question: CHAPTER XL

CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE

In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica. On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern.

This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore. He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother.

As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him.

"Heigho! Tom Hilyer," he cried, "I am right glad to see you on this river again. I want a boat to go to my mother's house; know you of one at liberty?"

The man ceased rowing for a moment and then addressed the passenger in the stern, who, having heard what he had to say, nodded briefly.

"Well, well, Dick Charter!" cried out the man, "and have you come back as governor of the colony? You look fine enough, anyway. But if you want a boat to go to your mother's old home, you can have a seat in this one; we're going there, and our passenger does not object."

"Pull up here," cried Dickory, and in a moment he had dropped into the bow of the boat, which then proceeded on its way.

The man in the stern was fairly young, handsome, sunburned, and well dressed in a suit of black. When Dickory thanked him for allowing him to share his boat the passenger in the stern nodded his head with a jerk and an air which indicated that he took the incident as a matter of course, not to be further mentioned or considered.
1. Who arrived from Jamaica?
2. Was there someone on the deck?
3. Was he young?
4. and impatient too?
5. What was his name?
6. What did he come for?
7. on account of who?
8. and who else?
9. did he recognize someone?
10. who was it?
11. name him?
12. Did Dickory ask Tom anything?
13. What
14. Did Tom offer Dick to go with him?
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answer: 1. the King
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes
5. Dickory Charter
6. settling some business affairs
7. Miss Kate Bonnet
8. his mother.
9. yes
10. one of the men who were rowing
11. Tom Hilyer
12. yes
13. if he knew of a boat to get to his mother's house
14. yes

question: Vinton Gray Cerf ForMemRS, (; born June 23, 1943) is an American Internet pioneer, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-inventor Bob Kahn. His contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology, the Turing Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Marconi Prize and membership in the National Academy of Engineering.

In the early days, Cerf was a manager for the United States' Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funding various groups to develop TCP/IP technology. When the Internet began to transition to a commercial opportunity during the late 1980s, Cerf moved to MCI where he was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system (MCI Mail) connected to the Internet.

Cerf was instrumental in the funding and formation of ICANN from the start. He waited a year before stepping forward to join the ICANN Board, and eventually became chairman. He was elected as the president of the Association for Computing Machinery in May 2012, and in August 2013 he joined the Council on CyberSecurity's Board of Advisors.

Cerf is active in many organizations that are working to help the Internet deliver humanitarian value in our world today. He is supportive of innovative projects that are experimenting with new approaches to global problems, including the digital divide, the gender gap, and the changing nature of jobs. Cerf is also known for his style, typically appearing in a three-piece suita rarity in an industry known for its casual dress norms.
1. Who is the topic of the article?
2. When was he born?
3. Is he still living?
4. What is he known as?
5. Who invinted TCP/IP?
6. What title does he share with Cerf?
7. What are the two recognized as?
8. Has Cerf won any awards?
9. What is one?
10. What was his job title when working for the govt.?
11. What group did he help form and even fund?
12. What position did he eventually hold for ICANN?
13. What post was he elected to in 2012?
14. Is he known for his "Style"?
15. What style is he known for?
16. How does the industry normally dress?
17. What group did he join in 2013?
18. Did he help found NASA?
19. Did he help to create email?
20. What does Cerf do today?
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answer: 1. Vinton Gray Cerf
2. 1943
3. yes
4. Internet pioneer
5. Bob Kahn
6. co-inventor
7. the fathers of the Internet
8. yes
9. the National Medal of Technology
10. manager
11. groups who develop TCP/IP technology
12. chairman
13. president
14. yes
15. three-piece suit
16. casual
17. Council on CyberSecurity
18. unknown
19. yes
20. deliver humanitarian value

question: Broadway theatre, commonly known as Broadway, refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.

The Theater District is a popular tourist attraction in New York City. According to The Broadway League, for the 20162017 season (which ended May 21, 2017), total attendance was 13,270,343 and Broadway shows had US$1,449,399,149 in grosses, with attendance down 0.4%, grosses up 5.5%, and playing weeks down 4.1%.

The great majority of Broadway shows are musicals. Historian Martin Shefter argues, "'Broadway musicals,' culminating in the productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, became enormously influential forms of American popular culture" and helped make New York City the cultural capital of the nation.

New York did not have a significant theatre presence until about 1750, when actor-managers Walter Murray and Thomas Kean established a resident theatre company at the Theatre on Nassau Street, which held about 280 people. They presented Shakespeare plays and ballad operas such as "The Beggar's Opera". In 1752, William Hallam sent a company of twelve actors from Britain to the colonies with his brother Lewis as their manager. They established a theatre in Williamsburg, Virginia and opened with "The Merchant of Venice" and "The Anatomist". The company moved to New York in the summer of 1753, performing ballad operas and ballad-farces like "Damon and Phillida". The Revolutionary War suspended theatre in New York, but thereafter theatre resumed in 1798, the year the 2,000-seat Park Theatre was built on Chatham Street (now called Park Row). The Bowery Theatre opened in 1826, followed by others. Blackface minstrel shows, a distinctly American form of entertainment, became popular in the 1830s, and especially so with the arrival of the Virginia Minstrels in the 1840s.
1. How many theatres are on Broadway?
2. How many seats do they have?
3. What city are they in?
4. in what Burrough?
5. Is it a popular place?
6. What was the attendance in 2016-2017?
7. What did it gross?
8. Was attendance up?
9. Down by how much?
10. Was the gross down too?
11. up by what?
12. Were the playing weeks up?
13. Down by what?
14. What makes up the majority of the shows?
15. Who is one of the influential producers?
16. and another?
17. What city is the cultural capital?
18. What was created on Nassau Street?
19. How many did it hold?
20. what happened in 1752?
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answer:
1. 41
2. 500 or more seats
3. in New York City.
4. Manhattan
5. yes
6. 13,270,343
7. $1,449,399,149
8. no
9. 0.4%
10. no
11. 5.5%
12. no
13. 4.1%.
14. musicals
15. Richard Rodgers
16. Oscar Hammerstein
17. New York City
18. a resident theatre company
19. about 280 people.
20. William Hallam sent a company of twelve actors from Britain to the colonies