Problem: The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won eight World Series championships and have played in twelve. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings", including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves.

Boston was a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by . However, they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history, dubbed the "Curse of the Bambino" after its alleged beginning with the Red Sox' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918, an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Championship in . The team's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history, including Enos Slaughter's "mad dash" in , the "Impossible Dream" of , Carlton Fisk's home run in , and Bill Buckner's error in . Following their victory in the 2013 World Series, they became the first team to win three World Series trophies in the 21st century, including championships in 2004 and . Red Sox history has also been marked by the team's intense rivalry with the Yankees, arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports.
1. Which team is mentioned here?
2. What sport do they play?
3. Where do they compete in?
4. as a member club of what?
5. Have they won any championship?
6. Which one?
7. how many?
8. out of how many games in total?
9. who chose the team'
10. Who did they defeat in 1903?
Answer: 1. The Boston Red Sox
2. baseball
3. American League (AL) East division
4. Major League Baseball
5. yes
6. World Series
7. eight
8. twelve
9. the team owner, John I. Taylor
10. the Pittsburgh Pirates

Problem: Vilnius (, see also other names) is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city, with a population of 542,664 . Vilnius is located in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second largest city in the Baltic states. Vilnius is the seat of the main government institutions of Lithuania as well as of the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is classified as a Gamma global city according to GaWC studies, and is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Prior to World War II, Vilnius was one of the largest Jewish centers in Europe. Its Jewish influence has led to it being described as the "Jerusalem of Lithuania" and Napoleon named it "the Jerusalem of the North" as he was passing through in 1812. In 2009, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture, together with the Austrian city of Linz.

The name of the city originates from the Vilnia River. The city has also been known by many derivate spellings in various languages throughout its history: "Vilna" was common in English. The most notable non-Lithuanian names for the city include: , , , , , , . A Russian name from the time of the Russian Empire was / ("Vilna/Vilno"), although ("Vilnius") is now used. The names "Wilno", "Wilna" and "Vilna" have also been used in older English, German, French and Italian language publications when the city was one of the capitals of PolishLithuanian Commonwealth and later of Second Polish Republic. The name "Vilna" is still used in Finnish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Hebrew. "Wilna" is still used in German, along with "Vilnius".
1. Where is Vilnius?
2. Is it the Capital?
3. Where does the name come from?
4. Is it always spelled the same?
5. What is it in English?
6. What about Russian?
7. How about German?
8. What is the biggest city in Lithuania?
9. What's the population?
10. How does it compare to the rest of the Baltic state cities?
11. What is it known for?
12. When did it become a World Heritage Site?
13. Did Napoleon ever visit?
14. When?
15. What did he call it?
16. Does it have a lot of Jewish culture?
17. What did it come to be called?
18. When was it the European Capital of Culture?
19. Did it share that title?
20. Is it a Gamma global city?
Answer: 1. in the southeast part of Lithuania
2. yes
3. from the Vilnia River
4. no
5. "Vilna"
6. / ("Vilna/Vilno"), although ("Vilnius") is now used
7. "Wilna" is still used in German, along with "Vilnius".
8. Vilnius
9. 542,664
10. it's the second largest city in the Baltic states
11. its architecture in its Old Town
12. in 1994
13. yes
14. in 1812
15. "the Jerusalem of the North"
16. yes
17. the "Jerusalem of Lithuania"
18. in 2009
19. yes
20. yes

Problem: CHAPTER XXI

"To-day," Hamel declared, as he stood at the sideboard the following morning at breakfast-time and helped himself to bacon and eggs, "I am positively going to begin reading. I have a case full of books down at the Tower which I haven't unpacked yet."

Esther made a little grimace.

"Look at the sunshine," she said. "There isn't a breath of wind, either. I think to-day that I could play from the men's tees."

Hamel sighed as he returned to his place.

"My good intentions are already half dissipated," he admitted.

She laughed.

"How can we attack the other half?" she asked.

Gerald, who was also on his way to the sideboard, suddenly stopped.

"Hullo!" he exclaimed, looking out of the window. "Who's going away this morning, I wonder? There's the Rolls-Royce at the door."

Hamel, too, rose once more to his feet. The two exchanged swift glances. Moved by a common thought, they both started for the door, only to find it suddenly opened before them. Mr. Fentolin glided into the room.

"Uncle!" Gerald exclaimed.

Mr. Fentolin glanced keenly around the room.

"Good morning, everybody," he said. "My appearance at this hour of the morning naturally surprises you. As a matter of fact, I have been up for quite a long time. Esther dear, give me some coffee, will you, and be sure that it is hot. If any of you want to say good-by to Mr. John P. Dunster, you'd better hurry out."

"You mean that he is going?" Hamel asked incredulously.
1. Who was talking about the weather?
2. What did she notice?
3. Anything else?
4. Was she talking?
5. To whom?
6. What arrived at the house?
7. How did he get there?
8. Who noticed it first?
9. Through what?
10. Was the new arrival family?
11. What beverage did he request?
12. Who was suppose to provide it for him?
13. Was it an expected visit?
14. What temperature did he like his drink?
15. Was someone about to leave?
16. What were they eating?
17. What specifically?
18. Who was mentioned as eating that?
19. What did he promise to start doing?
20. What did he have that would help with that?
Answer:
1. Esther
2. sunshine
3. no wind
4. yes
5. Hamel
6. Mr. Fentolin
7. a Rolls-Royce
8. Gerald
9. the window
10. yes
11. coffee
12. Esther
13. no
14. hot
15. Mr. John P. Dunster
16. breakfast
17. bacon and eggs
18. Hamel
19. reading
20. a case full of books