question: (CNN)"In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd," wrote Miguel de Cervantes, the Shakespeare of Spain. And the quest to find his remains has sometimes seemed both, even (dare one say it) quixotic in a time of recession. But forensic scientists have persevered, and appear to have triumphed.

Almost 400 years after Cervantes' death, a team led by Francisco Etxeberria announced Tuesday that they were confident they had found Cervantes' coffin in the crypt of the Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians in the Barrio de Las Letras (Literary Quarter) in Madrid. Historical records indicated Cervantes had been buried there, but the convent had been substantially rebuilt since. (Etxeberria, incidentally, performed the autopsy on former Chilean President Gen. Salvador Allende, confirming he had committed suicide.)

At a news conference in Madrid on Tuesday, Etxeberria said that while there was no mathematical proof or DNA test available to completely verify the findings, there were "many coincidences and no discrepancies" in the examination of "Osario 32," a common grave in the crypt that contained the remains of 16 people.

"We have Cervantes, represented in some form in this group of bones that are unfortunately very degraded and very fragmented," Etxeberria told national television.

The search for Cervantes' coffin -- using radar -- began last year, funded by the Madrid City Council. It first mapped more than 30 burial cavities in the walls and nearly 5 meters beneath the floor of the church. Mass spectrometry dated fragments of wood and cloth found in these cavities to the 17th century, an encouraging but far from conclusive development.
1. Whose body is Franciso Etxeberria searching for?
2. What association is Miguel de Cervantes given?
3. When did the search for his remains begin?
4. When did Exteberria confirm they had succeeded?
5. Where was the coffin found?
6. In what city?
7. Was this confirmed by historical documents?
8. What condition did he say his findings were in?
9. Who did he announce this to?
10. Could the bones be conclusively identified via DNA testing?
11. How many other persons' remains were found in the same area?
12. How many burial chambers were in the church, according to initial radar testing?
13. How deep under the ground were they?
14. Was spectometry used to determine the dates of artifacts in the area?
15. What date did the testing suggest?
16. Could this conclusively confirm Cervantes' presence?
17. Who funded the search?
18. What artifacts were examined and dated?
19. What other remains has Exteberria examined?
20. What did he determine was the cause of death?
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answer: 1. Cervantes'
2. the Shakespeare of Spain.
3. Almost 400 years after Cervantes' death
4. Tuesday
5. in the crypt of the Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians
6. in Madrid.
7. yes
8. unfortunately very degraded
9. At a news conference
10. no
11. 16 people.
12. it mapped more than 30 burial cavities
13. 5 meters
14. yes
15. they were from the 17th century,
16. no
17. the Madrid City Council
18. wood and cloth'
19. the remains of former Chilean President Gen. Salvador Allende
20. suicide

question: Maryland () is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. The state's largest city is Baltimore, and its capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are "Old Line State", the "Free State", and the "Chesapeake Bay State". The state is named after the English queen Henrietta Maria of France.

One of the original Thirteen Colonies, Maryland is considered to be the birthplace of religious freedom in America, when it was formed by George Calvert in the early 17th century as an intended refuge for persecuted Catholics from England. George Calvert was the first Lord of Baltimore and the first English proprietor of the then-Maryland colonial grant. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution, and played a pivotal role in the founding of Washington, D.C., which was established on land donated by the state.

Maryland is one of the smallest U.S. states in terms of area, as well as one of the most densely populated, with around six million residents. , Maryland had the highest median household income of any state, owing in large part to its close proximity to the nation's capital and a highly diversified economy spanning manufacturing, services, and biotechnology.
1. What state is talked about?
2. How many states/cities does it border?
3. Which one borders it to the east?
4. Is it large?
5. Who was its namesake?
6. Who founded the colony?
7. When?
8. What was it known for starting?
9. What was located on donated space from the state?
10. Are there a lot of people per area?
11. How many people live there?
12. How many nicknames does it have?
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answer:
1. Maryland
2. 5 altogether
3. Delaware
4. no
5. Old Line State
6. George Calvert
7. in the early 17th century
8. religious freedom in America
9. Washington, D.C
10. yes
11. around six million residents
12. Three