Q: (CNN)It's amazing what (literal) lengths some people will go to earn frequent flier miles. Take Ben Schlappig. Over his lifetime, he's accrued about four million miles. Half of those, he estimates, were earned on "mile runs" -- trips taken for the sole purpose of earning points.

Recently, he completed a dizzying, non-stop trip (London-New York-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Los Angeles-London-Miami-London-Los Angeles-London) that would set most people's heads spinning. It took four days (three of which were spent almost completely on a plane), and he accrued 270,000 miles.

He admits that the journey was exhausting, but ultimately worth it.

"To put it into some kind of perspective, it's enough miles for two first-class tickets between the U.S. and Asia," he notes.

"If I would have paid cash for them, they would have each cost me over $20,000."

December -- which marks the last opportunity for many frequent fliers to earn enough to gain (or maintain) their elite statuses -- is mile-run season. In the past, the trick was looking for a cheap ticket that went the distance, as miles earned were calculated by, well, miles flown. This year, that is all set to change.

"In 33 years of frequent flier programs, this is the year of the biggest changes ever," says Randy Petersen, founder of the online travel forum FlyerTalk and CEO of Frequent Flyer Services, which offers guidance to road warriors the world over.

"Some of the world's largest frequent flier programs are going to a revenue model," he explains, noting that come this year, many programs will start awarding members based on how much they spend, not how far they fly.

1. CNN
2. Over his lifetime
3. trips taken for the sole purpose of earning points
4. Ben Schlappig
5. wo first-class tickets
6. U.S. and Asia
7. December
8. many frequent fliers
9. 270,000
10. four days

Numbered questions:
1. this is coming from what news outlet ?
2. how long he's accrued about four million miles
3. what are mile runs ?
4. who admits that the journey was exhausting ?
5. what cost over 20000
6. between ?
7. which marks the last opportunity ?
8. for ?
9. how many miles did he rack up recenty ?
10. how long did it take ?

Q: Although she's quite young, Drew Barrymore can be a Hollywood legend . She was born on February 22, 1975, in California. Being from a family that produced great actors, she quickly found her way into the spotlight . When she was 11 months old, she made her first advertisement on TV. She made her first movie at the age of 2. Five years later, she acted Gertie in Steven Spielberg's famous film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). However, it wasn't all roses and sunshine when Barrymore was growing up. She was drinking wine by the time she was 9, smoking marijuana at 10. Most kid stars in Hollywood fail to become stars as adults. And most of the time, once they're out of the spotlight, they stay out. But Drew Barrymore doesn't. As she was growing older, Barrymore got to learn that life is more meaningful than dangerous actions in the films. She started to build a career in 1997. She has made many successful films since then, including Charlie's Angels (2000) and 50 First Dates (2004). "In my life, there is darkness and drama, and I 'm trying my best. I just want to challenge myself and prove that I can do more." In fact, if you don't know her _ childhood, you might find it hard to believe she's such a sweet person now. Like many of the characters she plays in her comedy, Drew is easy-going and laughs a lot. In 2007, she was on the cover of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People issue. "Life is very interesting ... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths," Drew said.

1. Drew Barrymore
2. yes
3. Charlie's Angels
4. 50 First Dates
5. yes
6. 11 months
7. Two
8. no
9. Gertie
10. two
11. no
12. unknown
13. 1997
14. no
15. 2007
16. no
17. no
18. life is meaningful
19. no
20. sweet

Numbered questions:
1. Who was born on February 22nd, 1975?
2. Is she a successful film star?
3. What is one of them?
4. Another?
5. Was she from parents who were in show biz?
6. How old was she during her first job?
7. What about her first feature?
8. Did she play someone named Bertie?
9. Who did she play in E.T.?
10. How many vices did she have?
11. Was she in her teens when she did those things?
12. What is her father's name?
13. When she she restart her acting?
14. Is she like the girls she portrays in her dramas?
15. What year was she recognized as very beautiful in the media?
16. Was it by Variety?
17. Was it by Rolling Stone?
18. What has she learned?
19. Is she considered grumpy?
20. How is she described?

Q: (CNN) -- The explosive found hidden in a package on a plane in the United Arab Emirates on Friday may have traveled on passenger planes to get there, airline officials said Sunday.

The explosive, along with a similar device found in the United Kingdom, appear to have been designed to detonate on their own, without someone having to set them off, the top White House counterterrorism official told CNN.

"It is my understanding that these devices did not need somebody to detonate them," said John Brennan, President Barack Obama's assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism.

U.S. investigators believe al Qaeda bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, 28, is linked to that package and another one found on a second airplane in Britain's East Midlands Airport on Friday, a federal official, who was briefed by authorities, told CNN Sunday. Both packages were addressed to synagogues in Chicago, Illinois.

Al-Asiri, who is thought to be in Yemen, is a Saudi who was high on Saudi Arabia's list of most wanted published in February 2009. He is also believed to be the bomber who designed last year's failed Christmas Day underwear bomb.

Separately, an engineering student arrested in Yemen was released Sunday, along with her mother, according to her father, Mohammed Al-Samawi. She was earlier identified as Hanan Al-Samawi, a fifth-year student at Sanaa University in the Yemeni capital, said Abdul-Rahman Barman, a human rights attorney and activist who said he was asked to represent her.

A high-level source in the United Arab Emirates said Hanan Al-Samawi's name was found on the cargo manifest of the device found in Dubai.

1. Hassan al-Asiri
2. the United Arab Emirates
3. Yes
4. the United Kingdom
5. Hanan Al-Samawi
6. It may have.
7. 28
8. Yemen.
9. No
10. John Brennan
11. Assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism.
12. Saudi Arabia
13. Sunday
14. East Midlands Airport
15. to synagogues
16. Abdul-Rahman Barman
17. last year's Christmas Day underwear bomb.
18. Yes
19. Engineering
20. Dubai.

Numbered questions:
1. who is linked to the package?
2. where was the plane that the device was on?
3. was there another similar device found?
4. where?
5. whose name was found on the cargo manifest?
6. did the device travel on passenger planes?
7. how old is Hassan?
8. where is he thought to be?
9. did the device need anyone to detonate it?
10. who in Obama's administration said this?
11. who is he?
12. where is Hassan a national of?
13. what day was Hanan released?
14. which airport in Britain was the package at?
15. who were the packages addressed to?
16. who was asked to represnt Hanan?
17. which other bomb had Hassan designed?
18. was Hanan in school?
19. studying what?
20. which city in UAE found the packages?