Q: Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest (who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast) and features performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", properly beginning the show.

In 1980, Michaels left the series to explore other opportunities. He was replaced by Jean Doumanian, who was replaced by Ebersol after a season of bad reviews. Ebersol ran the show until 1985, when Michaels returned; Michaels has remained since then. Many of "SNL"s cast found national stardom while appearing on the show, and achieved success in film and television, both in front of and behind the camera. Others associated with the show, such as writers, have gone on to successful careers creating, writing, or starring in TV and film.

Answer the following questions:
1. Has the shown been good for it's cast and writers?
2. When did Michaels leave?
3. Who replaced him?
4. When did the show premier?
5. Where is the show made?
6. Does it have an abbreviation?
7. what is that?
8. standing for?
9. Who got bad reviews?
10. how does the show end?
11. Who hosts the episodes?
12. how many seasons was Jean there?
13. Did Micheals ever return?
14. when?
15. What was the original title?
16. who created it?
17. why did michaels originally leave?
18. and who developed it?
19. is this a day-time show?
20. then what is it?
A: 1. Yes
2. in 1980
3. Jean Doumanian
4. October 11, 1975
5. New York
6. Yes
7. SNL
8. Saturday Night Live
9. Jean Doumanian,
10. unknown
11. a celebrity guest
12. One
13. Yes
14. 1985
15. NBC's Saturday Night
16. Lorne Michaels
17. to explore other opportunities
18. Dick Ebersol
19. No
20. a late-night television show
Q: Assyria was a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire of the ancient Near East and the Levant. It existed as a state from perhaps as early as the 25th century BC in the form of the Assur city-state, until its lapse between 612 BC and 599 BC, spanning the Early to Middle Bronze Age through to the late Iron Age. From the end of the seventh century BC to the mid-seventh century AD, it survived as a geopolitical entity, for the most part ruled by foreign powers, although a number of Neo-Assyrian states arose at different times during the Parthian and early Sasanian Empires between the mid-second century BC and late third century AD, a period which also saw Assyria become a major centre of Syriac Christianity and the birthplace of the Church of the East.

Centered on the Tigris in Upper Mesopotamia (modern northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and the northwestern fringes of Iran), the Assyrians came to rule powerful empires at several times. Making up a substantial part of the greater Mesopotamian "cradle of civilization", which included Sumer, the Akkadian Empire, and Babylonia, Assyria was at the height of technological, scientific and cultural achievements for its time. At its peak, the Assyrian empire stretched from Cyprus and the East Mediterranean to Iran, and from what is now Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Caucasus, to the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt and eastern Libya.

Answer the following questions:
1. where was the kingdom?
2. was it always a kingdom?
3. when did it laspe?
4. when was it a geopolitcal enitity?
5. where is it located?
6. what is the modern placement?
7. who was it ruled by?
8. during what ages did it exist as a state?
9. Spanning from what ages??
10. who ruled during the geopolitical state?
11. who was in rule at its peak?
12. where did the kingdom stretch to?
13. did the assyrians rule only once?
14. what made up the cradle of civilization?
15. what achievements were at their peak?
A: 1. Assyria
2. no
3. between 612 BC and 599 BC
4. From the end of the seventh century BC to the mid-seventh century AD
5. Upper Mesopotamia
6. modern northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and the northwestern fringes of Iran
7. Assyrians
8. from perhaps as early as the 25th century BC until its lapse between 612 BC and 599 BC
9. Early to Middle Bronze Age
10. foreign powers
11. Assyrians
12. from Cyprus and the East Mediterranean to Iran, and from what is now Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Caucasus, to the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt and eastern Libya.
13. unknown
14. Sumer, the Akkadian Empire, and Babylonia
15. technological, scientific and cultural
Q: I spent last weekend with my grandma and grandpa. I love them very much! I always look forward to visiting them! They always do fun things with me. Last weekend, we went to the zoo together. I saw a great big elephant. It had a long nose. My grandpa and I played a game to see who could be the most like an elephant. We stomped around a lot and made trumpeting noises. I won! Grandma looked on and laughed. I saw a monkeys too! The monkeys swung through the trees. They even made monkey noises! Grandma wanted to take a picture of me with the monkeys, but I was too busy pretending I was monkey to stand still. After we left the zoo, I went home. We had dinner together. Then, my grandma read me a story and tucked me into bed. I had a great time with my grandparents. I love them a lot. I always look forward to visiting them.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who did they spend last weekend with?
2. Do they like going to see them?
3. Where did they go last?
4. What large animal did they see?
5. Who played a game pretending to be the animal?
6. What did they do?
7. How did his grandmother react?
8. What animal did they see in the trees?
9. What were they doing?
10. Who wanted to take photos?
11. and did he?
12. Where did they go when they left?
13. Who read him a story?
14. and what did she do next?
15. Did he have a good time seeing his grandparents?
A:
1. grandma and grandpa
2. yes
3. the zoo
4. an elephant
5. My grandpa and I
6. stomped around a lot and made trumpeting noises
7. She laughed
8. monkeys
9. making monkey noises
10. Grandma
11. no
12. home
13. grandma
14. tucked me into bed
15. yes