Problem: Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland (, "Jumhuriyat Sumaliland"), is a self-declared state internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.

The government of the de facto state of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the former British Somaliland protectorate, which, in the form of the briefly independent State of Somaliland, united as scheduled on 1 July 1960 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic.

Somaliland lies in northwestern Somalia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden. It is bordered by the remainder of Somalia (per international recognition) to the east, Djibouti to the northwest, and Ethiopia to the south and west. Its claimed territory has an area of , with approximately 4 million residents. The capital and the largest city is Hargeisa, with the population of around 1,500,000 residents.

In 1988, the Siad Barre government began a crackdown against the Hargeisa-based Somali National Movement (SNM) and other militant groups, which were among the events that led to the Somali Civil War. The conflict left the country's economic and military infrastructure severely damaged. Following the collapse of Barre's government in early 1991, local authorities, led by the SNM, unilaterally declared independence from Somalia on 18 May of the same year and reinstated the borders of the former short-lived independent State of Somaliland.
1. What state is this talking about?
2. What kind of a state is it?
3. What is its official name?
4. and what is it internationally known as?
5. What is bordered to the east of it?
6. to the northwest?
7. and to the south?
8. What is its population?
9. and name its largest city?
10. what population do they have?
Answer: 1. Somaliland
2. self-declared
3. Republic of Somaliland
4. autonomous region of Somalia.
5. Somalia
6. Djibouti
7. Ethiopia
8. approximately 4 million
9. Hargeisa
10. around 1,500,000

Problem: Tokyo, officially Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is the seat of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Tokyo is in the Kanto region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Formerly known as Edo, it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters. It officially became the capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former and the .

Tokyo is often referred to as a city, but is officially known and governed as a "metropolitan prefecture", which differs from and combines elements of a city and a prefecture, a characteristic unique to Tokyo. The Tokyo metropolitan government administers the 23 Special Wards of Tokyo (each governed as an individual city), which cover the area that was the City of Tokyo before it merged and became the metropolitan prefecture in 1943. The metropolitan government also administers 39 municipalities in the western part of the prefecture and the two outlying island chains. The population of the special wards is over 9 million people, with the total population of the prefecture exceeding 13million. The prefecture is part of the world's most populous metropolitan area with upwards of 37.8million people and the world's largest urban agglomeration economy. The city hosts 51 of the Fortune Global 500 companies, the highest number of any city in the world. Tokyo ranked third (twice) in the International Financial Centres Development IndexEdit. The city is also home to various television networks such as Fuji TV, Tokyo MX, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, Nippon Television, NHK and the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
1. what's the captial of japan
2. Is it the most poplous area in the world?
3. What was it formally known as?
4. when did it become a metropolitian city
5. how many fortune 500 companies does it have?
6. like what?
7. what tv networks is there?
8. what's southeast of toyko?
9. Was Edo is the previous name of Toyko?
10. what happened in 1868
Answer: 1. Tokyo
2. yes
3. Tokyo Metropolis
4. 1943
5. 51
6. unknown
7. Fuji TV, Tokyo MX, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, Nippon Television, NHK and the Tokyo Broadcasting System.
8. Kanto region
9. yes
10. It officially became the capital

Problem: Washington (CNN) -- In the tight circle that surrounds President Obama, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is in the inner bubble.

He's the 3 a.m. wake-up call when North Korea fires a test missile, or when the Nobel committee picks the president for the top award.

"Trust me, it is a job I would gladly give to anybody who would volunteer," Gibbs said.

Or would he?

After all, he's an adviser, a friend and a mouthpiece for the administration with more access than recent press secretaries.

"I can walk in and ask him a question at any given time, pick up the phone and talk to him about anything at any given time. I think [that] makes my job easier," Gibbs said in an exclusive interview with CNN.

The president and the press secretary first connected in 2004 when Obama was a virtual unknown outside of Chicago, Illinois, and was campaigning for the U.S. Senate. They clicked and grew close, leading Obama to tell the Wall Street Journal in a 2008 interview, "Robert is the guy I want in the foxhole with me during incoming fire. If I'm wrong, he challenges me. He's not intimidated by me."

Gibbs chuckled while recalling the comment and quipped, "That is when we called him 'Senator' or by his first name."

While challenging Obama when he was on a campaign bus is much different than pushing back in the Oval Office, Gibbs insists that Obama still seeks opposing opinions and dislikes an atmosphere where everyone tells him he's right.
1. When did Obama first meet Gibbs?
2. Where?
3. What is Gibb's position?
4. Which President does he serve?
5. Does he have more or less access than others traditionally have had in his role?
6. Who is called first when an important event occures?
7. Is he intimidated by Obama?
8. Does Obama like this about him?
9. Does Obama insist on always being correct?
10. What opinions does he seek out?
Answer:
1. in 2004
2. outside of Chicago, Illinois
3. White House spokesman
4. President Obama
5. Yes
6. Robert Gibbs
7. No
8. Yes
9. No
10. He seeks opposing opinions.