village.

Answer: thousands

<hl> Their main pitch: The overhauled plan, updated from a widely panned version first offered in January, would generate millions of dollars in new tax revenue, create tens of thousands of new jobs and produce thousands of new housing units, parks and other neighborhood amenities that would provide a lasting legacy. <hl> And with taxpayer help, to the tune of more than $700 million, the Games would spur the much-needed upgrade of the transportation infrastructure, improving local roads as well as the beleaguered subway system. Officials argued that these were costs that taxpayers would have to bear regardless of whether Boston won the Olympics. The plan went into great detail on how the Games would transform two Boston neighborhoods: Widett Circle, the home of a temporary Olympic Stadium, and Columbia Point, home to the athletes’ village.

Their main pitch: The overhauled plan, updated from a widely panned version first offered in January, would generate millions of dollars in new tax revenue, create tens of <hl> thousands <hl> of new jobs and produce thousands of new housing units, parks and other neighborhood amenities that would provide a lasting legacy. And with taxpayer help, to the tune of more than $700 million, the Games would spur the much-needed upgrade of the transportation infrastructure, improving local roads as well as the beleaguered subway system. Officials argued that these were costs that taxpayers would have to bear regardless of whether Boston won the Olympics. The plan went into great detail on how the Games would transform two Boston neighborhoods: Widett Circle, the home of a temporary Olympic Stadium, and Columbia Point, home to the athletes’ village.


Question: Who was the second to be abducted?

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that two of its staff members were abducted by gunmen as they drove to work on Tuesday in Sana, Yemen’s capital. One of the workers, a Yemeni man, was later released, but the second, a Tunisian woman, was still being held, the group said in a statement. It was the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen against the Red Cross, one of the few international humanitarian organizations that has continued operations in Yemen since a civil war started in March. The Red Cross said it did not know who was responsible for the kidnappings.

Answer: a Tunisian woman

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that two of its staff members were abducted by gunmen as they drove to work on Tuesday in Sana, Yemen’s capital. <hl> One of the workers, a Yemeni man, was later released, but the second, a Tunisian woman , was still being held, the group said in a statement. <hl> It was the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen against the Red Cross, one of the few international humanitarian organizations that has continued operations in Yemen since a civil war started in March. The Red Cross said it did not know who was responsible for the kidnappings.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that two of its staff members were abducted by gunmen as they drove to work on Tuesday in Sana, Yemen’s capital. One of the workers, a Yemeni man, was later released, but the second, <hl> a Tunisian woman <hl>, was still being held, the group said in a statement. It was the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen against the Red Cross, one of the few international humanitarian organizations that has continued operations in Yemen since a civil war started in March. The Red Cross said it did not know who was responsible for the kidnappings.

One of the workers, a Yemeni man, was later released, but the second, <hl> a Tunisian woman <hl> , was still being held, the group said in a statement.


Question: Whose illustrations accompanied Ramon's literary works?

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

Answer: Picasso

<hl> The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by Picasso that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. <hl> Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”

The exhibition comprises three sections: letters and artwork from the early years of the friendships; illustrations by <hl> Picasso <hl> that accompany Ramón’s literary works, including newspaper and magazine articles; and the renewed friendship with the Reventós family, beginning in the 1950s. Picasso and Jacint remained in touch until Jacint’s death in 1968. The lifelong connection between the two runs through the exhibition, from lengthy to spontaneous letters: “I’m spending a few days in Paris and would like to see you,” Jacint wrote to Picasso in 1921. “I’m staying at the Grand Hotel. If you have a minute, write me a note and we’ll meet where and when you suggest. I don’t have anything to do.”


Question: Where is the town of Glover located?

One was Representative Sam Young, Democrat of Glover, a town in northeastern Vermont near the Canadian border. His district, where many voters are unhappy about wind turbines favored by Mr. Shumlin, voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Milne, but on Thursday, Mr. Young voted for Mr. Shumlin. “I think the person who gets the most votes should win,” Mr. Young said. This is not academic for him; he won office in 2010 after a recount — by one vote. “If Milne had won the election statewide, I would have voted for him,” Mr. Young said. “I truly believe we should preserve the democratic process: one person, one vote.”

