Question: Dominica ( or ; ; Island Carib: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is a sovereign island country. The capital, Roseau, is located on the leeward side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island lies south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its area is , and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.

The island was originally inhabited by the Kalinago and later colonised by Europeans, predominantly by the French from the 1690s. Columbus is said to have passed the island on Sunday, 3 November 1493, and the island's name is derived from the Latin for "Sunday". Great Britain took possession in 1763 after the Seven Years' War and gradually established English as the official language. The island republic gained independence in 1978.

Its name is pronounced with stress falling either on second syllable of the word, after the Latin word "dominica" "lordly", or on the third syllable, after the French name "Dominique". Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its natural environment. It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest hot spring, called Boiling Lake. The island has lush mountainous rainforests, and is the home of many rare plants, animals, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall occurs inland. The Sisserou parrot, also known as the imperial amazon and found only on Dominica, is the island's national bird and featured on the national flag. Dominica's economy depends on tourism and agriculture. 1. what is the capital?
2. and where is it located?
3. Who inhabited the island first?
4. and then who?
5. Who went to the island in 1943
6. What isthe island named after?
7. and its name is dervived from?
8. does it have a nicj=kname?
9. what is it?
10. what is its offical language?
11. who took possession after the war?
12. after which war?
13. Did they stay in possesion for long?
14. Did they ever gain independence?
15. when?
16. what is the population?
17. according to?
18. what is the capital?
19. What animal can only be found in Dominica?
20. What bird can be found here? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Roseau
2. leeward side of the island
3. Kalinago
4. Europeans,
5. Columbus passed it
6. its natural environment.
7. the Latin for "Sunday"
8. yes
9. Nature Isle of the Caribbean
10. English
11. Great Britain
12. the Seven Years' War
13. yes
14. yes
15. 1978
16. 71,293
17. 2011 census
18. Roseau
19. rare animals
20. Sisserou parrot,

Question: Where Are They Now: Life after Olympic Gold

These celebrated Olympic champions from decades past wrote sports history, but what are they up to now? Here's the latest on some of the greatest.

Edwin Moses

_ : Gold Medals in 400 Meters Hurdles (1976 Montreal Games, 1984 Los Angeles Games)

_ : Moses earned a degree in physics and later held a full-time job as an engineer.After retirement, he earned his master's degree in business.In 2000, Moses took on the role of executive chairman of Laureus.

Kerri Strug

_ : Gold Medal in Gymnastics (1996 Atlanta), when she competed through the pain of the ankle damage to land the gold-winning vault.

_ : Strug lives in Tucson, Arizona.She does public relations for USA Gymnastics, speaking regularly at events and attending the Games on behalf of sponsors.

Dick Fosbury

_ : Gold Medal in High Jump (1968 Mexico City Games)

_ : Fosbury is an executive committee member of the World Olympians Association.But he hasn't left the tracks just yet - he coaches teenager athletes at Dick Fosbury Track Camps.

Greg Louganis

_ : Gold Medals in Diving (1984 Los Angeles Games, 1988 Seoul Games)

_ : Louganis developed AIDS and retired in 1989.It wasn't until the mid-90s that he announced he was HTV-positive.Since then, Louganis has been an outspoken advocate for HTV awareness.

Dominique Dawes

_ : Gold Medal in Gymnastics (1996 Atlanta Games)

_ : President Barack Obama appointed her and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees as co-chairs of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

Dawes is also the co-host for Yahoo! News Weekend Edition. 1. Who co hosts Yahoo! News?
2. Weekdays or weekends?
3. Which other athlete did she work with on the President's Council?
4. Is he a baseball player?
5. When she won her gold medal, in which country were the games?
6. What was another year the U.S. had the olympics?
7. Where were those?
8. Who was the diving star of those games?
9. Does he still dive?
10. Why not?
11. Did he win in another olympics as well?
12. How many years between gold medals was it for Edwin Moses?
13. What was memorable about Kerri Strug's gold medal?
14. Which specific event did she win in?
15. Does she live in L.A.?
16. Who has an athletic camp named after them?
17. Is it for young kids?
18. What event did he win at?
19. Who has a master's in business?
20. What was his undergrad degree in? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Dawes
2. Weekend
3. Drew Brees
4. no
5. Atlanta
6. 1984
7. Los Angeles
8. Greg Louganis
9. no
10. he developed AIDS
11. yes
12. Eight
13. she had ankle damage
14. Gymnastics
15. no
16. Dick Fosbury
17. no
18. High Jump
19. Edwin Moses
20. physics