Question: New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south, and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north, respectively. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the south. Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, is New England's largest city. The largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston, which also includes Worcester, Massachusetts (the second-largest city in New England), Manchester (the largest city in New Hampshire), and Providence (the capital and largest city of Rhode Island), with nearly a third of the entire region's population.

In 1620, Puritan Separatist Pilgrims from England first settled in the region, forming the Plymouth Colony, the second successful English settlement in the Americas, following the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia founded in 1607. Ten years later, more Puritans settled north of Plymouth Colony in Boston, thus forming Massachusetts Bay Colony. Over the next 126 years, people in the region fought in four French and Indian Wars, until the British and their Iroquois allies defeated the French and their Algonquin allies in North America. In 1692, the town of Salem, Massachusetts and surrounding areas experienced the Salem witch trials, one of the most infamous cases of mass hysteria in the history of the Western Hemisphere. 1. What is New England?
2. Containing what?
3. What are 3 of the states?
4. The other 3?
5. What state borders it to the west and south?
6. What country borders it to the north?
7. What ocean does it border/
8. What is the largest city in New England?
9. What happened in 1620?
10. Forming what?
11. Was that the first settlement?
12. What was?
13. When was that founded?
14. What happened in 1692? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. geographical region
2. six states of the northeastern United States
3. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire
4. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
5. New York
6. New Brunswick and Quebec
7. Atlantic Ocean
8. Boston
9. Pilgrims from England first settled in the region
10. Plymouth Colony
11. no
12. Jamestown Settlement
13. 1607
14. Salem, Massachusetts and surrounding areas experiencd the Salem witch trails

Question: (CNN) -- Five blasts went off in the Nigerian city of Jos Friday night as residents were celebrating Christmas Eve, leaving 31 dead, a regional government official said.

Choji Gyang, a special adviser to the governor of Nigeria's Plateau state, said two bombs went off in the Angwa Rukuba area of Jos. Within five to 20 minutes, three more blasts happened in the area of Kabong, he said.

"We have a lot of casualties and are struggling to cope," Gyang said.

Hassan John, a Jos resident and journalist with the media department of the Anglican Diocese of Jos, had just come out of church about 7 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) when he heard the sound of the first explosion. He rushed to the site, which he described as a beer parlor frequented by locals.

"By the time I got there, there were women crying, people screaming. It was all chaos, people were screaming, blood everywhere."

"I counted eight corpses all over, seven in the building," John said. He added that a second blast went off within a couple of minutes after the first one. "We cannot say if there are more bodies under the rubble because it was dark," John said.

Gyang, who is special adviser on religious affairs to the governor, said it was unclear who set off the blasts or whether they were related.

"It was Christmas Eve, lots of activities was going on. People were still preparing for Christmas, lots of people were coming into town. A blast went off, those around the area -- some were killed, some injured and the houses and cars caught fire," Gyang said. He said he received reports of "a lot of dead bodies." 1. Did bombs go off?
2. Where?
3. When?
4. During the holiday?
5. Were there casualties?
6. How many?
7. Who's saying all this?
8. Who is that?
9. to whom?
10. Who is responsible?
11. Were there witnesses?
12. What did they witness?
13. Who heard it?
14. Who is that?
15. Where does he work?
16. What did he do?
17. Where was it?
18. What did he see?
19. Is there a total body count? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Yes
2. Nigerian city of Jos
3. Friday
4. Christmas Eve
5. Yes
6. 31
7. Choji Gyang
8. a special adviser
9. Governor of Nigeria's Plateau state
10. It was unclear.
11. Yes
12. Heard the sound of the first explosion
13. Hassan John
14. A Jos resident and journalist
15. Anglican Diocese of Jos
16. He rushed to the site
17. a beer parlor frequented by locals
18. Women crying, people screaming.
19. No

Question: Today, bicycles are elegantly simple machines that are common around the world. Many people ride bicycles for recreation, whereas others use them as a means of transportation. The first bicycle was invented in Germany in 1818. Because it was made of wood, it wasn't very strong nor did it have pedals .Riders moved it by pushing their feet against the ground.

In 1839, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a Scottish blacksmith, invented a much better bicycle. Macmillan's machine had iron-covered wheels to keep them from getting worn down. He also used foot-operated levers, similar to pedals, so his bicycle could be ridden at a quick pace. It didn't look much like the modem bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially larger than its front wheel. Although Macmillan's bicycles could be ridden easily, they were never produced in large numbers.

In 1861, Frenchman Pierre Michaux and his brother Ernest invented a bicycle with an improved pedal mechanism. They called their bicycle a velocipede,but most people called it a "bone shaker" because of the effect of the wood and iron frame. Despite the impolite nickname, the velocipede was a hit. After a few years, the Michaux family was making hundreds of the machines annually, mostly for fun-seeking young people.

Ten years later, James Starley , an English inventor, made several innovations that revolutionized bicycle design. He made the front wheel many times larger than the back wheel, put a gear on the pedals to make the bicycle more efficient,and lightened the wheels by using wire spokes. Although this bicycle was much lighter and less tiring to ride, it was still clumsy, extremely top-heavy,and ridden mostly for entertainment.

It wasn't until 1874 that the first truly modern bicycle appeared on the scene. Invented by another Englishman, H. J. Lawson, the safety bicycle would look familiar to today's cyclists. The safety bicycle had equal-sized wheels, which made it easier to ride. Lawson also attached a chain to the pedals to drive the back wheel. By 1893,the safety bicycle had been further improved with air-filled rubber tires, a diamond-shaped frame, and easy braking. With the improvements provided by Lawson;bicycles became extremely popular and useful for transportation. Today, they are built, used, and enjoyed all over the world. 1. What is one of the common vehicle in the world?
2. When was it invented?
3. where?
4. Who made a better one then?
5. Who was he?
6. Where was he from?
7. How was his wheels?
8. How about the levers?
9. Is it similar to pedals we have today?
10. Was that bicycle fast enough?
11. Did it resemble anything we have today?
12. Who made next improvements?
13. Where was he from?
14. What he improved?
15. Which year was that?
16. Then who made more improvements?
17. What he did?
18. When did the bicycle looked modern day one?
19. Who invented that?
20. When the air filled tires appeared? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. bicycles
2. 1818
3. Germany
4. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
5. blacksmith
6. Scottland
7. iron-covered
8. foot-operated
9. yes
10. yes
11. no
12. Pierre Michaux
13. Frence
14. pedal mechanism
15. 1861
16. James Starley
17. improved design
18. 1874
19. H. J. Lawson
20. 1893