CHAPTER LXIX.

HOW THE MOORS MADE VARIOUS ENTERPRISES AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS.

"While the pious king Ferdinand," observes Fray Antonio Agapida, "was humbling himself before the cross and devoutly praying for the destruction of his enemies, that fierce pagan, El Zagal, depending merely on arm of flesh and sword of steel, pursued his diabolical outrages upon the Christians." No sooner was the invading army disbanded than he sallied forth from his stronghold, and carried fire and sword into all those parts which had submitted to the Spanish yoke. The castle of Nixar, being carelessly guarded, was taken by surprise and its garrison put to the sword. The old warrior raged with sanguinary fury about the whole frontier, attacking convoys, slaying, wounding, and making prisoners, and coming by surprise upon the Christians wherever they were off their guard.

Carlos de Biedma, alcayde of the fortress of Culla, confiding in the strength of its walls and towers and in its difficult situation, being built on the summit of a lofty hill and surrounded by precipices, ventured to absent himself from his post. He was engaged to be married to a fair and noble lady of Baeza, and repaired to that city to celebrate his nuptials, escorted by a brilliant array of the best horsemen of his garrison. Apprised of his absence, the vigilant El Zagal suddenly appeared before Culla with a powerful force, stormed the town sword in hand, fought the Christians from street to street, and drove them with great slaughter to the citadel. Here a veteran captain, by the name of Juan de Avalos, a gray-headed warrior scarred in many a battle, assumed the command and made an obstinate defence. Neither the multitude of the enemy nor the vehemence of their attacks, though led on by the terrible El Zagal himself, had power to shake the fortitude of this doughty old soldier. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where does the fortress of Culla sit?
2. What was encircling it?
3. Who was planning to get married?
4. To who?
5. From where?
6. Who guarded Carlos?
7. Who found out he wasn't at Culla?
8. What did he do?
9. Who did he battle?
10. Where did he chase them to?
11. Did he kill many to get them there?
12. Who took over leadership there?
13. Was he a young guy?
14. What was his experience level?
15. Had he been in many confrontations like that one?
16. Could anyone sway him?
17. Who was praying for the downfall of those who were against him?
18. Who simultaneously was carrying out attacks?
19. Which castle did he take due to lax security?
20. What happened to the garrison there?
Answer: 1. On the summit of a lofty hill.
2. Precipices.
3. Carlos de Biedma.
4. A fair and noble lady.
5. Baeza.
6. The best horsemen of his garrison.
7. El Zagal.
8. Stormed the town.
9. Christians.
10. The citadel.
11. Yes.
12. Juan de Avalos.
13. No.
14. A veteran captain.
15. Yes.
16. No.
17. Ferdinand.
18. El Zagal.
19. The castle of Nixar.
20. Put to the sword.

question: The Canadian Hot 100 is a music industry record chart in Canada for singles, published weekly by "Billboard" magazine. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched on the issue dated June 16, 2007, and is currently the standard record chart in Canada; a new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by "Billboard" on Tuesdays.

The chart is similar to "Billboard"s US-based Hot 100 in that it combines physical and digital sales as measured by Nielsen SoundScan, streaming activity data provided by online music sources, and radio airplay as measured by Nielsen BDS. Canada's airplay chart is the result of monitoring more than 100 stations representing rock, country, adult contemporary and Top 40 genres.

The first number-one song of the Canadian Hot 100 was "Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z on June 16, 2007. As of the issue for the week ending October 7, 2017, the Canadian Hot 100 has had 117 different number-one hits. The current number-one is "Rockstar" by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage.

The chart was made available for the first time via "Billboard" online services on June 7, 2007 (issue dated June 16, 2007). With this launch, it marked the first time that "Billboard" created a Hot 100 chart for a country outside the United States. "Billboard" charts manager Geoff Mayfield announced the premiere of the chart, explaining "the new "Billboard" Canadian Hot 100 will serve as the definitive measure of Canada's most popular songs, continuing our magazine's longstanding tradition of using the most comprehensive resources available to provide the world's most authoritative music charts." The "Billboard" Canadian Hot 100 is managed by Paul Tuch, director of Canadian operations for Nielsen BDS, in consultation with Silvio Pietroluongo, "Billboard"s associate director of charts and manager of the "Billboard" Hot 100.
1. Did "Umbrella" do well on the Canadian Hot 100?
2. What position did it reach there?
3. Who was it by?
4. Did it feature any guests on the track?
5. Who?
6. What year was it the first number-one song?
7. And the month and day?
8. How many different number-one hits did the Canadian Hot 100 have in October of that year?
9. What was the current number-one song then?
10. Who sang that one?
11. And who'd it feature?
12. Is the Canadian Hot 100 at all similar to Billboard's Hot 100?
13. Where's the Billboard Hot 100 based?
14. How many different types of sales does it combine?
15. Who measures those?
16. How many stations does Canada's airplay chart monitor?
17. What's one of the genres of those stations?
18. What's another?
19. What day of the week are the new charts compiled and released to the public?
20. When was the chart first made available via online services?
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answer:
1. yes
2. number-one
3. Rihanna
4. yes
5. Jay-Z
6. 2007
7. June 16
8. 117
9. Rockstar
10. Post Malone
11. 21 Savage
12. yes
13. the US
14. Two
15. Nielsen SoundScan
16. 100
17. adult contemporary
18. Top 40 genres
19. Tuesdays
20. 2007