Answer: northeastern Vermont near the Canadian border

<hl> One was Representative Sam Young, Democrat of Glover, a town in northeastern Vermont near the Canadian border . <hl> His district, where many voters are unhappy about wind turbines favored by Mr. Shumlin, voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Milne, but on Thursday, Mr. Young voted for Mr. Shumlin. “I think the person who gets the most votes should win,” Mr. Young said. This is not academic for him; he won office in 2010 after a recount — by one vote. “If Milne had won the election statewide, I would have voted for him,” Mr. Young said. “I truly believe we should preserve the democratic process: one person, one vote.”

One was Representative Sam Young, Democrat of Glover, a town in <hl> northeastern Vermont near the Canadian border <hl>. His district, where many voters are unhappy about wind turbines favored by Mr. Shumlin, voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Milne, but on Thursday, Mr. Young voted for Mr. Shumlin. “I think the person who gets the most votes should win,” Mr. Young said. This is not academic for him; he won office in 2010 after a recount — by one vote. “If Milne had won the election statewide, I would have voted for him,” Mr. Young said. “I truly believe we should preserve the democratic process: one person, one vote.”

One was Representative Sam Young, Democrat of Glover, a town in <hl> northeastern Vermont near the Canadian border <hl> .


Question: What caused destruction in downtown Ferguson?

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, told a law school audience here on Friday. Instead, it finished its work on a Monday and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. Protests followed that night, leading to looting and arson that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.

Answer: looting and arson

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, told a law school audience here on Friday. Instead, it finished its work on a Monday and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. <hl> Protests followed that night, leading to looting and arson that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. <hl> Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.

But the grand jury could not finish in time, the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, told a law school audience here on Friday. Instead, it finished its work on a Monday and its decision to not indict the police officer was announced that evening. Protests followed that night, leading to <hl> looting and arson <hl> that left Ferguson’s downtown devastated. Speaking to a symposium on Ferguson at the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. McCulloch defended the timing of the announcement, along with his handling of the grand jury, which was widely criticized in the days after the rioting.


Question: On what day of the week was the blood drive taking place?

So it was that Mr. Heastie, the recently elected speaker of the New York State Assembly, was at a blood drive here in suburban Syracuse on Tuesday, gamely donating a pint in front of a group of somewhat perplexed phlebotomists and schedule-obsessed aides. And while donating blood — like politics itself — can make some people squeamish or faint, Mr. Heastie managed to give without passing out. “I’d rather by stabbed with a needle,” he said, “than pricked with a pin.” The stop at the Red Cross blood drive — held in the two-story lobby of Driver’s Village, a dealership north of Syracuse — was near the end of nearly a dozen stops that Mr. Heastie made at the start of a three-day visit upstate this week.

Answer: Tuesday

<hl> So it was that Mr. Heastie, the recently elected speaker of the New York State Assembly, was at a blood drive here in suburban Syracuse on Tuesday , gamely donating a pint in front of a group of somewhat perplexed phlebotomists and schedule-obsessed aides. <hl> And while donating blood — like politics itself — can make some people squeamish or faint, Mr. Heastie managed to give without passing out. “I’d rather by stabbed with a needle,” he said, “than pricked with a pin.” The stop at the Red Cross blood drive — held in the two-story lobby of Driver’s Village, a dealership north of Syracuse — was near the end of nearly a dozen stops that Mr. Heastie made at the start of a three-day visit upstate this week.

