Problem: Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. This ethnically diverse, densely populated neighborhood is notable as the home of the U.S. film industry, including several of its historic studios, and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people in it.

Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, eventually becoming the most recognizable film industry in the world.

In 1853, one adobe hut stood in Nopalera (Nopal field), named for the Mexican Nopal cactus indigenous to the area. By 1870, an agricultural community flourished. The area was known as the Cahuenga Valley, after the pass in the Santa Monica Mountains immediately to the north.

According to the diary of H.J. Whitley, known as the "Father of Hollywood," on his honeymoon in 1886 he stood at the top of the hill looking out over the valley. Along came a Chinese man in a wagon carrying wood. The man got out of the wagon and bowed. The Chinese man was asked what he was doing and replied, "I holly-wood," meaning 'hauling wood.' H.J. Whitley had an epiphany and decided to name his new town Hollywood. "Holly" would represent England and "wood" would represent his Scottish heritage. Whitley had already started over 100 towns across the western United States.
1. What city is Hollywood in?
2. In what state?
3. When was Hollywood incorporated?
4. When did it merge with L.A.?
5. What industry is it known for?
6. Does it have many studios?
7. What was the area known as in 1870?
8. Named after what?
9. Where is the mountains from the town?
10. Who named Hollywood?
11. What is he known as?
12. Who gave him the idea for the name?
13. What was the man doing?
14. With what?
15. When did this all happen?
16. Did Whitley record these events?
17. Where?
18. Is this the first city he named or founded?
19. How many others?
20. Where?
Answer: 1. Los Angeles
2. California
3. 1903
4. 1910
5. film
6. yes
7. Cahuenga Valley
8. the pass in the Santa Monica Mountains
9. to the north
10. H.J. Whitley
11. the Father of Hollywood
12. a Chinese man
13. hauling wood
14. a wagon
15. 1886
16. yes
17. in a diary
18. no
19. over 100
20. the western United States

Problem: (CNN) -- Fernando Alonso ended his 2011 Formula One commitments wearing a Santa Claus outfit and the robes of a Magi, and the Spanish driver hopes next year will bring a return of the old Ferrari spirit.

The legendary Italian marque has won 31 world titles overall, but none since clinching a 16th constructors' crown in 2008.

Alonso was fourth in the drivers' standings this year, 135 points behind Red Bull's all-conquering Sebastian Vettel after winning just one race, while teammate Felipe Massa was a massive 274 points off the pace in sixth.

After being Father Christmas for Ferrari employees at the team's Maranello headquarters, and then one of the Three Wise Men at a sponsors' party, Alonso turned his attentions towards his bid to add a third world title to his 2005 and 2006 successes at Renault.

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"This is the time when one is always optimistic, but then we must wait for the start of the season to see where we really are. It's true that in the past few days, there was a good feeling at Maranello and there's an air of confidence about it," the 30-year-old told Ferrari's website.

"We want to reacquaint ourselves with the taste of winning that has eluded us for a while. Last spring, we made important changes to the structure of the technical part of the team and now we have adopted a new approach, a less conservative one, in the design of the new car.

"The philosophy behind the 2012 car is very different to that of 2011, especially in some key areas like suspension and aerodynamics."
1. What brand does Fernando Alonso drive for?
2. For which type of racing?
3. How does he rank this year?
4. Behind whom?
5. How far behind?
6. What brand does he drive for?
7. How old is Alonso?
8. How many world titles does he currently have?
9. When were they?
10. Is his car this year the same as last year?
11. How does it differ?
12. What costume did he wear to the sponsors' party?
13. Where was the employee Christmas party held?
14. Is Alonso confident about the upcoming season?
Answer: 1. Ferrari
2. Formula One
3. Fourth
4. Sebastian Vettel
5. 135 points
6. Red Bull
7. 30
8. 31
9. 2005 and 2006
10. No.
11. Suspension and aerodynamics.
12. wearing a Santa Claus outfit and the robes of a Magi
13. At the team's Maranello headquarters,
14. Yes.

Problem: Depleted uranium is also used as a shielding material in some containers used to store and transport radioactive materials. While the metal itself is radioactive, its high density makes it more effective than lead in halting radiation from strong sources such as radium. Other uses of depleted uranium include counterweights for aircraft control surfaces, as ballast for missile re-entry vehicles and as a shielding material. Due to its high density, this material is found in inertial guidance systems and in gyroscopic compasses. Depleted uranium is preferred over similarly dense metals due to its ability to be easily machined and cast as well as its relatively low cost. The main risk of exposure to depleted uranium is chemical poisoning by uranium oxide rather than radioactivity (uranium being only a weak alpha emitter).

The discovery and isolation of radium in uranium ore (pitchblende) by Marie Curie sparked the development of uranium mining to extract the radium, which was used to make glow-in-the-dark paints for clock and aircraft dials. This left a prodigious quantity of uranium as a waste product, since it takes three tonnes of uranium to extract one gram of radium. This waste product was diverted to the glazing industry, making uranium glazes very inexpensive and abundant. Besides the pottery glazes, uranium tile glazes accounted for the bulk of the use, including common bathroom and kitchen tiles which can be produced in green, yellow, mauve, black, blue, red and other colors.
1. What is used to shield radioactive waste?
2. Give an example of radioactive material it might shield
3. Is depleted uranium a metal?
4. Is it radioactive?
5. Is it dense?
6. What else is it used for?
7. Is it expensive?
8. What is the main risk of its use?
9. Who discovered radium?
10. Radium is a part of what ore?
11. What were the original uses of radium?
12. How much uranium is needed to get a gram of radium?
13. How is the waste utilized?
14. Is uranium glaze cheap?
15. What product is the glazed used upon?
16. In which colors?
Answer:
1. Depleted uranium
2. radium
3. yes
4. yes
5. yes
6. counterweights for aircraft control surfaces
7. no
8. chemical poisoning by uranium oxide
9. Marie Curie
10. uranium ore
11. glow-in-the-dark paints for clock and aircraft dials
12. three tonnes
13. the glazing industry,
14. yes
15. common bathroom and kitchen tiles
16. green, yellow, mauve, black, blue, red and other colors