Problem: (CNN) -- Defending English Premier League champions Manchester City had to come from behind twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at improved Liverpool Sunday.

Liverpool stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season, but could count themselves unfortunate not to claim three points at Anfield.

Martin Skrtel headed them ahead from a Steven Gerrard corner after 34 minutes, but the visitors drew level after Yaya Toure capitalized on hesitancy just after the hour mark.

Liverpool responded almost immediately as a long-range free kick from Luis Suarez eluded City goalkeeper Joe Hart to put them 2-1 ahead.

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But they could not hold their lead and in the 80th minute Skrtel was the villain as his back pass fell short of Pepe Reina and Carlos Tevez swooped to round the home goalkeeper and equalize.

Both sides had chances to claim three points in a frantic finish with substitute Andy Carroll's header cleared off the line by City's new signing Jack Rodwell.

Joe Allen, one of new manager Brendan Rogers' summer acquisitions, had a fine game on his Anfield debut.

"Here at Anfield the atmosphere was fantastic, as I expected. I'm looking forward to playing here this season.

"The style of Brendan's play is a big, positive factor for everyone, and the players are looking forward to playing under Brendan Rodgers," he told Sky Sports.

Arsenal drew blank for the second straight EPL fixture after being held to a 0-0 draw at Stoke in the earlier kickoff Sunday.
1. Who had a fine game?
2. Who stumbled?
3. When?
4. Who could not keep atop in score?
5. Who was the bad person noted?
6. Why?
7. To who?
8. Who did City sign?
Answer: 1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. the opening day of the season
4. Liverpool
5. Skrtel
6. his back pass fell short
7. Pepe Reina and Carols Tevez
8. Brendan Rodgers

Problem: New York (CNN) -- A federal judge has ordered that an official monitor be put in place to prevent discrimination in the hiring of New York City firefighters.

U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said the city needs "to comprehensively reassess its policies and practices, to analyze the evidence showing the effect of those policies and practices, and to rationally consider how they can be changed to achieve a firefighter hiring process that is -- in actual practice and effect -- fair and open to all."

The order requires the city to take remedial steps to fix discriminatory hiring practices and puts the court monitor in place for at least the next 10 years to make sure those steps are taken.

Garaufis cited "the clear evidence of disparate impact that Mayor (Michael) Bloomberg and his senior leadership chose to ignore was obvious to anyone else who looked."

"Instead of facing hard facts and asking hard questions about the City's abysmal track record of hiring black and Hispanic firefighters, the Bloomberg Administration dug in and fought back," the judge said in his ruling.

Mark LaVorgna, a spokesman for the mayor, said the city intends to appeal the decision.

Litigation against the city's firefighter hiring practices began in 2007, when the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint alleging the Fire Department of New York's hiring exams negatively affected black and Hispanic applicants.

"Four years of litigation and two adverse liability rulings later, the City still doesn't get it," Garaufis said. "The City's senior leaders have routinely denied that they are responsible or doing anything to remedy nearly forty years of discrimination."
1. Who is the mayor of New York?
2. What is his first name?
3. Who works for the mayor?
4. What did he say?
5. What specifically?
6. Of what?
7. For what jurisdiction?
8. Who decided this?
9. What is he?
10. How long will the changes need to last?
11. Why?
12. What did he reference?
Answer: 1. Bloomberg
2. Michael
3. Mark LaVorgna
4. Tthe city intends to appeal the decision
5. That an official monitor be put in place to prevent discrimination
6. The hiring of firefighters
7. New York City
8. Judge Nicholas Garaufis
9. A federal judge
10. At least the next 10
11. To make sure those steps are taken to prevent discrimination.
12. The clear evidence that Mayo Bloomberg chose to ignore this issue

Problem: The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, Greek cultural influence and power was at its peak in Europe, Africa and Asia, experiencing prosperity and progress in the arts, exploration, literature, theatre, architecture, music, mathematics, philosophy, and science. For example, competitive public games took place, ideas in biology, and popular entertainment in theaters. It is often considered a period of transition, sometimes even of decadence or degeneration, compared to the enlightenment of the Greek Classical era. The Hellenistic period saw the rise of New Comedy, Alexandrian poetry, the Septuagint and the philosophies of Stoicism and Epicureanism. Greek Science was advanced by the works of the mathematician Euclid and the polymath Archimedes. The religious sphere expanded to include new gods such as the Greco-Egyptian Serapis, eastern deities such as Attis and Cybele and the Greek adoption of Buddhism.
1. What is the main topic?
2. Whos history does it cover?
3. Were sports played?
4. What else did this period see a rise of?
5. Did this include religion?
6. Can you name one?
7. And from the east?
8. Did they adopt any other beliefs?
9. What was this considered a period of?
10. Were they moral?
11. Who died in 323?
12. What countries power and influence peaked during this time?
13. What happened in 31?
Answer:
1. The Hellenistic period
2. Ancient Greek (Hellenic) and Mediterranean history
3. Yes, there were competitive public games
4. the arts, exploration, literature, theatre, architecture, music, mathematics, philosophy, and science
5. The religious sphere expanded to include new gods
6. Serapis
7. Attis and Cybele
8. Buddhism
9. transition, sometimes even decadence or degeneration
10. unknown
11. Alexander the Great
12. Greece
13. The Battle of Actium