Bolivia, officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (), is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil, to the southeast by Paraguay, to the south by Argentina, to the southwest by Chile, and to the northwest by Peru. One-third of the country is the Andean mountain range.

The largest city and principal economic and financial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales (Tropical lowlands) mostly flat region in the East of Bolivia. Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries (the other is Paraguay) that lie outside Afro-Eurasia. Bolivia is geographically the largest landlocked country in the Americas, but remains a relatively small country in economic and military terms.

Before Spanish colonization, the Andean region of Bolivia was part of the Inca Empire, while the northern and eastern lowlands were inhabited by independent tribes. Spanish "conquistadors" arriving from Cuzco and Asuncion took control of the region in the 16th century. During the Spanish colonial period Bolivia was administered by the Royal Audiencia of Charcas. Spain built its empire in great part upon the silver that was extracted from Bolivia's mines.

After the first call for independence in 1809, 16 years of war followed before the establishment of the Republic, named for Simon Bolivar, on 6 August 1825. Since independence, Bolivia has endured periods of political and economic instability, including the loss of various peripheral territories to its neighbors, such as Acre and parts of the Gran Chaco. It has been landlocked since the annexation of its Pacific coast territory by Chile following the War of the Pacific (187984), but agreements with neighboring countries have granted it indirect access to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What country has agreements giving it access to two oceans?
2. Which two oceans?
3. Is it direct access?
4. Then what?
5. Is Bolivia landlocked?
6. What's to it's northwest?
7. Southwest?
8. South?
9. How much of the country is made up of a mountain range?
10. Which mountains?
11. Where is Bolivia?
12. What's the largest city there?
Answer: 1. bolivia
2. Pacific and Atlantic oceans
3. no
4. indirect
5. yes
6. Peru
7. Chile
8. Argentina
9. One-third
10. Andean
11. in western-central South America
12. Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Problem: New Delhi (CNN) -- An Indian court has ruled that the organizer of the scandal-plagued 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is forbidden from attending the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.

The presence at the ceremony of Suresh Kalmadi, who was arrested last year on corruption charges related to the Commonwealth Games, would be "contrary to national interest," the High Court of Delhi said Wednesday.

The legal action seeking to restrict Kalmadi's movements was filed after a different court had authorized him to travel to London. He had sought permission for the trip in order to attend meetings of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

The Delhi high court allowed him to go ahead with his visit. But it said he couldn't leave India until Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, and should honor a pledge not to attend any Olympic events "in any official capacity."

Kalmadi still holds a number of high-profile sports administrative roles, including the presidency of the Indian Olympic Association.

In a statement, he said he was "never planning to attend" the opening ceremony and had never sought permission to do so.

The petitioner who brought the litigation, Rahul Mehra, said Kalmadi's presence at the Olympics would be "extremely embarrassing" for the athletes and India. Mehra described himself as a "patriotic citizen of the country."

The Indian government also is not in favor of Kalmadi attending the Olympics while he still faces corruption charges, according to the text of the high court's judgment.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, which India had hoped would burnish its image as a rising economic power, was marred by accusations of graft, missed construction deadlines and cost overruns.
1. Did someone get banned?
2. Who?
3. From what?
4. Why?
5. Where were those held?
6. Was he incarcerated?
7. When?
8. For what?
9. Did he confirm he was going?
10. What did he say?
11. Who else offered an opinion on this?
12. Why not?
13. What did India hope?
14. Did that happen?
15. What actually happened?
Answer: 1. Yes
2. Suresh Kalmadi
3. Attending the opening ceremony of the London Olympics
4. He was the organizer of the scandal-plagued 2010 Commonwealth Games
5. New Delhi
6. Yes
7. Last year
8. Corruption charges
9. No
10. He said he was never planning to attend
11. The Indian government
12. Because he still faces corruption charges
13. The 2010 Commonwealth Games would burnish its image as a rising economic power
14. No
15. It was marred by accusations of graft, missed construction deadlines and cost overruns

question: (CNN) -- China is proving home from home for Novak Djokovic as he demonstrated yet again by rebuffing the considerable challenge mounted by Juan Martin Del Potro to retain his Shanghai Masters title Sunday in another three set classic.

Last year Djokovic also went the distance to beat Britain's Andy Murray in a riveting final rated as one of the best matches on the ATP Tour in 2012, this time around he showed all his battling qualities to see off the Argentine ace 6-1 3-6 7-6 at the Qizhong Tennis Center.

Sixth seed Del Potro had stunned new World No.1 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, but could not repeat these heroics despite forcing a third set.

Neither player could gain the crucial break of service in the decider, but Djokovic opened up 2-0 and 4-2 leads in the tie-break and won the title with a backhand winner down the line after two hours 33 minutes.

It was his seventh of the season and came hard on the heels of winning the China Open last week where he beat Nadal in the final.

He paid tribute to Del Potro after his latest triumph. "He's a fantastic player and a great person," Djokovic told the official ATP Tour website.

"All the way up to the last point, I didn't know if I was going to win the match. It was a very even match. My motivation is there always, especially when I'm playing finals of such a big event."

The 26-year-old was winning his 20th straight match on Chinese soil and he improved to 62-9 for the season.
1. How old is Djokovic?
2. How many straight matches had he won in China?
3. Who did he beat in an ATP Tour match in 2012?
4. What nationality is Murray?
5. Who did Djokovic call a "fantastic player"?
6. What else did Djokovic say about him?
7. When was the China Open?
8. Who did Djokovic beat in the final?
9. What is Djokovic's first name?
10. Did Djokovic say he knew he'd win the match in the finals?
****
answer:
1. 26
2. Seven
3. Andy Murray
4. British
5. Del Potro
6. That he's a great person
7. Last week
8. Nadal
9. Novak
10. No