question: Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are normal tourist sites. But if you prefer offbeat destinations, check out the following road-side attractions.

World's Largest Ball of Paint

Alexandria, Ind.

In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as a center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness world Records. Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history.

The Museum of Dirt

Boston, Mass.

The museum is the idea of Glenn Johanson. Labeled glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free.

Mount Horeb Mustard Museum

Mount Horeb, Wis.

It's heaven for hot dog lovers! This museum claims to have world's largest collection of prepared mustard . Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and Tibet. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold. The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much, he even puts it on ice cream!

Paper House

Rockport, Mass.

Swedish immigrant Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn't give much--if any --thought to recycling paper. In fact, "recycling" wasn't even a Word yet. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers of newspaper. In all ,he used about 100,000 newspapers.
1. Which Museum is mentioned?
2. Where is it?
3. how much does it cost?
4. where can patrons paint?
5. is the ball heavy?
6. how heavy?
7. Where is Mount Horeb?
8. who likes it?
9. which other place is in Mass.?
10. when did it start?
11. By who?
12. where was he from?
13. what is it made of?
14. what do patrons do at Alexandria?
15. how many coats does it have?
16. How many other tourist sites are mentioned?
17. what are they known as?
18. what are the others called?
19. who built the ball?
20. when?
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answer: 1. The Museum of Dirt
2. Boston, Mass.
3. It's free.
4. Alexandria, Ind.
5. Yes
6. more than 1,300 pounds
7. Wis.
8. hot dog lovers
9. Paper House
10. 1922,
11. Ellis Stenman
12. Sweden
13. almost entirely out of newspaper
14. paint the ball themselves
15. more than 20,000
16. Three
17. normal tourist sites
18. offbeat destinations
19. Michael Carmichael
20. 1977

question: At no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west, Swaziland is one of the smallest countries in Africa. Despite its size, however, its climate and topography is diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is primarily ethnic Swazis whose language is siSwati. They established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III; the present boundaries were drawn up in 1881. After the Anglo-Boer War, Swaziland was a British protectorate from 1903 until 1967. It regained its independence on 6 September 1968.

Swaziland is a developing country with a small economy. Its GDP per capita of $9,714 means it is classified as a country with a lower-middle income. As a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), its main local trading partner is South Africa. Swaziland's currency, the lilangeni, is pegged to the South African rand. Swaziland's major overseas trading partners are the United States and the European Union. The majority of the country's employment is provided by its agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Swaziland is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations.
1. Is Swaziland a developing country?
2. Do they have a large economy?
3. What size is it?
4. What is their GDP per capita?
5. Does this mean anything for their classification?
6. Are they a member of any trade groups or unions?
7. Do they have a main trading partner?
8. Who?
9. Do they have their own currency?
10. What is it called?
11. Is it pegged to another currency?
12. Whose?
13. What is it called?
14. Do they have overseas trading partners?
15. United States and Japan?
16. Is Swaziland one of the largest companies?
17. *country
18. What size is it?
19. Does it have a diverse climate?
20. Topography?
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answer: 1. Yes
2. No
3. small
4. $9,714
5. t is classified as a country with a lower-middle income
6. Yes
7. yes
8. South Africa
9. Yes
10. lilangeni
11. yes
12. South Africa
13. rand
14. yes
15. Not Japan but European Union
16. unknown
17. No
18. no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west,
19. Yes
20. Yes

question: (CNN) -- Defending champion Serena Williams overcame a gutsy display from Jelena Jankovic on Saturday to reach the final of the WTA Championships in Istanbul.

The World No.1 was forced to work hard against her Serbian opponent in the Sinan Erdem Dome, but eventually came through to win in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to set up a showdown with China's Li Na in Sunday's final.

Williams started slowly and was soon 3-1 down but fought back to take the opening set. But any thoughts of a quick finish were dashed as errors crept into the American's game. Jankovic took full advantage winning the set with ease.

A more composed Serena returned in the deciding set which she won 6-4 but not before Jankovic had gamely saved three match points.

"I'm just really trying out here. I think my body's a little tired after so many matches -- I think yesterday I kind of hit a wall. But I'm just fighting out here," Williams said.

"Honestly I'm just happy to still be in the tournament, and I'm honoured to be in the final again."

Li's match against Petra Kvitova was a less exhausting affair with the 31-year-old seeing off the Czech left-hander 6-4, 6-2.

Li had already broken new ground by becoming the first Chinese woman to reach the semifinals of the WTA Championships, but by beating Kvitova, she has risen to World No.3 and becomes the highest ranked Asian women in history.

With both Li and Williams undefeated in the tournament so far, the winner of Sunday's match will walk away with 2,145,000 while the runner-up is guaranteed $1,090,000.
1. Who was the defending champion?
2. What competetion was she in?
3. Where was it?
4. Who did she play?
5. Did she win?
6. In how many sets?
7. Where is Dome from?
8. How did Williams body feel?
9. What did she say it felt like she had hit?
10. How did Williams feel about being in the finals?
11. Who did Li play?
12. How old is Li?
13. Where was her opponent from?
14. Is she right handed?
15. What was Li the first to be?
16. What is she ranked now?
17. Did Li & Williams suffer losses?
18. How much will the winner get?
19. And the runner up?
20. When will the match be?
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answer:
1. Serena Williams
2. WTA Championships
3. Istanbul
4. Jelena Jankovic
5. yes
6. three
7. her Serbian opponent in the Sinan Erdem Dome
8. tired
9. a wall
10. honoured
11. Petra Kvitova
12. 31
13. Czech Republic
14. no
15. first Chinese woman to reach the semifinals of the WTA Championships
16. World No.3
17. no
18. 2,145,000
19. $1,090,000
20. Sunday