Q: Trondheim (), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sr-Trndelag county, Norway. It has a population of 187,353 (January 1, 2016), and is the third most populous municipality in Norway, although the fourth largest urban area. It is the third largest city in the country, with a population (2013) of 169,972 inhabitants within the city borders. The city functions as the administrative centre of Sr-Trndelag county. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. The city is dominated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), St. Olavs University Hospital and other technology-oriented institutions.

The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post, and it served as the capital of Norway during the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; since then, it has remained the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Nidaros and the Nidaros Cathedral. It was incorporated in 1838. The current municipality dates from 1964, when Trondheim merged with Byneset, Leinstrand, Strinda and Tiller.

The city was originally given the name by Olav Tryggvason. It was for a long time called "Nidaros" (), or "Niaross" in the Old Norse spelling. But it was also just called "kaupangr" ("city") or, more specifically, "kaupangr i rondheimi" ("the city in the district rondheimr", i.e. Trndelag). In the late Middle Ages people started to call the city just "rondheimr". In the Dano-Norwegian period, during the years as a provincial town in the united kingdoms of Denmark-Norway, the city name was spelled "Trondhjem".

1. Norway
2. 997
3. Olav Tryggvason
4. 169,972
5. the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros
6. Trondheim Fjord
7. rondheimr
8. yes
9. the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
10. 1964
11. 1838
12. Sr-Trndelag county
13. third

Numbered questions:
1. Where is Trondheim located?
2. WHen was it founded?
3. Who originally gave it it's name?
4. What is it's populationi as of 2013?
5. What was it notable for from 1152 to 1537?
6. What fjord south shore lies near it?
7. What did people start to call the city in the middle ages?
8. Is it known for it's educational institudes?
9. Can you name one of them?
10. When does the current municipality date to?
11. When was it incorperated?
12. What county does it function as the administrative seat for?
13. How does it rank in populous in Norwar?

Q: Seoul (CNN)North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is continuing to rule with an iron fist, having ordered the execution of about 15 senior officials so far this year, according to an assessment by South Korean intelligence agents, a lawmaker who attended a closed briefing said.

Shin Kyung-min, a lawmaker with the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, told a handful of reporters that he had been given the information by the South Korean National Intelligence Service.

CNN cannot independently confirm the executions. The nature of the intelligence supporting the National Intelligence Service allegations was also not immediately clear. North Korea is one of the most closed societies in the world.

According to Shin, intelligence officials say Kim is ruling in an impromptu manner and does not countenance excuses or any views at variance with his own.

He considers those a challenge to his authority, the intelligence officials said, according to Shin.

For example, a senior official with Ministry of Forestry was executed for expressing dissatisfaction with the country's forestry program, the lawmaker said.

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The vice chairman of the State Planning Commission was executed because he objected to changing the design of a science and technology hall from a rounded shape to one resembling a flower, the intelligence officials said, according to the lawmaker.

And in March, according to the South Korean lawmaker, Kim executed on charges of espionage four members of the Unhasu Orchestra, including the general director, because of a scandal, Shin said.

Kim became North Korea's Supreme Commander in December 2011 following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. According to the National Intelligence Service, he is reported to have executed 17 senior officials in 2012, 10 in 2013 and 41 in 2014.

1. Kim Jong Un
2. December 2011
3. Supreme Commander
4. North Korea
5. Kim Jong Il
6. CNN
7. Yes
8. Shin Kyung-min
9. Yes
10. the New Politics Alliance for Democracy
11. Yes
12. reporters
13. a handful
14. that he had been given information
15. the South Korean National Intelligence Service.

Numbered questions:
1. who is the ruler?
2. when did he come to power?
3. what is his accepted title?
4. of which nation?
5. what was his dad's name?
6. which network is mentioned?
7. is another legislator named in the article
8. his name?
9. is his employer mentioned?
10. who does he work for?
11. did he speak to someone?
12. who?
13. how many?
14. what did he tell them?
15. who gave the info?

Q: The longest-serving lawmaker in U.S. congressional history, a legendary Motown artist, and the matriarch of a renowned political family will be among this year's recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House announced Monday.

Rep. John Dingell, Stevie Wonder and Ethel Kennedy are three of the nineteen Americans who Obama will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom upon later this month.

Dingell has served nearly 60 years in Congress representing a district outside Detroit. He'll retire at the end of this session. Wonder has won 25 Grammys and an Oscar for his fusion of soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. And Kennedy, who is the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, became an activist for human rights and the environment after her husband's death.

Other honorees this year include Meryl Streep, the prolific actress known for holding the most Oscar nominations of any actor in history. She stars this winter in "Into the Woods," the musical composed by Stephen Sondheim, to whom Obama will also award the Medal of Freedom on November 24.

Tom Brokaw, the former "NBC Nightly News" anchor, will be honored as well, alongside actress Marlo Thomas, golfer Charles Sifford and author Isabel Allende.

The other medalists are scientist Mildred Dresselhaus; Native American activist Suzan Harjo; former Reps. Abner Mikva of Illinois and Patsy Takemoto Mink of Hawaii; and economist Robert Solow.

Five awards will be delivered posthumously: to "Freedom Summer" civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner; to the well-known choreographer Alvin Ailey, who founded the namesake dance company; and to Rep. Edward Roybal, the founder of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

1. the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2. Rep. John Dingell
3. a district outside Detroit
4. nearly 60 years
5. No
6. At the end of this session
7. Stevie Wonder
8. Wonder has won 25 Grammys and an Oscar
9. Meryl Streep
10. Yes
11. Into the Woods
12. Stephen Sondheim
13. The composer
14. Yes
15. golfer Charles Sifford
16. Mildred Dresselhaus
17. Isabel Allende
18. Tom Brokaw
19. A former "NBC Nightly News" anchor
20. Marlo Thomas

Numbered questions:
1. What award is this about?
2. Who is one of the recipients?
3. Who does he represent?
4. How long has be done this?
5. Will he work next year?
6. When will he stop?
7. Who else has won?
8. Why exactly?
9. Are there any actors or actresses?
10. Has she starred in anything lately?
11. In what?
12. Is anyone else from that winning?
13. Who is he?
14. Are there any people in sports winning?
15. Who?
16. Are there any scientists, if so, who?
17. What about writers?
18. Are there any other people from TV?
19. Who is he?
20. Anyone else?