Question: Gdansk (, ; German: "" , ) is a Polish city on the Baltic coast. It is the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland's principal seaport and is also the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.

The city lies on the southern edge of Gdansk Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity ("Trojmiasto"), with a population approaching 1.4 million. Gdansk itself has a population of 460,427 (December 2012), making it the largest city in the Pomerania region of Northern Poland.

Gdansk is the capital of Gdansk Pomerania and the largest city of Kashubia. With its origins as a Polish stronghold erected in the 980s by Mieszko I of Poland, the city's history is complex, with periods of Polish rule, periods of Prussian or German rule, and periods of autonomy or self-rule as a "free city". Between the world wars, the Free City of Danzig was in a customs union with Poland and was located between German East Prussia and the so-called Polish Corridor.

Gdansk lies at the mouth of the Motawa River, connected to the Leniwka, a branch in the delta of the nearby Vistula River, which drains 60 percent of Poland and connects Gdansk with the Polish capital, Warsaw. Together with the nearby port of Gdynia, Gdansk is also an important industrial center. In the late Middle Ages it was an important seaport and shipbuilding town, and in the 14th and 15th centuries a member of the Hanseatic League. 1. Which bay is Gdansk on?
2. Which sea is that bay part of?
3. Is Gdansk a capital?
4. Of what?
5. Who was the first ruler?
6. Name one of the countries that has ruled it?
7. And another?
8. And one more?
9. Has it ever been under self-rule?
10. What was it called between the world wars?
11. Is it near a river?
12. Which one?
13. Which is connected to ? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Gdansk Bay
2. the Baltic Sea
3. Yes
4. Pomeranian Voivodeship
5. Mieszko I
6. Poland
7. German
8. Prussian
9. Yes
10. Danzig
11. Yes
12. the Motawa River
13. the Leniwka

Question: Sid Caesar, whose clever, anarchic comedy on such programs as "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" helped define the 1950s "Golden Age of Television," has died. He was 91.

A friend of the family, actor Rudy De Luca, did not know the exact cause of death, but said Caesar had respiratory problems and other health problems for several years.

Caesar became famous for "Your Show of Shows," which went on the air in 1950. It lasted four years and was followed by "Caesar's Hour," which combined sketches, musical revues and situation comedy.

Both shows featured writers who became famous in their own right, including Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen and Larry Gelbart. Woody Allen also contributed to Caesar's comedy as a writer for one of his specials.

Brooks visited Caesar last night to say goodbye, De Luca told CNN.

"Sid Caesar was a giant-maybe the best comedian who ever practiced the trade & I was privileged to be one of his writers & one of his friends," Brooks tweeted Wednesday.

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Caesar also appeared in a number of films, including "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), "Airport 1975" (1974) and "Grease" (1978). He received a Tony nomination for his performance in the 1962 show "Little Me," with a book by Simon.

Caesar, born Isaac Sidney Caesar in 1922, was part of a pioneering group of personalities who helped establish television in its early days. However, while comedians such as Jack Benny and Fred Allen more or less transferred their radio shows to the new medium and Milton Berle's "Texaco Star Theater" was essentially vaudeville on the small screen, Caesar's "Show of Shows" presented movie parodies, wordless pantomimes and brisk routines between the host and co-star Imogene Coca. 1. Who died?
2. How old was he?
3. What did he receive a Tony for?
4. When was he born?
5. What was he part of?
6. What did they do?
7. What was his first show?
8. What was it about?
9. Who was on the show with him?
10. Who visited him?
11. Who contributed writing?
12. Do we know the cause?
13. Who moved vaudeville to tv?
14. With what show? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Sid Caesar
2. He was 91
3. he didnt
4. 1922
5. pioneering group of personalities
6. personalities who helped establish television in its early days
7. Your Show of Shows,
8. movie parodies, wordless pantomimes and brisk routines
9. Imogene Coca
10. Mel Brooks
11. Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen and Larry Gelbart. Woody Allen
12. no
13. Milton Berle's
14. Texaco Star Theater

Question: Cyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.

"Gelivable", combining pinyin of Chinese characters Geili (giving strength) with the English suffix for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool". Similarly, "Hengelivable" means "very cool", and "ungelivable" means "dull, not cool at al". "Antizen" referred to the group of college graduates who, earning a poor salary and living in small rented apartments, are like the tiny and laborious ants.

David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University said it's very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. "English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences," he said. Chinese words and expressions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was "Suan Ni Hen". This three-character expression, which originally meant "you win" with the first character carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese, is used to satirize high garlic and food prices this winter.

Chinese people use the character "bei" before a verb to show a passive voice, and it is used by netizens to show the helplessness in front of false conclusions and fake media reports. For instance, "zisha" means "suicide" while "beizisha" means "be officially presumed to have committed suicide", and xiaokang means "fairly comfortable life" while "beixiaokang" means "be said to be living a fairly comfortable life".

Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, saw the phenomenon of word creation as a natural response of young people to social issues. "Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people's distances," he said. 1. what is the language called
2. who is it popular with
3. what do they do with the language
4. who is a professor
5. where
6. what does he say about english
7. what word is used for poor school grads
8. what goes before a verb
9. what means one killing his/her self
10. what word means you are doing well in life
11. what phrase used to mean "you win"
12. who else was a professor
13. where
14. how does he describe the language
15. what word means very cool
16. what means dull
17. what two languages combine to form this one Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Cyber language
2. Chinese netizens
3. create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.
4. David Tool
5. Beijing International Studies University
6. "English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences"
7. unknown
8. "bei"
9. "zisha"
10. xiaokang
11. "Suan Ni Hen"
12. Wu Zhongmin
13. Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
14. "Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people's distances,"
15. "Hengelivable"
16. "ungelivable"
17. Chinese characters with the English suffix