Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- Argentina's star-studded team went top of South America's 2014 World Cup qualifying group as Lionel Messi inspired a 4-0 thrashing of Ecuador on Saturday.

With his top Europe-based players to call on, coach Alejandro Sabella saw his side effectively end the match with three goals after only half an hour.

Sergio Aguero, top scorer for English champions Manchester City last season, broke the deadlock in the 20th minute as he celebrated his 24th birthday in style.

Strike partner Gonzalo Higuain, who helped Real Madrid to the Spanish title, doubled the lead nine minutes later.

Barcelona's three-time world player of the year Messi made it 3-0 two minutes later to continue his unbelievable scoring form, having netted 73 times for the Spanish club in the recently-completed 2011-12 campaign.

Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria wrapped up the scoring with 15 minutes to play as Argentina moved up to 10 points from five games, just ahead of Chile.

Messi was key to the victory, which came ahead of next Saturday's friendly against Brazil in the United States. The 2014 hosts lost 2-0 to Mexico in a friendly in Texas on Sunday.

He combined with Di Maria to set up Aguero's opener and then linking with Higuain for his own goal before also setting up the final effort.

Chile moved onto nine points from five matches with a 2-0 win over bottom team Bolivia, who had Luis Gutierrez sent off in the second half.

Midfielder Charles Aranguiz scored against the run of play just before halftime in La Paz, then Gutierrez saw red for a foul on Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez before Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal wrapped it up with seven minutes to play.

1. Who was Manchester City's top scorer?
2. How far into the game did he score?
3. What was notable about that particular day?
4. How old was he?
5. Who doubled the score?
6. How long after Aguero's goal did he make his?
7. On what day did the game take place?
8. Who was the coach?
9. Who scored after Aguero and Higuain?
10. How much later?
11. What was the score then?
12. How many goals did Messi make in the 2011-2012 campaign?
13. Who won the game between Chile and Bolivia?
14. Which team is barely ahead of Chile?
15. And how many points have they scored in a handful of games?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Sergio Aguero
2. 20th minute
3. it was his birthday
4. 24
5. Gonzalo Higuain
6. nine minutes later
7. Saturday
8. Alejandro Sabella
9. Messi
10. two minutes
11. 3-0
12. 73
13. Chile
14. Argentina
15. 10

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Central America () is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast. Central America is bordered by Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The combined population of Central America is between 41,739,000 (2009 estimate) and 42,688,190 (2012 estimate).

Central America is a part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from northern Guatemala through to central Panama. Due to the presence of several active geologic faults and the Central America Volcanic Arc, there is a great deal of seismic activity in the region. Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur frequently; these natural disasters have resulted in the loss of many lives and much property.

In the Pre-Columbian era, Central America was inhabited by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica to the north and west and the Isthmo-Colombian peoples to the south and east. Soon after Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas, the Spanish began to colonize the Americas. From 1609 until 1821, most of the territory within Central Americaexcept for the lands that would become Belize and Panamawas governed by the Viceroyalty of New Spain from Mexico City as the Captaincy General of Guatemala. After New Spain achieved independence from Spain in 1821, some of its provinces were annexed to the First Mexican Empire, but soon seceded from Mexico to form the Federal Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1823 to 1838. The seven states finally became independent autonomous states: beginning with Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala (1838); followed by El Salvador (1841); then Panama (1903); and finally Belize (1981). Even today, though, people in Central America sometimes still refer to their nations as though they are provinces of a Central American state (e.g. it is still common to write "C.A." after the country names, in formal and informal contexts).

1. Where is Central America in relation to North America?
2. Is it a single nation?
3. How many countries are in it?
4. WHat are some of them?
5. Are all of the countries landlocked?
6. What bodies of water does it border?
7. Is the poopulation growing?
8. What was it in 2012?
9. Were Europeans the first people to live there?
10. Who were?
11. WHat European nation came there first?
12. Who did they send?
13. When did they start taking over?
14. Do they still have control of the area?
15. When did their control end?
16. Were they taken over by anyone else then?
17. WHat did they become after they left Mexico?
18. Which modern nation was the last to leave that republic?
19. WHen did that happen?
20. Is the area geologically stable?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. southernmost
2. no
3. seven
4. Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala
5. no
6. Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
7. yes
8. 42,688,190
9. no
10. indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica, and the Isthmo-Colombian
11. Spanish
12. Christopher Columbus'
13. 1609
14. no
15. 1821,
16. No they were annexed though
17. Federal Republic of Central America
18. Belize
19. 1981
20. no