Problem: Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941, 16 British cities suffered aerial raids with at least 100 long tons of high explosives. Over a period of 267 days, London was attacked 71 times, Birmingham, Liverpool and Plymouth eight times, Bristol six, Glasgow five, Southampton four, Portsmouth and Hull three and a minimum of one large raid on eight other cities. This was a result of a rapid escalation starting on 24 August 1940, when night bombers aiming for RAF airfields drifted off course and accidentally destroyed several London homes, killing civilians, combined with the UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill's retaliatory bombing of Berlin on the following night.[clarification needed]

From 7 September 1940, one year into the war, London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 57 consecutive nights. More than one million London houses were destroyed or damaged and more than 40,000 civilians were killed, almost half of them in London. Ports and industrial centres outside London were also attacked. The main Atlantic sea port of Liverpool was bombed, causing nearly 4,000 deaths within the Merseyside area during the war. The North Sea port of Hull, a convenient and easily found target or secondary target for bombers unable to locate their primary targets, was subjected to 86 raids in the Hull Blitz during the war, with a conservative estimate of 1,200 civilians killed and 95 percent of its housing stock destroyed or damaged. Other ports including Bristol, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton and Swansea were also bombed, as were the industrial cities of Birmingham, Belfast, Coventry, Glasgow, Manchester and Sheffield. Birmingham and Coventry were chosen because of the Spitfire and tank factories in Birmingham and the many munitions factories in Coventry. The city centre of Coventry was almost destroyed, as was Coventry Cathedral.
1. How many times was London attacked?
2. What were the fighters aiming at?
3. Did they hit anything else?
4. What?
5. How many nights in a row was London sieged in 1940?
6. Was the cathedral in Coventry left unharmed?
7. How many innocent people were killed in London?
8. Who was the UK Prime Minister at the time?
9. How many tonnes of explosives were used to attack Britain?
10. How many deaths were there in Merseyside?
11. What was the name of the German air core that attaacked London?
12. How many ports were bombed?
Answer: 1. 71 times
2. for RAF airfields
3. Yes
4. several London homes
5. 57 consecutive nights
6. No
7. 1,200
8. Prime Minister Winston Churchill
9. Atleast 100 tons
10. 4000
11. Luftwaffe
12. Seven

Q: (EW.com ) -- Back in 1977, Ron Howard made his directorial debut with a low-budget, high-octane car-crash comedy called "Grand Theft Auto."

As first impressions go, it did not signal the second coming of Orson Welles. But the freckle-faced former "Happy Days" star radiated an infectious delight in smashing as many roaring muscle cars as he could get away with.

Since then, of course, Howard has become one of Hollywood's most consistent and respected filmmakers, crafting well-made crowd-pleasers that tackle more highbrow subjects. But judging from his white-knuckle new film, "Rush," he hasn't outgrown his youthful sweet tooth for four-wheeled mayhem. He still has hot rods and the death-defying men who drive them on his mind.

Based on the real-life rivalry between Formula One racing legends James Hunt and Niki Lauda, "Rush" is a tale of two opposite personalities eyeing the same checkered-flag goal: winning the 1976 world championship. Chris Hemsworth draws the flashier role in Hunt, a fast-burning British bad boy with flowing blond locks, silk shirts unbuttoned to his navel, and a rakish playboy swagger.

On and off the track, he's wild, cocky, and undisciplined a deadly combination when you're strapped into a coffin on wheels going 170 miles an hour. ''The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel,'' Hemsworth's Hunt says. And it's thanks to the "Thor" star's champagne-spraying charisma that he makes risking your neck look like the coolest job on the planet.

As Lauda, "Inglourious Basterds'" Daniel Bruhl buries his boyish good looks behind ratlike prosthetic teeth. With his clipped Austrian accent, everything that comes out of his mouth sounds like a brusque insult. And it usually is. He may not be a particularly likable fellow, but he's a methodical grinder with the unshakable conviction of someone who's calculated the odds on what it takes to win. Pitted against each other, they're like Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It's not just about beating the other guy, it's about humiliating him in the process.

Answer the following questions:
1. Was he calm?
2. When was his debut?
3. With what show?
4. Was alot of money put into the making?
5. Was it a hit?
6. did he have a rival?
7. what movie was based off a rival?
8. the rival was between who?
9. what were they known for?
10. who played in it?
A: 1. no
2. 1977
3. Happy Days
4. no
5. No
6. unknown
7. "Rush"
8. James Hunt and Niki Lauda
9. Formula One racing
10. Christ Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl

Problem: There once was a spider name Thomas. Thomas lived in North Carolina. Thomas was traveling to see his grandmother. His grandmother did not live in North Carolina. She lived in Georgia. Georgia was far from Thomas's house, so he had to take a train. He bought a ticket for the train ride. The ticket was five dollars. Before he got on the train, Thomas the spider packed his bag. He packed his blanket, two shirts, and two pairs of pants. He did not pack any books or toys. His grandmother had toys for him to play with. She also had books for him to read. Thomas likes to read and play with toys. Thomas used the phone to call his grandmother to tell her he was coming to visit. She was very excited. Thomas took his bag and went to the train. At the train Thomas looked at the snacks. He wanted vanilla pudding. They did not have vanilla or chocolate, so Thomas got strawberry. He took his bag and strawberry pudding and got on the train.
1. what was Thomas
2. Where did he live?
3. who was he visiting?
4. Did she live in the same state?
5. Where did she live?
6. Could he walk there?
7. How did he get there?
8. how much did it cost?
9. how many items did he pack?
10. did he pack toys?
11. why not?
12. what else did she have?
13. Did he like reading?
14. How did he contact his grandma?
15. How did she feel?
16. What snacks were available?
17. was that hius first choice?
18. what flavour did he want?
19. Did he buy the snack on the train?
20. Did he have a suitcase?
Answer:
1. a spider
2. North Carolina
3. His grandma
4. no
5. Georgia
6. no
7. ,by train
8. Five
9. Five
10. no
11. She had some already he could play with
12. books
13. Yes
14. by phone
15. very excited
16. strawberry pudding
17. no
18. vanilla
19. no
20. no