question: Chapter 22: Oudenarde.

The trumpet call which summoned Rupert and his friends to horse was, as he suspected, an indication that there was a general movement of the troops in front.

Vendome had declined to attack the allies in the position they had taken up, but had moved by his right to Braine le Leude, a village close to the ground on which, more than a hundred years later, Waterloo was fought, and whence he threatened alike Louvain and Brussels. Marlborough moved his army on a parallel line to Anderleet. No sooner had he arrived there, than he found that Vendome was still moving towards his right--a proof that Louvain was really the object of the attack. Again the allied troops were set in motion, and all night, through torrents of rain, they tramped wearily along, until at daybreak they were in position at Parc, covering the fortress of Louvain. Vendome, finding himself anticipated, fell back to Braine le Leude without firing a shot.

But though Marlborough had so far foiled the enemy, it was clear that he was not in a condition to take the offensive before the arrival of Prince Eugene, who would, he trusted, be able to come to his assistance; and for weeks the armies watched each other without movement.

On the 4th of July, Vendome suddenly marched from Braine le Leude, intending to capture the fortress of Oudenarde. Small bodies of troops were sent off at the same time to Ghent and Bruges, whose inhabitants rose and admitted the French. Marlborough, seeing the danger which threatened the very important fortress of Oudenarde, sent orders to Lord Chandos who commanded at Ath, to collect all the small garrisons in the neighbourhood, and to throw himself into Oudenarde. This was done before Vendome could reach the place, which was thus secured against a coup de main. Vendome invested the fortress, brought up his siege train from Tournay, and moved towards Lessines with his main army, to cover the siege.
1. who was called up?
2. what called them?
3. where were they called to?
4. what is the first town mentioned?
5. is a famous battle mentioned?
6. which one?
7. is the month that follow june mentioned?
8. is a specific date in that month mentioned?
9. what is it?
10. did someone do something on that date?
11. who?
12. what did he do?
13. why?
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answer: 1. Rupert and his friends
2. The trumpet
3. To horse
4. Braine le Leude
5. Yes
6. Waterloo
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. The 4th of July
10. Yes
11. Vendome
12. He marched from Braine le Leud
13. He intending to capture the fortress of Oudenarde

question: Andrew Carneigie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and, in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America. His success resulted partly from his ability to sell the product and partly from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments. Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society. He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves. "He who dies rich, dies disgraced", he often said. Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other philanthropic gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts. _ . His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today.
1. Who was given a royal nickname?
2. What was it?
3. Was he a poor man?
4. How much money did he have?
5. How did he make his money?
6. In which country?
7. Was he a greedy man?
8. How so?
9. How did he feel about people being greedy?
10. Did he support any charities?
11. Why not?
12. How did he think you should help others?
13. Did he provide any of those educational opportunities?
14. What are some of those?
15. What about internationally?
16. What is that?
17. And what is their aim?
18. How many libraries were established due to his philanthropy
19. Where are the majority located?
20. Did he contribute less than a million dollars?
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answer: 1. Andrew Carneigie
2. King of Steel
3. no
4. One of the wealthiest men in America
5. The steel industry
6. United States,
7. No
8. but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society.
9. "He who dies rich, dies disgraced",
10. No
11. He opposed charity
12. By providing educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves
13. Yes
14. Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Mellon University.
15. Yes
16. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
17. Understanding between the nations
18. 2,500
19. Small communities throughout the country
20. More than five million

question: The bowling average is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers in the sport of cricket. It is the ratio of runs conceded per wickets taken, meaning that the lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing. The bowling average is commonly used alongside the economy rate and the strike rate to judge the overall performance of a bowler. Where a bowler has taken only a small number of wickets, their average can be artificially low, and an increase in wickets taken can result in large changes in their bowling average. Due to this, qualification caveats are generally applied to determine career records for bowling averages. After applying these criteria, George Lohmann holds the record for the lowest average in Test cricket, having claimed 112 wickets at an average of 10.75.

A cricketer's bowling average is calculated by dividing the numbers of runs they have conceded by the number of wickets they have taken. The number of runs conceded by a bowler is determined as the total number of runs that the opposing side have scored while the bowler was bowling, excluding any byes, leg byes, or penalty runs. The bowler receives credit for any wickets taken during their bowling that are either bowled, caught, hit wicket, leg before wicket or stumped.
1. What concept is this article about?
2. Specfically what statistic?
3. Is it a ratio?
4. What's the first thing being compared in the ratio?
5. And the second?
6. Is it good to have a high average?
7. How many other stats are there to measure how good a bowler is?
8. What is one of them?
9. And the other?
10. How many types of runs are not included in the average?
11. Are leg byes one of them?
12. And the others?
13. Who has the record for the smallest average?
14. In which type of cricket?
15. How many wickets did he get?
16. And his average?
17. Can any player hold the record?
18. How many types of wickets are there?
19. Name one of them.
20. What's another?
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answer:
1. the sport of cricket
2. The bowling average
3. yes
4. runs conceded
5. wickets taken
6. no
7. Two
8. the economy rate
9. the strike rate
10. Three
11. yes
12. any byes and penalty runs
13. George Lohmann
14. in Test cricket
15. 112
16. 10.75
17. unknown
18. 5 I believe
19. hit wicket
20. leg before wicket