Problem:The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in Eastern Europe, and the 11th time that it had been held in Europe. At an estimated cost of over $14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup. It was also the first World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system.

Answer this question: where is the world cup soccer tournament being played?
Solution:OK... This is the relevant information: It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018.
Russia.

Student A:The ninth season of Modern Family premiered on September 27, 2017 on ABC. The show airs on Wednesday nights and is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Steven Levitan Prods., and Picador Productions, with creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd as showrunners. Modern Family was renewed for its ninth and tenth seasons in May 2017.

Answer this question based on the passage: when does season nine of modern family start?
Student B:OK... The relevant information is: The ninth season of Modern Family premiered on September 27, 2017 on ABC.
September 27 , 2017.

Problem:The song is about a girl named Betty, who is asked by friends to confirm that she is dating Jimmy, the leader of a motorcycle gang, whose ring they see on Betty's finger. After singing of love at first sight ("( By the way, where'd you meet him?) I met him at the candy store / He turned around and smiled at me / You get the picture? / (Yes, we see) That's when I fell for the Leader of the Pack" ), Betty's heart turns to despair as she bemoans her parents' disapproval. The parents claim Jimmy hails from "the wrong side of town" and ask Betty to tell Jimmy goodbye and find someone new. Betty reluctantly does as she is asked, and a crushed and tearful Jimmy speeds off on his motorcycle. Moments later, Betty's pleas for Jimmy to slow down are in vain as Jimmy crashes on a rain-slicked surface and dies.

Where did betty meet the leader of the pack?
Solution:OK... The relevant information to answer the above question is: I met him at the candy store / He turned around and smiled at me / You get the picture? / (Yes, we see) That's when I fell for the Leader of the Pack" ), Betty's heart turns to despair as she bemoans her parents' disapproval.
the candy store.

Student A:"Personal Jesus" is a song by the English electronic band Depeche Mode, released on 28 August 1989 as the lead single from their seventh album, Violator (1990). It reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was their first to make the US Top 40 since 1984's "People Are People", and was their first gold-certified single in the US (quickly followed by its successor, "Enjoy the Silence").

Answer this question based on the passage: who was the original singer of personal jesus?
Student B:OK... This is the relevant information: "Personal Jesus" is a song by the English electronic band Depeche Mode, released on 28 August 1989 as the lead single from their seventh album, Violator (1990).
Depeche Mode.

Problem:Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960 children's novel written by Scott O'Dell and tells the story of a 12-year-old girl stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of a Nicoleno Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the 19th century.

How long did karana live on the island alone?
Solution:OK... To answer the question, consider the following: It is based on the true story of a Nicoleno Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the 19th century.
18 years.

Problem:The Secretary of State of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. State of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The Secretary of State is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers, and is restricted by term limits to only two terms. The current Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, took office on January 5, 2015.

Who is the secretary of the state of california?
Solution:
OK... The relevant sentence in the passage is: The current Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, took office on January 5, 2015.
Alex Padilla.