Question: The Republic of the Congo (French: Republique du Congo), also known as Congo, Congo Republic, West Congo[citation needed], or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to the west; Cameroon to the northwest; the Central African Republic to the northeast; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east and south; and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to the southwest.

The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a MarxistLeninist one-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years. 1. Who ruled for 26 years?
2. Which language is spoken?
3. What did they build?
4. to what?
5. Were they a colony?
6. What country?
7. Who ruled the colony?
8. Which nation once ruled over the colony?
9. When was independence gained from the French?
10. Were elections held?
11. When? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. President Denis Sassou Nguesso
2. Bantu
3. trade links
4. the Congo River basin
5. formerly
6. Africa
7. unknown
8. Bantu-speaking tribes
9. 1960
10. yes
11. since 1992

Question: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health. With an annual budget of about US$7.0 billion (fiscal year 2012), the NSF funds approximately 24% of all federally supported basic research conducted by the United States' colleges and universities. In some fields, such as mathematics, computer science, economics, and the social sciences, the NSF is the major source of federal backing.

The NSF's director and deputy director are appointed by the President of the United States, and confirmed by the United States Senate, whereas the 24 presidentially appointed members of the National Science Board (NSB) do not require Senate confirmation. The director and deputy director are responsible for administration, planning, budgeting and day-to-day operations of the foundation, while the NSB meets six times a year to establish its overall policies. The current NSF director, confirmed in March 2014, is astronomer France A. Cordova, former president of Purdue University.

The NSF seeks to fulfill its mission chiefly by issuing competitive, limited-term grants in response to specific proposals from the research community. The NSF also makes some contracts. Some proposals are solicited, and some are not; the NSF funds both kinds. The NSF does not operate its own laboratories, unlike other federal research agencies, notable examples being the NASA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 1. What is NSF yearly budget?
2. what does NSF stand for?
3. how does it fulfill its mission?
4. does it run its own labs?
5. what precent of research do they fund?
6. who is there medical counterpart?
7. who picks the leaders?
8. what is the NSB?
9. how often does the NSB meet to discuss policies?
10. who is the current NSF director?
11. when did he start?
12. what did he do before?
13. where was he president?
14. what fields is NSF the major source of money for? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. $7.0 billion
2. National Science Foundation
3. by issuing grants
4. No
5. 24%
6. NIH
7. the President
8. the National Science Board
9. 6 times a year
10. France A. Cordova
11. 2014
12. He was an astronomer
13. Purdue University
14. One is mathematics

Question: In their small town there are not very many kids. Joe is 8 years old. Nate is 9 years old. They have been the only two boys since they were born. One day Joe saw a White moving truck down the street from his and Nate's tree house. Joe got really excited and told Nate about it. Nate and Joe waited, hoping to see another boy that could join their club. The Boy's Club started when they were 6 and their dads helped them build their tree house and paint it dark blue. Joe and Nate both wanted more friends so they could play team games like baseball and football. Nate started day dreaming about playing baseball. Joe started thinking about how fun football would be. They don't like playing board games, Go Fish or Old Maid any more. They were both looking out the window of the tree house, waiting for the family to get out of the dark blue van that pulled up next to the moving truck. The sun's bright yellow light made it hard for the boys to see as the van door opened Nate looked close and yelled out "There are three boys"! Both boys got really excited and started walking down the street toward the new family. Nate broke into a run and brown dust started coming up from the ground behind his feet. Joe started running to catch up to Nate. They made it to the house quickly and one of the new boys gave a strange look as Nate and Joe both held their knees trying to catch their breath. A few seconds later Nate stood up and said, "Hi I'm Nate and this is Joe. Do you want to join The Boy's Club"? The boy said, "Sure. Can my brothers be in the club too? And Joe said, "YES!" The boy took a step back and said, "Well, I'm Jacob and my twin's name is Josh. We are 9 and our little brother is Alex. He's 7." Nate and Joe started planning games and made friends quickly with the new boys. 1. How old is Joe?
2. And Nate?
3. What did they make?
4. What color was the truck?
5. What were they tired of?
6. What did they want to do instead?
7. How many boys were in the van?
8. What were their names?
9. What card games were they sick of?
10. Were there triplets? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Eight
2. Nine
3. a tree house
4. white
5. board games
6. more friends to play games like baseball and football
7. Three
8. Jacob, Josh and Alex
9. Go Fish and Old Maid
10. no