Question: Christopher Columbus ( ; 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages and his efforts to establish settlements on the island of Hispaniola initiated the permanent European colonization of the New World.

At a time when European kingdoms were beginning to establish new trade routes and colonies, motivated by imperialism and economic competition, Columbus proposed to reach the East Indies (South and Southeast Asia) by sailing westward. This eventually received the support of the Spanish Crown, which saw a chance to enter the spice trade with Asia through this new route. During his first voyage in 1492, he reached the New World instead of arriving in Japan as he had intended, landing on an island in the Bahamas archipelago that he named San Salvador. Over the course of three more voyages, he visited the Greater and Lesser Antilles, as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Central America, claiming all of it for the Crown of Castile.

Columbus was not the first European explorer to reach the Americas, having been preceded by the Viking expedition led by Leif Erikson in the 11th century, but his voyages led to the first lasting European contact with the Americas, inaugurating a period of exploration, conquest, and colonization that lasted several centuries. These voyages thus had an enormous effect on the historical development of the modern Western world. He spearheaded the transatlantic slave trade and has been accused by several historians of initiating the genocide of the Hispaniola natives. Columbus himself saw his accomplishments primarily in the light of spreading the Christian religion. 1. Who led the Vikings?
2. When?
3. Who suggested to go to the East Indies?
4. When did he set off?
5. Where did he land?
6. Where did he want to land?
7. Where was he from?
8. What three things was he known for?
9. What is Columbus accused of by historians?
10. What was motivation for Spain to start these voyages?
11. How many voyages did he take in total?
12. In what ocean?
13. What trade did he help get more popular? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Leif Erikson
2. 11th century
3. Columbus
4. 1492
5. an island
6. Japan
7. Republic of Genoa
8. explorer, navigator, and colonizer.
9. initiating the genocide of the Hispaniola natives
10. establish new trade routes and colonies
11. Four
12. Atlantic Ocean
13. transatlantic slave trade

Q: (CNN) -- In spite of heightened security due to a terror threat on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, a South Carolina man was apparently able to sneak a stun gun into a professional football game and fired it into the crowd, police said Tuesday.

Leroy T. McKelvey, 59, allegedly used the gun on three men in an upperdeck scuffle at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during a Sunday match-up between the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys, according to New Jersey Police Sgt. Julian Castellanos.

The three men suffered minor injuries, he said.

McKelvey was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a stun gun and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes.

He was taken to Bergen County Jail and later released on $22,500 bail. McKelvey could not immediately be reached for comment.

When asked about the security breach, National Football League spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league is "always refining and improving our security procedures."

"These procedures have been successful in keeping items that can cause serious injuries out of our stadiums," he said in a statement. "We will continue to be vigilant in protecting the safety of our fans."

Mark Lamping, the chief executive of MetLife Stadium, said the stun gun involved in the incident was the size of a small cell phone.

"Procedures for pat downs established by the NFL and used at every game were in effect at all entry gates," he said in a statement.

A video posted on YouTube apparently captures the immediate aftermath of the alleged attack, showing several Cowboys fans surrounding at least one person who is laying near the base of one of the stadium's seats.

1. stun gun
2. Tuesday
3. yes
4. 10th anniversary September 11th
5. yes
6. a small cell phone.
7. yes
8. pat downs
9. Leroy T. McKelvey
10. 59
11. yes
12. Bergen County Jail
13. Five
14. no
15. released on $22,500 bail.
16. South Carolina
17. football
18. no,
19. Jets and Cowboys
20. MetLife Stadium

Numbered questions:
1. What type of weapon was involved in this story?
2. When was it used?
3. Was the date special?
4. Why?
5. Were there fatalities?
6. How large was the instrument?
7. Were there plans in place to prevent this?
8. What were they?
9. Who was the assailant?
10. How old was he?
11. Was he arrested?
12. Where was he brought to?
13. How many charges were filed against him?
14. Is he still being detained?
15. Why?
16. What state is the assailant from?
17. What type of event was he at?
18. Was it a Panther's event?
19. Who was playing?
20. Where?

input: The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and leads the country in foreign policy issues. Equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries, the State Department is responsible for the international relations of the United States, negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities, and represents the United States at the United Nations. The Department was created in 1789 and was the first executive department established.

The Department is headquartered in the Harry S Truman Building located at 2201 C Street, NW, a few blocks away from the White House in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Department operates the diplomatic missions of the United States abroad and is responsible for implementing the foreign policy of the United States and U.S. diplomacy efforts. The Department is also the depository for more than 200 multilateral treaties.

The Department is led by the Secretary of State, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Secretary of State is Rex Tillerson, beginning 1 February 2017. The Secretary of State is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession, after the President pro tempore of the Senate. 1. What neighborhood is the DOS in?
2. Is it close to the White House?
3. Which former President is its building named for?
4. Is it in charge of foreign policy?
5. What is something else that it does?
6. Would one find any mulilateral treaties there?
7. What else is the Department of State called?
8. Which branch of government is it in?
9. Is it in communication with the President?
10. What might the department be called in another country?
11. When was it first established?
12. Who does it represent at the UN?
13. Who is the head of the department?
14. What is his official title?
15. Who nominates this position?
16. Does the House of Representatives have a say?
17. What about the Senate?
18. Who is the first cabinet official in the presidential line of succession?
19. Who is just before them?
20. When did Tillerson first take the position? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
2. yes
3. Harry S Truman
4. yes
5. it negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities
6. unknown
7. the State Department
8. the executive
9. yes
10. the foreign ministry
11. in 1789
12. the United States
13. Rex Tillerson
14. Secretary of State
15. the President
16. no
17. yes
18. the Secretary of State
19. President pro tempore of the Senate
20. 1 February 2017