question: (CNN) -- Serena Williams was forced to pull out of the Madrid Open with a thigh injury ahead of her quarter final tie with Petra Kvitova Friday.

The withdrawal will come as a blow to the world No. 1's preparations for the French Open with the year's second major beginning in two weeks' time.

Williams had been playing with heavy strapping all week, although confirmed she hopes to be able to take part in the Italian Open in Rome next week.

"I have a left thigh injury and, unfortunately, have to withdraw from this year's Madrid Open," Williams told the WTA website.

"It happened during my first round match. It started to get better, but most importantly right now, I just need some time to rest and recover.

"I am planning to play in Rome. Fortunately, I have a bye next week so will have an extra day of rest."

Williams has won the title in Madrid for the last two years and used the event as a springboard to take the French Open crown at Roland Garros last May.

She added: "It's beyond words. It's so frustrating. We couldn't ask for a better tournament and I love it here in Madrid. I love being a champion here."

Elsewhere in the women's draw, Maria Sharapova overcame world No. 2 Li Na 2-6, 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 to reach the semifinals where she will face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska who defeated surprise package Caroline Garcia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Williams' withdrawal means the second semifinal will pit Kvitova against No.4 seed Simona Halep who trumped the in-form Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-2.
1. Did Serena Williams withdraw from the Madrid Open?
2. Why?
3. What part of her was injured?
4. Who was she going to play on Friday?
5. What was she wearing in play earlier in the week?
6. What is she hoping to take part in next week?
7. Where?
8. Who did Maria Sharapova overcome?
9. Who did Radwanska defeat?
10. Where is Radwanska from?
11. When did Williams' injury happen?
12. Then what happened to it?
13. What does she need now?
14. ANything else?
15. Where is the French Open held?
16. When?
17. How many times has Williams won Madrid?
18. Does she hate it there?
19. Which website was Williams talking to?
20. For Williams, Madrid was a springboard for what?
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answer: 1. yes
2. an injury
3. a thigh
4. Petra Kvitova
5. unknown
6. Italian Open
7. Rome
8. Li Na
9. Caroline Garcia
10. Poland
11. her first round match
12. It started to get better
13. some time
14. rest
15. Roland Garros
16. May
17. two
18. no
19. the WTA's
20. to take the French Open crown

question: Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- A former Georgia sheriff's deputy convicted of murder in the slaying of his wife and a day laborer in 2008 was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life sentences plus five years in prison.

That means that Derrick Yancey, 51, will have to serve at least 60 years before he is eligible for parole.

He stared straight forward and showed no emotion as a Superior Court judge imposed the sentence for the murders of Linda Yancey, 44, who was also a sheriff's deputy, and Marcial Cax-Puluc, 23, a day laborer from Guatemala.

Referring to Linda Yancey, Judge Linda Hunter said, "She was an officer, she was a wife, she was a mother, she was a daughter, she was a sister, she was a friend. Mr. Cax-Puluc, who had barely began to live his life, he died that day. It's not lost on the court, and probably yourself, that today an officer has fallen because you were a law enforcement officer entrusted with so many responsibilities."

Hunter and the defendant, who both worked at the Dekalb County Courthouse, knew each other, prosecutors have said.

Yancey was convicted earlier this month of two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Cax-Puluc and Linda Yancey were shot multiple times in the Yanceys' home in Stone Mountain.

The defendant told police that he shot Cax-Puluc in self-defense after the day laborer had shot his wife. Prosecutors argued that Yancey was the lone gunman and that he hired Cax-Puluc as part of an elaborate plan to kill his wife.
1. How old was Derrick Yancey?
2. What was he convicted of?
3. Of who?
4. And who else?
5. What was his name?
6. What was the judge's name?
7. What was Derrick Yancey's wife's name?
8. How old was she?
9. How long will Yancey have to serve before he's eligible for parole?
10. Did he cry in court?
11. What did he do?
12. What job did Yancey's wife have?
13. What was the name of the courthouse?
14. What was Yancey convicted of exactly?
15. When was that?
16. Why did Yancey say he shot Cax-Puluc?
17. What did prosecutors say about it?
18. Where was the Yancey's home?
19. How many times had the victims been shot?
20. What news organization wrote the article?
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answer: 1. 51
2. murder
3. his wife
4. a day laborer
5. Marcial Cax-Puluc
6. Linda Hunter
7. Linda
8. 44,
9. 60 years
10. No
11. showed no emotion
12. a sheriff's deputy
13. Dekalb County Courthouse
14. two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime
15. earlier this month
16. self-defense
17. that Yancey was the lone gunman
18. Stone Mountain
19. multiple times
20. CNN

question: Arizona (; ; O'odham: "Ali sonak" [ai onak]) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states. It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is one of the Four Corners states. It has borders with New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, and Mexico, and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado. Arizona's border with Mexico is 389 miles (626km) long, on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California.

Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of "Alta California" in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the MexicanAmerican War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase.

Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate, with very hot summers and mild winters. Northern Arizona features forests of pine, Douglas fir, and spruce trees; the Colorado Plateau; some mountain ranges (such as the San Francisco Mountains); as well as large, deep canyons, with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls. There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff, Alpine, and Tucson. In addition to the Grand Canyon National Park, there are several national forests, national parks, and national monuments.
1. What territory is this about?
2. Was it one of the first states?
3. What number was it?
4. When did it become official?
5. Is it cold there?
6. What did it belong to beforehand?
7. Where was that?
8. Who fought against each other?
9. Who won?
10. What part of the country is AZ in?
11. How many states are bigger?
12. How does it rank in population?
13. What is the capitol?
14. Is that a small place?
15. What other country does it border?
16. How big is that?
17. What kind of forestry does it have?
18. Any others?
19. Such as?
20. Does it ever snow there?
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answer:
1. Arizona
2. no
3. the 48th
4. February 14, 1912
5. no
6. Alta California
7. New Spain
8. Mexico and America
9. America
10. the southwestern region
11. five
12. 14th
13. Phoenix
14. no
15. Mexico
16. 389 miles
17. pine
18. yes
19. Douglas fir and spruce trees
20. yes