So it was that Mr. Heastie, the recently elected speaker of the New York State Assembly, was at a blood drive here in suburban Syracuse on <hl> Tuesday <hl>, gamely donating a pint in front of a group of somewhat perplexed phlebotomists and schedule-obsessed aides. And while donating blood — like politics itself — can make some people squeamish or faint, Mr. Heastie managed to give without passing out. “I’d rather by stabbed with a needle,” he said, “than pricked with a pin.” The stop at the Red Cross blood drive — held in the two-story lobby of Driver’s Village, a dealership north of Syracuse — was near the end of nearly a dozen stops that Mr. Heastie made at the start of a three-day visit upstate this week.

So it was that Mr. Heastie, the recently elected speaker of the New York State Assembly, was at a blood drive here in suburban Syracuse on <hl> Tuesday <hl> , gamely donating a pint in front of a group of somewhat perplexed phlebotomists and schedule-obsessed aides.


Question: What school did Justice O'Connor attend?

RBG: Justice O’Connor once said: “Suppose there had been no discrimination when we finished law school. We’d be retired partners from large law firms today.” She got her first job working for free for a county attorney, and she was very high in her class at Stanford. GS: The great thing about obstacles is that they cause you to identify with other groups of people who are facing obstacles. PG: When did you start thinking seriously about women’s equality? RBG: When I was working on a book about civil procedure in Sweden, in 1962 and ’63. GS: For which she learned Swedish. Is that not incredible?

Answer: Stanford

RBG: Justice O’Connor once said: “Suppose there had been no discrimination when we finished law school. We’d be retired partners from large law firms today.” <hl> She got her first job working for free for a county attorney, and she was very high in her class at Stanford . <hl> GS: The great thing about obstacles is that they cause you to identify with other groups of people who are facing obstacles. PG: When did you start thinking seriously about women’s equality? RBG: When I was working on a book about civil procedure in Sweden, in 1962 and ’63. GS: For which she learned Swedish. Is that not incredible?

RBG: Justice O’Connor once said: “Suppose there had been no discrimination when we finished law school. We’d be retired partners from large law firms today.” She got her first job working for free for a county attorney, and she was very high in her class at <hl> Stanford <hl>. GS: The great thing about obstacles is that they cause you to identify with other groups of people who are facing obstacles. PG: When did you start thinking seriously about women’s equality? RBG: When I was working on a book about civil procedure in Sweden, in 1962 and ’63. GS: For which she learned Swedish. Is that not incredible?

She got her first job working for free for a county attorney, and she was very high in her class at <hl> Stanford <hl> .


Question: What state does Mich McConnell represent in the Senate?

WASHINGTON —  Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. “I think the Senate is functioning again and producing results,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.

Answer: Kentucky

WASHINGTON — Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. <hl> And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky , the majority leader, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. <hl> “I think the Senate is functioning again and producing results,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.

WASHINGTON — Barney Frank once told me that asking Republicans to govern was like asking him, the first openly gay member of Congress, to judge the Miss America contest: He would do it, but he wouldn’t enjoy it much or be very good at it. With control of the Senate up for grabs in 2016, Senate Republicans have spent the year trying to prove Mr. Frank wrong. And Senator Mitch McConnell of <hl> Kentucky <hl>, the majority leader, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years. “I think the Senate is functioning again and producing results,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview as he assessed 2015 and looked ahead to a challenging election cycle that could quickly end his control of the Senate agenda if the public disagrees with his take.

And Senator Mitch McConnell of <hl> Kentucky <hl> , the majority leader, believes they have been pretty good at it — particularly when measured against the vicious stalemate of the previous four years.


Question: Where is Mr. Stubb from?

“I am angry,” Mr. Michel said, according to Belgian news reports. “We did not give a mandate to either France or Germany to negotiate.” But Mr. Stubb of Finland, which also uses the euro, said he was happy to let Ms. Merkel and Mr. Hollande face down Mr. Tsipras late into the night, noting that “there is always a lot of mayhem around these meetings.”

