Problem: The dictatorship of Franco forbade political parties and began a harsh ideological and cultural repression countenanced and sometimes even led by the Church. The financial markets were destabilised, causing a severe economic crisis that led to rationing. A black market in rationed goods existed for over a decade. The Francoist administrations of Valencia silenced publicity of the catastrophic consequences of the floods of 1949 with the attendant dozens of deaths, but could not do the same after the even more tragic flood of 1957 when the river Turia overflowed its banks again, killing many Valencians (officially, eighty-one died; the actual figure is not known). To prevent further disasters, the river was eventually diverted to a new course. The old river bed was abandoned for years, and successive Francoist mayors proposed making it a motorway, but that option was finally rejected with the advent of democracy and fervent neighbourhood protests. The river was divided in two at the western city limits (Plan Sur de Valencia), and diverted southwards along a new course that skirts the city, before meeting the Mediterranean. The old course of the river continues, dry, through the city centre, almost to the sea. The old riverbed is now a verdant sunken park called the 'Garden of the Turia' (Jardi del Turia or Jardin del Turia) that allows cyclists and pedestrians to traverse much of the city without the use of roads; overhead bridges carry motor traffic across the park.
What river flooded in 1957?
The answer is the following: Turia

Problem: In heartwood it occurs only in the first and last forms. Wood that is thoroughly air-dried retains 816% of the water in the cell walls, and none, or practically none, in the other forms. Even oven-dried wood retains a small percentage of moisture, but for all except chemical purposes, may be considered absolutely dry.
Air-dried wood keeps up to what percentage of the water in its cell walls?
The answer is the following: 16

Problem: In 2005 two city council members, Ralph Inzunza and Deputy Mayor Michael Zucchet who briefly took over as acting mayor when Murphy resigned were convicted of extortion, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for taking campaign contributions from a strip club owner and his associates, allegedly in exchange for trying to repeal the city's "no touch" laws at strip clubs. Both subsequently resigned. Inzunza was sentenced to 21 months in prison. In 2009, a judge acquitted Zucchet on seven out of the nine counts against him, and granted his petition for a new trial on the other two charges; the remaining charges were eventually dropped.
Who did Inzunza and Zucche accept money from?
The answer is the following: a strip club owner and his associates

Problem: The major time divisions of classical music up to 1900 are the early music period, which includes Medieval (5001400) and Renaissance (14001600) eras, and the Common practice period, which includes the Baroque (16001750), Classical (17501830) and Romantic (18041910) eras. Since 1900, classical periods have been reckoned more by calendar century than by particular stylistic movements that have become fragmented and difficult to define. The 20th century calendar period (19012000) includes most of the early modern musical era (18901930), the entire high modern (mid 20th-century), and the first 25 years of the contemporary or postmodern musical era (1975current). The 21st century has so far been characterized by a continuation of the contemporary/postmodern musical era.
What period was from 500-1400?
The answer is the following:
Medieval