Problem: (CNN) -- From street corners, buses and subways to phone calls, e-mails, text messages, online posts and tweets, people around the world commented, pondered, and paid tribute to pop legend Michael Jackson, who died Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles.

Pedestrians in Sydney, Australia, watch a TV screen announcing Michael Jackson's death on Friday.

Around midnight at London's Leicester Square, as news of Jackson's death spread, Luis Carlos Ameida and his friends were surrounding a car listening to the star's music.

Ameida said he'd gotten tickets to see Jackson at his "This Is It" concerts beginning on July 13 in London.

"From a young age, you know, I used to have the video game," said Ameida. "I used to have the white suit, and I'd wear it on my birthday. I used to moonwalk ... I remember my mum used to send me to lessons to be like Michael Jackson. And when I heard the news, I had tears in my eyes because of that connection I had because of all the songs he used to play."

In Glastonbury, southern England, where one of the world's largest music festivals was to kick off Friday morning, initial rumors and then confirmation of Jackson's death added to confusion and then shock among festival goers. Watch British fans react "

"As I was walking back through the crowd it was the word on everyone's lips," Sally Anne Aldous, 29, told CNN over the phone. Reaction from around the world in pictures "

Backstage, Michael Jackson songs were being played in tribute, and fans talked of an impromptu memorial for the late singer at the "Stone Circle," a neolithic monument in the grounds of the venue.
1. Who died?
2. When?
3. Where?
4. What was Ameida doing?
5. Where?
6. In what city?
7. At what time?
8. Did he have tickets to a concert?
9. Which one?
10. When was that to start?
11. Did Ameida have a game?
12. What color was his suit?
13. When did he have it on?
14. Where is the music gathering?
15. Where is that?
16. When was the festival to start?
17. Who talked to CNN?
18. How old is she?
19. Was the interview in person?
20. Then how?
Answer: 1. Michael Jackson
2. Thursday afternoon
3. in Los Angeles
4. listening to the star's music
5. Leicester Square
6. London
7. Around midnight
8. yes
9. This Is It"
10. July 13
11. yes
12. white
13. his birthday
14. In Glastonbury
15. southern England
16. Friday morning
17. Sally Anne Aldous
18. 29
19. no
20. over the phone

Q: Since the 19th century, the built-up area of Paris has grown far beyond its administrative borders; together with its suburbs, the whole agglomeration has a population of 10,550,350 (Jan. 2012 census). Paris' metropolitan area spans most of the Paris region and has a population of 12,341,418 (Jan. 2012 census), or one-fifth of the population of France. The administrative region covers 12,012 km (4,638 mi), with approximately 12 million inhabitants as of 2014, and has its own regional council and president.

Paris is the home of the most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre, as well as the Musee d'Orsay, noted for its collection of French Impressionist art, and the Musee National d'Art Moderne, a museum of modern and contemporary art. The notable architectural landmarks of Paris include Notre Dame Cathedral (12th century); the Sainte-Chapelle (13th century); the Eiffel Tower (1889); and the Basilica of Sacre-Cur on Montmartre (1914). In 2014 Paris received 22.4 million visitors, making it one of the world's top tourist destinations. Paris is also known for its fashion, particularly the twice-yearly Paris Fashion Week, and for its haute cuisine, and three-star restaurants. Most of France's major universities and grandes ecoles are located in Paris, as are France's major newspapers, including Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Liberation.

Answer the following questions:
1. How many people live in the Paris area?
2. What fraction of all of France is it?
3. Does the region have its own leaders?
4. What's the most visited art museum worldwide?
5. Which is older, Notre Dame or Sainte-Chapelle?
6. By how much?
7. What century was the Eiffel Tower built?
8. Name another place to see paintings there.
9. Which kind of art is shown there?
10. What about at Musee National d'Art Moderne?
11. How many people travel to Paris in a year?
12. Is it a top place for travelers?
13. What else is it known for?
14. How many times a year is the Paris Fashion Week?
15. Are there no newspapers there?
16. Such as?
A: 1. 12,341,418
2. one-fifth
3. unknown
4. the Louvre,
5. notre dame
6. one century
7. 19th
8. Musee d'Orsay
9. French Impressionist art,
10. modern and contemporary art.
11. 22.4 million in 2014
12. yes
13. fashion and restaurants
14. Two
15. There are major newspapers there
16. Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Liberation.

Problem: Bratislava ( or ; , or "" ) is the capital of Slovakia, and with a population of about 450,000, the country's largest city. The greater metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states.

The history of the city has been strongly influenced by people of different nations and religions, namely by Austrians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Jews, Serbs and Slovaks (in alphabetical order). The city served as the coronation site and legislative center of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783, and has been home to many Slovak, Hungarian and German historical figures.

Bratislava is the political, cultural and economic centre of Slovakia. It is the seat of the Slovak president, the parliament and the Slovak Executive. It is home to several universities, museums, theatres, galleries and other important cultural and educational institutions. Many of Slovakia's large businesses and financial institutions also have headquarters there.

The capital of Slovakia is the eighth best city for freelancers to live in, mostly because of fast internet and the low taxes. In 2017, Bratislava was ranked as the third richest region of the European Union by GDP (PPP) per capita (after Hamburg and Luxembourg City). GDP at purchasing power parity is about three times higher than in other Slovak regions.
1. What is the political, cultural and economic center of Slovakia?
2. Name something important that's there?
3. Any important institutions?
4. Name another?
5. And another?
6. Is it the seat of the Slovak president?
7. Is it a good city for freelancers?
8. Name one reason for that?
9. Name another?
10. Is it near any rivers?
11. Any other river?
12. Which countries does it border?
13. So it borders two sovereign states?
14. Does any other capital do that?
15. Name one of the other nations that have influenced it?
16. Can you name another?
17. And another?
18. Was it ever influenced by other religions?
19. Can you name one?
20. Was it ever a center for the Kingdom of Hungary?
Answer:
1. Bratislava
2. 650,000 people
3. several universities
4. museums
5. theatres
6. It is
7. Yes
8. fast internet
9. low taxes
10. the River Danube
11. the River Morava
12. Austria and Hungary
13. Yes
14. No
15. Austrians
16. Croats
17. Czechs
18. Yes
19. Jews
20. Yes