Answer: Finland

“I am angry,” Mr. Michel said, according to Belgian news reports. “We did not give a mandate to either France or Germany to negotiate.” <hl> But Mr. Stubb of Finland , which also uses the euro, said he was happy to let Ms. Merkel and Mr. Hollande face down Mr. Tsipras late into the night, noting that “there is always a lot of mayhem around these meetings.” <hl>

“I am angry,” Mr. Michel said, according to Belgian news reports. “We did not give a mandate to either France or Germany to negotiate.” But Mr. Stubb of <hl> Finland <hl>, which also uses the euro, said he was happy to let Ms. Merkel and Mr. Hollande face down Mr. Tsipras late into the night, noting that “there is always a lot of mayhem around these meetings.”

But Mr. Stubb of <hl> Finland <hl> , which also uses the euro, said he was happy to let Ms. Merkel and Mr. Hollande face down Mr. Tsipras late into the night, noting that “there is always a lot of mayhem around these meetings.”


Question: Who does Mark D. Luschini work for?

“There are creeping worries that inflation, which was seen as nonexistent, will soon be part of landscape,” said Mark D. Luschini, chief investment strategist for Janney Montgomery Scott. “There is data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not be in a hurry to raise rates, but people are worried.” Eight of the 10 industry sectors of the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index ended the day lower, led by a 1.2 percent slump in telecommunications companies.

Answer: Janney Montgomery Scott.

<hl> “There are creeping worries that inflation, which was seen as nonexistent, will soon be part of landscape,” said Mark D. Luschini, chief investment strategist for Janney Montgomery Scott. “There is data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not be in a hurry to raise rates, but people are worried.” <hl> Eight of the 10 industry sectors of the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index ended the day lower, led by a 1.2 percent slump in telecommunications companies.

“There are creeping worries that inflation, which was seen as nonexistent, will soon be part of landscape,” said Mark D. Luschini, chief investment strategist for <hl> Janney Montgomery Scott. <hl> “There is data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not be in a hurry to raise rates, but people are worried.” Eight of the 10 industry sectors of the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index ended the day lower, led by a 1.2 percent slump in telecommunications companies.


Question: Why would Mr. Tsarnaev not be transferred?

The ADX is the toughest prison in the federal system, and the defense has twice shown an aerial photo of the facility, covered with snow in the shadow of the Rockies, appearing so remote that it could be in Siberia. Mr. Mellin spent a great deal of time suggesting that the prison was in fact closer to civilization than was evident in the photo. The prosecutor also suggested that Mr. Tsarnaev could eventually be transferred to a less secure facility, but under defense questioning, Mr. Bezy batted away that notion: Mr. Tsarnaev would not be transferred, he said, because other inmates “would want to do him great bodily harm.” At the ADX, he would be in solitary confinement 23 hours a day.

Answer: other inmates “would want to do him great bodily harm.”

The ADX is the toughest prison in the federal system, and the defense has twice shown an aerial photo of the facility, covered with snow in the shadow of the Rockies, appearing so remote that it could be in Siberia. Mr. Mellin spent a great deal of time suggesting that the prison was in fact closer to civilization than was evident in the photo. <hl> The prosecutor also suggested that Mr. Tsarnaev could eventually be transferred to a less secure facility, but under defense questioning, Mr. Bezy batted away that notion: Mr. Tsarnaev would not be transferred, he said, because other inmates “would want to do him great bodily harm.” At the ADX, he would be in solitary confinement 23 hours a day. <hl>

The ADX is the toughest prison in the federal system, and the defense has twice shown an aerial photo of the facility, covered with snow in the shadow of the Rockies, appearing so remote that it could be in Siberia. Mr. Mellin spent a great deal of time suggesting that the prison was in fact closer to civilization than was evident in the photo. The prosecutor also suggested that Mr. Tsarnaev could eventually be transferred to a less secure facility, but under defense questioning, Mr. Bezy batted away that notion: Mr. Tsarnaev would not be transferred, he said, because <hl> other inmates “would want to do him great bodily harm.” <hl> At the ADX, he would be in solitary confinement 23 hours a day.