Q: Northumberland (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England. The northernmost county of England, it borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south and the Scottish Borders to the north. To the east is the North Sea coastline with a long distance path. The county town is Alnwick, although the county council is in Morpeth.

The county of Northumberland included Newcastle upon Tyne until 1400, when the city became a county of itself. Northumberland expanded greatly in the Tudor period, annexing Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1482, Tynedale in 1495, Tynemouth in 1536, Redesdale around 1542 and Hexhamshire in 1572. Islandshire, Bedlingtonshire and Norhamshire were incorporated into Northumberland in 1844. Tynemouth and other settlements in North Tyneside were transferred to Tyne and Wear in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.

Lying on the Anglo-Scottish border, Northumberland has been the site of a number of battles. The county is noted for its undeveloped landscape of high moorland, now largely protected as the Northumberland National Park. Northumberland is the most sparsely populated county in England, with only 62 people per square kilometre.

Northumberland originally meant 'the land of the people living north of the River Humber'. The present county is the core of that former land, and has long been a frontier zone between England and Scotland. During Roman occupation of Britain, most of the present county lay north of Hadrian's Wall, and was only controlled by Rome for the brief period of its extension north the Antonine Wall. The Roman road Dere Street crosses the county from Corbridge over high moorland west of the Cheviot Hills into present Scotland to Trimontium (Melrose). As evidence of its border position through medieval times, Northumberland has more castles than any other county in England, including those of Alnwick, Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh, Newcastle and Warkworth.

1. Northumberland
2. Anglo-Scottish
3. undeveloped landscape
4. 62
5. present county
6. Northd
7. North East England
8. North Sea
9. The county town
10. Morpeth
11. 1400
12. Newcastle
13. Northumberland National Park
14. Five
15. Alnwick, Bamburgh
16. Dunstanburgh, Newcastle
17. no
18. Warkworth
19. Northumberland expanded
20. 1495

Numbered questions:
1. what is this about ?
2. it lies on what border ?
3. and noted for what ?
4. what is the perple per sq kilo ?
5. what is the core of the land before ?
6. what is the abbrevation ?
7. located where ?
8. what sea is by it ?
9. Alnwick is what ?
10. the concil is what ?
11. the city became a independent area when ?
12. what did it incluse ?
13. what park is protected ?
14. how many area are castles mentioned ?
15. name 2
16. name 2 more ?
17. is denmark the last one ?
18. what is the last one ?
19. what happened in the Tudor period
20. witch one in 1495 ?

Q: Dennis Sinar, 51, a doctor from New York, is quick to explain why he took a year-long break from his job. "I was pretty burned out after practicing medicine for 26 years. I needed a recharge." So he took a "gap year", from July 2011 to June 2012, to explore things like ancient buildings, and traditional Eastern medicine, in locations including Alaska, Nepal and Romania.

"Taking a break from work is an excellent way for adults to go into a new career or refresh an old one," said Holly Bull, president of Princeton, N, J. "In recent years, mid-career breaks have been gaining more interest," she said. A report on adult gap years published this year by a market research company also described the potential American market for gap years as a "sleeping giant."

"A gap year is a challenge for the older individual to step out of a comfort zone and take a risk. I enjoyed that side most." said Dr. Sinar, who kept a daily blog about his experience. His time studying Eastern medicine "assured the reasons I went into health care," said Dr. Sinar, who returned to practice medicine at his old job, although he works fewer days. "I use those experiences to provide my patients with more care," he added. "And I listen better than I did before."

George Garritan, chairman of the Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management at New York University, certainly agrees with Dr. Sinar. He said a gap-year experience could be worthwhile for employees and companies. For employees, investing in themselves and improving skill sets is a move that will benefit throughout their career. He added that returning employees feel refreshed and have given more thought to their career. For companies, offering unpaid leaves makes good sense for attracting and keeping talented employees.

1. doctor
2. New York
3. 26 years
4. Taking a break
5. gap year
6. chairman
7. New York University
8. 51
9. July 2011
10. Holly Bull

Numbered questions:
1. What was Dennis Sinar's profession?
2. And where was he from?
3. How long did he practice medicine before his burn-out period?
4. What is an excellent way for adults to refresh an old career?
5. What is that break called?
6. What position does George Garritan hold?
7. What university does he work for?
8. How old is Dr. Sinar?
9. When did Dr. Sinar start his gap year?
10. Who is the president of Princeton?

Q: The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the , was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 10 to 24, 1964. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being canceled because of World War II.

The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics held in Asia, and the first time South Africa was barred from taking part due to its apartheid system in sports. (South Africa was, however, allowed to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, also held in Tokyo, where it made its Paralympic Games debut.) Tokyo was chosen as the host city during the 55th IOC Session in West Germany, on May 26, 1959.

These games were also the first to be telecast internationally without the need for tapes to be flown overseas, as they had been for the 1960 Olympics four years earlier. The games were telecast to the United States using Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, and from there to Europe using Relay 1. These were also the first Olympic Games to have color telecasts, albeit partially. Certain events like the sumo wrestling and judo matches, sports huge in Japan, were tried out using Toshiba's new color transmission system, but only for the domestic market. History surrounding the 1964 Olympics was chronicled in the 1965 documentary film "Tokyo Olympiad", directed by Kon Ichikawa.

1. South Africa
2. apartheid system in sports.
3. yes
4. Paralympics,
5. 1964
6. held in Tokyo, Japan
7. yes
8. 1940
9. ecause of Japan's invasion of China
10. Helsinki
11. no
12. ultimately being canceled because of World War II
13. October 10 to 24, 1964
14. they were broadcast without the need for tapes to be flown overseas,
15. Syncom 3
16. from the US via Syncom3 then Europe on Relay 1.
17. both , some was in color, some not
18. Tokyo Olympiad
19. Kon Ichikawa.
20. 1965

Numbered questions:
1. Who was banned for the first time?
2. Why?
3. Were they allowed to compete in another event?
4. Which one?
5. What year were these Summer Olympics held?
6. And where?
7. Was the country supposed to host the Olympics before?
8. When?
9. Why did it not work out for them?
10. Who was supposed to take over?
11. Did that happen?
12. Why not?
13. From what day to what day were the 1964 Olympics held?
14. What was significant about the international telecasting?
15. What was used to telecast them to the US?
16. How about to Europe?
17. Was it in color or black and white?
18. What was the documentary about it called?
19. Who directed it?
20. When was it made?