Problem: Isabella Stewart was born in New York City in 1840. Her father made a great deal of money in trade. During school,her parents took her to Italy to explore the country's many cultural treasures. One of the private art collections Isabella visited in Milan had a deep influence on her. She wrote to her friends about her dream of owning a house one day with an art collection like the one she had seen in Italy. In Paris, Isabella became a close friend of one of her classmates, Julia Gardner, whose family was from Boston. Julia would later introduce Isabella to her brother, Jack. In 1860, Isabella Stewart married Jack Gardner. The couple had too much art to fit inside their home. So they decided to start planning a museum. Mrs. Gardner didn't like the cold and empty spaces of many museums during her time. She wanted a warm museum filled with light. She once said that she decided years ago that _ . America was a young country developing quickly in other areas. But the country needed more chances for people to see beautiful examples of art. After her husband's death in 1898, Isabella knew she had no time to lose in building her museum. She bought land, hired a building designer, and supervised every detail of her museum's construction. Mrs. Gardner opened her museum on January 1,1903. The museum was then called Fenway Court. She invited her friends that night for a special musical performance. The next month, she opened the museum to the public. At first, visits were limited to twenty days out of the year. Visitors paid one dollar to enter. Isabella Stewart Gardner died in 1924 in Boston. In her will, she left the museum a million dollars and a series of requirements about how it should be managed. One requirement is that the permanent collection cannot be changed.
1. Where was Isabella Stewart born?
2. In what year?
3. What country did she explore as a child?
4. What collection did she visit in Milan?
5. Where did she meet Julia Gardner?
6. Who later introduced Isabella to who?
7. Who became?
8. Did Isabella enjoy empty museum spaces?
9. Did she find America to be rich in art?
10. What year did her husband pass?
11. What did she do shortly after his passing?
12. What was the museum called?
Answer: 1. New York City
2. 1840.
3. Italy
4. private
5. Paris
6. Jack
7. Mrs. Gardner
8. didn't like
9. America was a young country developing quickly in other areas
10. 1898
11. building her museum
12. Fenway Court

Q: British actor and comedian Rik Mayall died at 56 in London . As one of the leading lights of Britain's comedy scene in the 1980s , he is best known for starring roles in hit TV series Blackadder , The Young Ones , The New Statesman and Bottom .

His agent, Kate Benson told CNN Mayall died suddenly ; she did not know the cause of his death.

Mayall first found widespread fame in student sitcom "The Young Ones," which ran for two years on the BBC, and was later shown on MTV in the United States. The series focused on the lives of four roommates at "Scumbag College."

Writer and comedian Ben Elton told the Press Association Mayall had " changed his life " by asking him to work on The Young Ones . " He always made me cry with laughter , now he's just made me cry . "

In the 1990s, Mayall played a role in Bottom , a series about two unemployed flat mates who spend most of their time attacking each other violently with anything that comes to hand . Mayall also branched out into movies , taking the lead role in 1991's Drop Dead Fred , in which he played the imaginary friend of Phoebe Cates , returning years later to cause trouble in the now grown-up Cates' life .

Mayall survived a bike accident in 1998; he was unconscious for five days after the crash, on his farm in Devon, southwest England, and developed epilepsy as a result of the severe head injury he suffered in the accident . In an interview several years later, he joked that he "beat Jesus" by coming back from the hell . He said the accident left him more aware of being alive.

House star Hugh Laurie, who worked with Mayall on Blackadder, took to Twitter to recount a story about his co-star: "A young girl, stricken with terminal cancer, once asked Rik Mayall for an autograph. He wrote: 'Young Ones are never afraid.'"

Answer the following questions:
1. Whose death is the story about?
2. How old was he?
3. Was he involved in a serious crash?
4. Where?
5. Did he die from it?
6. Were there complications?
7. What effect did it have on him?
8. What did cause his death?
9. What genre was he most known for?
10. What show did he play in that was about two people constantly fighting?
11. What did he play as a figment of someone's imagination?
12. Whose imagination?
13. What launched his career?
14. Which network(s) was it shown on?
15. Anything else?
16. What university did he go to?
17. Whose life did he change?
18. What did he write on an autograph?
A: 1. Rik Mayall
2. 56
3. Yes
4. southwest England
5. No
6. he developed epilepsy
7. left him more aware of being alive
8. unknown
9. comedy
10. Bottom
11. the lead role in Drop Dead Fred
12. Phoebe Cates
13. The Young Ones
14. BBC
15. later on MTV in the US
16. unknown
17. Ben Elton
18. 'Young Ones are never afraid.'

Problem: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Haiti's former dictator, returned unexpectedly Sunday to the country after some 25 years in exile, adding uncertainty into an already turbulent situation.

Duvalier remained huddled inside his hotel Monday, as the reasons behind his visit and what he hoped to accomplish remained unclear.

A scheduled press conference at his hotel was canceled at the last minute because the hotel was not equipped to handle the crowd, and no other location could be found, Henry Robert Sterlin, a Duvalier associate, told reporters.

Sterlin said that the former dictator had returned because he was moved by the anniversary of last year's tragic earthquake, and because he missed his homeland.

The associate said he did not know how long Duvalier was staying, and added that he was not afraid to come back.

He arrived in the Haitian capital as the nation is grappling with a political crisis, sparked by fraud allegations in a presidential election.

Duvalier, wearing a dark suit and tie, greeted supporters at the busy Port-au-Prince airport. He was traveling with his wife.

The Duvalier family ruled Haiti for three decades starting in 1957, when Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier was elected president. He later declared himself president for life. When he died in 1971, he was succeeded by his 19-year-old son, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.

The younger Duvalier held onto power for 15 years before a revolt forced him to flee the country. Widely accused of corruption, Duvalier has been living in France.

Upon arriving in Haiti, the former dictator and his wife went to the Karibe Hotel, according to Ryan Flaherty, head of security for Project Medishare. Duvalier's wife was swarmed by people as she approached the hotel and said that her husband had decided to return to Haiti some time ago, Flaherty reported.
1. Who had a mysterious return to Haiti?
2. What's his name?
3. What day did he arrive?
4. Why'd he cancel his press meeting?
5. They couldn't find anyplace else to do it?
6. How long had he been away?
7. Was he scared to be back?
8. Who went with him to Haiti?
9. When did his reign begin?
10. Who was the leader before him?
11. How long did Baby Doc lead?
12. Was he overthrown?
13. Where did he flee to?
14. Where did he greet people when he arrived?
15. What hotel did he go to?
16. Says who?
17. What allegations are circling the Haiti elections?
18. How many decades was Baby Doc's family in charge of Haiti?
19. What kind of suit was he wearing when he arrived?
20. Does anyone know how long he's going to be in Haiti?
Answer:
1. Haiti's former dictator
2. Jean-Claude Duvalier
3. Sunday
4. the hotel was not equipped to handle the crowd,
5. No
6. 25 years
7. No
8. His wife
9. 1957
10. Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier
11. 15 years
12. No, he fled
13. France
14. the airport.
15. the Karibe Hotel
16. head of security for Project Medishare
17. fraud
18. three
19. a dark suit
20. No