Problem: (CNN) -- Syrian state TV aired Saturday what it said was a confession by citizen journalist Ali Mahmoud Othman, who activists say was arrested in March after he helped foreign journalists escape from the besieged city of Homs.

Othman helped run a media center in Baba Amr area of Homs, which provided information to international news media during a months-long crackdown on the civilian neighborhood by government forces.

Reporters Without Borders, the journalist watchdog group, said last month it was "extremely concerned" for the life of Othman after his detention.

Othman was transferred to Damascus two days after his arrest by the intelligence services in Aleppo on March 28, the group said.

Activists fear he may have been subjected to torture in detention.

Rafiq Lutf, described as a Syrian media researcher, told the state TV program he had spoken to Othman for seven hours uninterrupted, all of it videotaped.

His subject states his name is "Ali Othman aka Al-Jid from Baba Amr of Homs. I work as photography director and live streaming with Khalid Abu Salah at the media center. I communicate with the satellite channels, on top of them Al Jazeera, Arabiya, CNN, BBC, Sky News and Turkish channel TRT."

In the interview Othman describes how the media operation was set up in Baba Amr, and talks about demonstrations and the role of armed groups.

It is unclear under what circumstances the interview was taped.

But Heather Blake, UK representative for Reporters Without Borders, said: "Research by our organization and many other organizations indicates that many human rights defenders who are detained have been shown to give false confessions under much duress and torture.
1. What profession was Ali Mahmoud Othman?
2. Why was he arrested?
3. What kind of journalism did he do?
4. What did they do?
5. What happened after Ali Mahmoud was arrested?
6. By whom?
7. When was that?
8. Was anyone able to contact him?
9. Who was Rafiq Lutf?
10. What did he do?
11. What was discussed during their talk?
12. Is that all?
13. How long was the interview?
14. Was it videotaped?
15. Do people suspect he was tortured?
16. What channels was the interview broadcast on?
Answer: 1. citizen journalist
2. helped foreign journalists escape from the besieged city of Homs.
3. helped run a media center in Baba Amr area of Homs
4. provided information to international news media
5. transferred to Damascus two days after his arres
6. intelligence services
7. March 28
8. unknown
9. a Syrian media researcher
10. told the state TV program he had spoken to Othman for seven hours uninterrupted
11. describes how the media operation was set up in Baba Amr
12. and talks about demonstrations and the role of armed groups.
13. seven hours
14. yes
15. yes
16. state TV program

Problem: Montana i/mntn/ is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word montana (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more recently "The Last Best Place". Montana is ranked 4th in size, but 44th in population and 48th in population density of the 50 United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller island ranges are found throughout the state. In total, 77 named ranges are part of the Rocky Mountains.

Montana schoolchildren played a significant role in selecting several state symbols. The state tree, the ponderosa pine, was selected by Montana schoolchildren as the preferred state tree by an overwhelming majority in a referendum held in 1908. However, the legislature did not designate a state tree until 1949, when the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, with the support of the state forester, lobbied for formal recognition. Schoolchildren also chose the western meadowlark as the state bird, in a 1930 vote, and the legislature acted to endorse this decision in 1931. Similarly, the secretary of state sponsored a children's vote in 1981 to choose a state animal, and after 74 animals were nominated, the grizzly bear won over the elk by a 21 margin. The students of Livingston started a statewide school petition drive plus lobbied the governor and the state legislature to name the Maiasaura as the state fossil in 1985.
1. What is the state fossil?
2. Was it voted on in an election?
3. Was the fossil voted on in an election?
4. How was it picked?
5. By whom?
6. When?
7. Where is the state?
8. What's the Spanish translation?
9. Does it have an offical nickname?
10. Is it big?
11. Are there any mountain ranges?
12. In which area of the state?
13. Most are found in which area?
14. What is in the western 1/3?
15. How many?
16. Are any in the Rockies?
17. How many?
18. What was selected in 1981?
19. Were very many nominated?
20. How many?
Answer: 1. Maiasaura
2. choose a state animal,
3. no
4. al petition
5. The students of Livingston
6. 1985
7. Montana
8. mountain
9. no
10. yes
11. yes
12. throughout the state
13. Rocky Mountains.
14. mountain ranges
15. numerous
16. yes
17. 77
18. state animal
19. yes
20. 74

Problem: Cole Bettles had been rejected by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the University of California, San Diego, last month, congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus. His mother booked a hotel in San Diego, and the 18-year-old Ojai high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle and other family members to meet them at the campus for lunch during the Saturday tour.

"They were like 'Oh my God, that's so awesome ', " Bettles said. Right before he got in bed, he checked his e-mail one last time and found another message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been denied.

In fact, all 28, 000 students turned away from UC San Diego, in one of the toughest college entrance seasons on record, had received the same incorrect message. The students' hopes had been raised and then dashed in a cruel twist that shows the danger of instant communications in the Internet age.

UCSD admissions director Mae Brown called it an "administrative error" but refused to say who had made the mistake, or if those responsible would be disciplined .

The e-mail, which began, "We're thrilled that you've been admitted to UC San Diego, and we're showcasing our beautiful campus on Admit Day, " was sent to the full 46, 000 students who had applied, instead of just the 18, 000 who got in, Brown said.

The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an apology within hours.

"It was really thrilling for a few hours; now he's crushed , " said Cole's mother, Tracy Bettles. "It's really tough on them."

The admissions director said she was in the office on Monday until midnight answering e-mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their parents. She said she took full responsibility for the error. "We accessed the wrong database. We recognize the incredible pain receiving this false encouragement caused. It was not our intent."
1. what school did the boy visit?
2. did he go alone?
3. who went with him?
4. did they eat?
5. what is his name?
6. how old is he?
7. is he still in school?
8. what grade is he in?
9. where?
10. what is his mom's name?
Answer:
1. University of California, San Diego
2. No
3. His mother, grandfather, uncle and other family members
4. unknown
5. Cole Bettles
6. 18
7. Yes
8. senior
9. Ojai high school
10. Tracy Bettles.