question: Vermont () is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It borders the other U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont's western border with the state of New York and the Green Mountains run north-south the length of the state.

Vermont is the second-least populous of the U.S. states, ahead of Wyoming, and the the sixth smallest by area. The state capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the U.S. The most populous city, Burlington, is the least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous city in a state. As of 2015, Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. It was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016.

For thousands of years indigenous peoples, including the Mohawk and the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki, occupied much of the territory that is now Vermont and was later claimed by France's colony of New France. France ceded the territory to Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War. For many years, the nearby colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed control of the area (then called the New Hampshire Grants). Settlers who held land titles granted by New York were opposed by the Green Mountain Boys militia, which supported the many settlers whose claims were based on grants from New Hampshire.
1. What is the least populous U.S. state?
2. And the second-least?
3. Which region is that state located in?
4. What borders it to the west?
5. Anything else found on its western border?
6. What's on the southern edge of the state?
7. The west?
8. The north?
9. To the east?
10. Who are its earliest inhabitants?
11. What European nation first seized the location?
12. What was the name of their colonial entity?
13. When did they give it up?
14. To whom?
15. During what historic event?
16. After that, was the ownership of the area settled?
17. Who fought with the British for ownership?
18. Which force represented the New Hampshire colonists?
19. What is the state known for producing?
20. What's it's capital?
21. And it's largest city?
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answer: 1. Wyoming
2. Vermont
3. New England region
4. New York
5. Lake Champlain
6. Massachusetts
7. New York
8. Quebec
9. New Hampshire
10. the Mohawk and the Abenaki
11. France
12. New France
13. 1763
14. Great Britain
15. Seven Years' War
16. No
17. the nearby colonies
18. Green Mountain Boys militia
19. maple syrup
20. Montpelier
21. Burlington

question: Three New York courts have rejected one group's legal effort to grant captive chimpanzees in that state the same rights as a "legal person."

The Nonhuman Rights Project filed three separate suits on behalf of four chimpanzees in New York state last week in a bid to secure for Tommy, Kiko, Hercules and Leo -- all male chimps held in various parts of the state -- the "right to bodily liberty."

The lawsuits asked that the four chimpanzees be moved to a sanctuary "where they can live out their days with others of their kind in an environment as close to the wild as is possible in North America," the group said.

The group says it will appeal the courts' decisions.

"These outcomes allow the NhRP to proceed to the appellate courts," NhRP spokeswoman Stacey Doss told CNN.

Are we really different from animals?

NhRP founder and President Steven Wise said before the suits were filed that he would "be asking judges to recognize, for the first time, that these cognitively complex, autonomous beings have the basic legal right to not be imprisoned."

Tommy's owner, Pat Levery, dismissed the notion that he confines the 26-year-old chimp to a prison. Tommy lives in a cage on a trailer lot in Gloversville, New York.

"Totally ridiculous" he said of the lawsuit, which he has not read.

"I'd be happy to show you Tommy's home, to show you how well he is cared for," Levery said.

When reached by CNN Monday, he did not know the suit had been rejected.
1. What state was the case in?
2. What were they trying to do?
3. How many monkeys?
4. What organization did this?
5. What did they do?
6. Why did they do this?
7. What are the monkeys' names?
8. What happened in court?
9. Who brought the case about?
10. Who was that?
11. What did he do?
12. Who were the other people involved?
13. What was her role?
14. What did she say?
15. What happened to the monkeys?
16. What did the owners say after?
17. Where is his house?
18. Where does the monkey stay?
19. How old is it?
20. Who is it's caretaker?
21. Was the caretaker upset?
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answer: 1. New York
2. grant captive chimpanzees the same rights as a legal person
3. four
4. The Nonhuman Rights Project
5. filed three suits on behalf
6. so the four chimpanzees can be moved to a sanctuary
7. Tommy, Kiko, Hercules and Leo
8. they suits were rejected
9. the NhRP founder and President
10. Steven Wise
11. would be asking judges to recognize that the chimps have the legal right to not be imprisoned.
12. NhRP spokeswoman Stacey Doss
13. spokeswoman
14. that the outcomes allow the NhRP to proceed to the appellate courts
15. unknown
16. that he'd be happy to show Tommy's home
17. in Gloversville, New York.
18. in a cage on a trailer lot
19. 26 years old
20. Pat Levery
21. yes

question: The Australian Labor Party (ALP, also Labor, was Labour before 1912) is a political party in Australia. The party has been in opposition at the federal level since the 2013 election. Bill Shorten has been the party's federal parliamentary leader since 13 October 2013. The party is a federal party with branches in each state and territory. Labor is in government in the states of Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, and in both the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory. The party competes against the Liberal/National Coalition for political office at the federal and state (and sometimes local) levels.

Labor's constitution has long stated: "The Australian Labor Party is a democratic socialist party and has the objective of the democratic socialisation of industry, production, distribution and exchange, to the extent necessary to eliminate exploitation and other anti-social features in these fields". This "socialist objective" was introduced in 1921, but was later qualified by two further objectives: "maintenance of and support for a competitive non-monopolistic private sector" and "the right to own private property". Labor governments have not attempted the "democratic socialisation" of any industry since the 1940s, when the Chifley government failed to nationalise the private banks, and in fact have privatised several industries such as aviation and banking. Labor's current National Platform describes the party as "a modern social democratic party", "the party of opportunity and security for working people" and "a party of active government".
1. What happened in 1921?
2. What is the ALP?
3. Since when has it been in opposition of at the federal level?
4. Where does the party have branches?
5. Can you name two of the states where Labor is in government?
6. Who is Bill Shorten?
7. When did he start?
8. Which government failed to nationalise the private banks?
9. How does the current National Platform describe the party?
10. And how else?
11. What have governments not attempted since the 1940's?
12. Who does the party compete against?
13. What has Labor's constitution said for a long time?
14. How was Labor spelled before 1912?
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answer:
1. This "socialist objective" was introduced.
2. The Australian Labor Party
3. Since the 2013 election.
4. In each state and territory.
5. Victoria and Queensland,
6. The party's federal parliamentary leader
7. October 13 2013
8. the Chifley government
9. "a modern social democratic party"
10. "the party of opportunity and security for working people" and "a party of active government".
11. "democratic socialisation" of any industry
12. the Liberal/National Coalition
13. "The Australian Labor Party is a democratic socialist party and has the objective of the democratic socialisation of industry, production, distribution and exchange, to the extent necessary to eliminate exploitation and other anti-social features in these fields".
14. Labour