Problem: A lock-unlock lever on the doomed Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo was moved earlier than it should have been, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday night.

But the agency's acting chairman stressed it was unclear whether pilot error, mechanical problems or a host of other possibilities caused the spacecraft to disintegrate in the air.

"We are still a long way from finding a cause. We are months and months away," NTSB Acting Chairman Christopher Hart said.

And despite a debris field spanning 5 miles, investigators have found almost all the parts of the spacecraft needed for the investigation, Hart said.

The accident killed co-pilot Michael Tyner Alsbury, 39. A memorial fund has been set up for him.

Co-pilot alert and talking

The surviving co-pilot is "alert" and speaking, the company that partnered with Virgin on the test flight program said Sunday.

"Peter Siebold, the director of flight operations at Scaled Composites, was piloting SpaceShipTwo. He is alert and talking with his family and doctors," the company said in a statement.

"We remain focused on supporting the families of the two pilots and all of our employees, as well as the agencies investigating the accident."

NTSB investigators have yet to interview Siebold.

"We have not because doctors did not recommend we do an interview at this stage," Hart said.

Inflight breakup?

SpaceShipTwo disintegrated Friday, just two minutes after the space plane separated from the jet-powered aircraft that carried it aloft.

At the time, it was about 45,000 feet above, and about 20 miles northeast, of Mojave, California.
1. Who lost his life in the accident?
2. how old was he?
3. do they know what caused the accident?
4. who reported they had not found a cause?
5. what agency does he work for?
6. what is his title?
7. what is it that fell apart in the air?
8. does it have a name?
9. what might have been moved too soon?
10. was anyone else in the craft with the person who died?
11. did he die?
12. is he unconscious?
13. what is his name?
14. and his last name?
15. has he been interviewed yet?
16. why not?
17. what day of the week did the craft fall apart?
18. did that happen a long time after separation?
19. how high up was it?
20. what city was it closest to?
Answer: 1. Michael Tyner Alsbury
2. 39
3. No
4. Christopher Hart
5. NTSB
6. Acting Chairman
7. the spacecraft
8. Galactic SpaceShipTwo
9. A lock-unlock lever
10. Yes
11. No
12. No
13. Peter
14. Siebold
15. No
16. doctors did not recommend an interview
17. Friday
18. two minutes
19. 45,000 feet
20. Mojave

Problem: CHAPTER XXVII. THE DYING KING

Die in terror of thy guiltiness, Dream on, dream on of bloody deeds and death, Fainting, despair, despairing yield thy breath KING RICHARD III.

A few days later, when Berenger had sent out Philip, under the keeping of the secretaries, to see the Queen-mother represent Royalty in one of the grand processions of Rogation-tide, the gentle knock came to his door that always announced the arrival of his good surgeon.

'You look stronger, M. le Baron; have you yet left your room?'

'I have walked round the gallery above the hall,' said Berenger. 'I have not gone down-stairs; that is for to-morrow.'

'What would M. le Baron say if his chirurgeon took him not merely down-stairs, but up on flight at the Louvre?'

'Ha!' cried Berenger; 'to the King?'

'It is well-nigh the last chance, Monsieur; the Queen-mother and all her suite are occupied with services and sermons this week; and next week private access to the King will be far more difficult. I have waited as long as I could that you might gain strength to support the fatigue.'

'Hope cancels fatigue,' said Berenger, already at the other end of the room searching for his long-disused cloak, sword, gloves, hat, and mask.

'Not the sword,' said Pare, 'so please you. M. le Baron must condescend to obtain entrance as my assistant--the plain black doublet--yes, that is admirable; but I did not know that Monsieur was so tall,' he added, in some consternation, as, for the first time, he saw his patient standing up at his full height--unusual even in England, and more so in France. Indeed, Berenger had grown during his year of illness, and being, of course, extremely thin, looked all the taller, so as to be a very inconvenient subject to smuggle into to palace unobserved.
1. Who was really skinny?
2. Did he appear short?
3. Which king is mentioned?
4. Who was representing royalty in a grand procession?
5. Did Berenger go downstairs?
6. Where did he go?
7. Who knocked on Berenger's door?
8. Who did Berenger send out?
9. Who is busy with services and sermons all week?
10. Will it be easier to get to the king next week?
11. Is Berenger looking for his shoes?
12. What is he trying to find?
13. What is the surgeon's name?
14. Is he pleased that Berenger is taking his sword?
15. Is Berenger going to disguise himself?
16. What is he going to pretend to be?
17. Does Pare know how tall Berenger is?
18. Was everyone tall in those days?
19. Who was taller, the French or English?
20. How long has Berenger been sick?
Answer: 1. Berenger
2. No
3. RICHARD III.
4. the Queen-mother
5. No
6. round the gallery above the hall,
7. his good surgeon
8. Philip
9. the Queen-mother and all her suite
10. No
11. No
12. his cloak, sword, gloves, hat, and mask.
13. Pare
14. No
15. Yes
16. Pare's assistant
17. No
18. No
19. English
20. one year

Problem: Eurasia is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia. The term is a portmanteau of its constituent continents (Europe & Asia). Located primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and by Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Ocean to the south. The division between Europe and Asia as two different continents is a historical social construct, with no clear physical separation between them; thus, in some parts of the world, Eurasia is recognized as the largest of five or six continents. In geology, Eurasia is often considered as a single rigid megablock. However, the rigidity of Eurasia is debated based on the paleomagnet data.

Eurasia covers around , or around 36.2% of the Earth's total land area. The landmass contains around 5.0 billion people, equating to approximately 70% of the human population. Humans first settled in Eurasia between 60,000 and 125,000 years ago. Some major islands, including Great Britain, Iceland, and Ireland, and those of Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia, are often included under the popular definition of Eurasia, in spite of being separate from the massive landmass.
1. How big is Eurasia?
2. What continents are involved?
3. How many people live there?
4. How much of the total number of people does that come to?
5. Does it have water for a border?
6. In the form of what?
7. Are there others?
8. What is one of those?
9. Is it bordered by another continent?
10. Which one?
11. What about another ocean?
12. What separates Africa and Eurasia?
13. Is Europe and Asia considered a continent together?
14. If it were, what is its rank?
15. When did people first live there?
16. Are there any islands associated with it?
17. What is one?
18. Is there another?
19. Which is?
20. What is Eurasia called in the field of geology?
Answer:
1. 36.2% of the Earth's total land area
2. Europe and Asia
3. 5.0 billion people
4. 70%
5. yes
6. Atlantic Ocean to the west
7. yes
8. Pacific Ocean to the east
9. yes
10. Africa
11. the Indian Ocean to the south.
12. historical social construct
13. yes
14. the largest of five or six continents
15. between 60,000 and 125,000 years ago
16. yes
17. Great Britain
18. yes
19. Iceland
20. a single rigid megablock