Q: The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial American presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The Democratic nominee, incumbent President Barack Obama, and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, were elected to a second term, defeating the Republican nominee, former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney and his running mate, Representative and future House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

As the incumbent president, Obama secured the Democratic nomination with no serious opposition. The Republican Party was more fractured; Mitt Romney was consistently competitive in the polls, but faced challenges from a number of more conservative contenders whose popularity each fluctuated, often besting Romney's. Romney effectively secured the nomination by early May as the economy improved, albeit at a persistently laggard rate. The campaign was marked by a sharp rise in fundraising, including from new nominally independent Super PACs. The campaigns focused heavily on domestic issues: debate centered largely around sound responses to the Great Recession in terms of economic recovery and job creation. Other issues included long-term federal budget issues, the future of social insurance programs, and the Affordable Care Act. Foreign policy was also discussed including the phase-out of the Iraq War, the size of and spending on the military, preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, and appropriate counteractions to terrorism.

1. Obama
2. 2012
3. no
4. Mitt Romney
5. yes
6. Mitt Romney
7. yes
8. Joe Biden
9. Barack Obama and Joe Biden
10. Massachusetts
11. Paul Ryan
12. early May
13. fundraising
14. domestic issues
15. yes
16. yes
17. Iran

Numbered questions:
1. who secured the democratic nomination?
2. What election year is the article about?
3. Did Obama have opposition securing his nomination?
4. Who was competitive in the pools for the republicans?
5. Did Romney face opposition?
6. Who secured the republican nomination?
7. Was foreign policy discussed in the campaigns?
8. Who was Obama's running mate?
9. Who was elected to a second term?
10. What state is Romney the former governor of?
11. Who was Romney's running mate?
12. When did Romney secure his nomination?
13. the campaign was marked by a sharp rise in what?
14. What did the campaigns focus a lot on?
15. Were federal budget issues focused on?
16. Was the Affordable care act discussed?
17. Who were they trying to prevent from obtaining nuclear weapons?

Q: New York (CNN) -- A New York graffiti art exhibit that drew visitors throughout the world was painted over early Tuesday morning despite efforts by artists and fans to keep the popular outdoor attraction open.

The whitewashing of the renowned graffiti haven known as 5 Pointz, a hulking warehouse in the Long Island City section of Queens, appears to mark the end of legal efforts by supporters to save it and even a last-minute attempt to secure landmark status for the building.

A federal judge last week denied an injunction to stop the razing of the building by developers Jerry and David Wolkoff, the warehouse owners, who plan to transform the site into high-end condos.

"I've been learning a lot in this whole battle," Jonathan Cohen, aka "Meres One," the 5 Pointz art curator, told CNN affiliate NY1.

He added, "I guess I have a little less faith in the system."

Jerry Wolkoff told CNN that he decided to paint over the walls now because the building will take several months to tear down, and he didn't want the artists' work to be ruined in the process.

"I had tears in my eyes this morning when we painted over it," Wolkoff said. "I have nothing but admiration for the work they've done."

Graffiti artists turn abandoned luxury liner into giant canvas

Wolkoff said the new buildings will have a "60-foot high wall" for the artists to paint on. He anticipates beginning the demolition in early 2014.

The 5 Pointz is a massive canvass where "aerosol artists from around the globe paint colorful pieces on the walls of a 200,000-square-foot factory building," according to its website. The exhibit has been featured in several music videos and documentaries.

1. Jerry and David Wolkoff
2. Yes
3. Condos.
4. This morning.
5. Yes
6. Artists and fans
7. Long Island City, Queens
8. Art curator
9. 5 Pointz
10. "I've been learning a lot in this whole battle."
11. When they painted over it.

Numbered questions:
1. Who is the developers?
2. Did they plan to transform the site?
3. transform into?
4. When was the art exhibit painted?
5. Was there any problem in painting?
6. Who created the problems?
7. Where is the art exhibit located?
8. Who is Jonathan Cohen?
9. For whom is he working for?
10. What did he told CNN?
11. When did Jerry Wolkoff got tears in her eyes?

Q: ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and "StatsGuru", a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. , Sambit Bal was the editor. The site, originally conceived in a pre-World Wide Web form in 1993 by Dr Simon King, was acquired in 2002 by the Wisden Grouppublishers of several notable cricket magazines and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As part of an eventual breakup of the Wisden Group, it was sold to ESPN, jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, in 2007.

CricInfo was launched on 15 March 1993 by Dr Simon King, a British researcher at the University of Minnesota with help from students and researchers at universities around the world.

While a company, CricInfo Ltd, was formed in 1996, CricInfo remained a volunteer-run operation until late 1999 and was not fully staffed until late 2000. The site was reliant on contributions from fans around the world who spent hours compiling electronic scorecards and contributing them to CricInfo's comprehensive archive, as well as keying in live scores from games around the world using CricInfo's scoring software, "dougie". In 2000, Cricinfo's estimated worth was $150 million; however it faced difficulties the following year as a result of the dotcom crash.

1. StatsGuru
2. ESPNcricinfo
3. Yes
4. cricket
5. 15 March 1993
6. Dr Simon King
7. University of Minnesota
8. No
9. British
10. she launched the website

Numbered questions:
1. What's the database called that has the info on matches from the 18th century until now?
2. Which website is it found on?
3. Does it focus solely on one sport?
4. Which sport?
5. When was it originally launched?
6. By who?
7. What college was she with?
8. Was she American?
9. What was she?
10. What did she do at the college?