The UEFA European Championship (known informally as the Euros) is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), determining the continental champion of Europe. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "UEFA Euro [year]"; this format has since been retroactively applied to earlier tournaments.

Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process. The championship winners earn the opportunity to compete in the following FIFA Confederations Cup, but are not obliged to do so.

The 15 European Championship tournaments have been won by ten different national teams: Germany and Spain each have won three titles, France has two titles, and Soviet Union, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and Portugal have won one title each. To date, Spain is the only team in history to have won consecutive titles, doing so in 2008 and 2012. It is the second most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup. The Euro 2012 final was watched by a global audience of around 300 million. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Does every single team have to fight to qualify?
2. Who doesn't?
3. Why not?
4. What is the event called?
5. Does it have a less formal name?
6. What can they do if they win?
7. Is that mandatory?
8. What sport is this?
9. What continent is it for?
10. Is it every year?
11. How often then?
12. When did it begin?
13. What did it used to be named?
14. When did it become a different name?
15. What began in 1996?
16. How many separate groups have been victorious in it?
17. Who has had the most victories?
18. Did anyone ever have victory twice in a row?
19. Who?
20. How many people saw it in 2012?
Answer: 1. no
2. the host nation
3. because they qualify automatically
4. The UEFA European Championship
5. the Euros
6. compete in the FIFA Confederations Cup
7. no
8. football
9. Europe
10. no
11. every four years
12. 1960
13. the UEFA European Nations' Cup
14. 1968
15. championships are often referred to in the form "UEFA Euro [year]
16. ten
17. Germany and Spain
18. yes
19. Spain
20. around 300 million

(CNN) -- MS Dhoni continued his winning streak after guiding the Chennai Super Kings to a nail biting victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening clash of the Indian Premier League.

The seven week 20-over tournament offers yet more action for the cricket-loving Indian public after Dhoni led them to a World Cup triumph on home soil less than a week ago.

And he masterminded an opening win in Chennai as Kolkata failed to record the four runs they need off the final delivery of the match to lose by two runs.

Batting first, Chennai made 153-4 off their 20 overs. Srikkanth Anirudha got them off to a fast start as he smashed 64 off just 55 deliveries.

Indian pair Suresh Raini and Dhoni then added valuable runs at the end of the innings, finishing with 33 and 29 respectively, as the Super Kings posted a challenging total.

An opening stand of 64 between Manvinder Bisla and South African Jacques Kallis looked to have put Kolkata in the driving seat but when Kallis went for 54 their innings faltered.

English batsman Eoin Morgan was stumped for just six runs but Manoj Tiwary got Kolkata back on track with a quick fire 27 runs, including two sixes, before he was stumped by Dhoni off the bowling of Randiv.

The Knight Riders needed nine runs from the final over but lost Laxmi Shukla off the second ball. Rajat Bhatia was charged with hitting a boundary off the final ball to win but Kolkata could only manage a leg bye. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the name of the league?
2. what sport is it?
3. Who batted first?
4. Who are the two Indians that made runs?
5. Who is the English batsman?
6. Who needed 9 more runs?
7. Who hit a boundary?
8. Who got a leg bye?
9. What did Chennaiu make?
10. How long is the tournament?
Answer: 1. Indian Premier League
2. cricket
3. Chennai
4. Raini and Dhoni
5. Eoin Morgan
6. The Knight Riders
7. Rajat Bhatia
8. Kolkata
9. 153-4
10. Seven weeks

CHAPTER I

MABEL PONDERS

It was four o'clock in the afternoon and Marston sat by a window in an English country house. His pose was limp and his face was thin, for the fever had shaken him, but he felt his strength coming back. Outside, bare trees shook their branches in a fresh west wind, and a white belt of surf crept across the shining sands in the broad estuary. On the other side, the Welsh hills rose against the sunset in a smooth black line.

Marston felt pleasantly languid and altogether satisfied. Mabel had put a cushion under his head and given him a footstool. It was soothing to be taken care of by one whom one loved, and after the glare of the Caribbean and the gloom of the swamps, the soft colors and changing lights of the English landscape rested his eyes. For all that, they did not wander long from Mabel, who sat close by, quietly pondering. With her yellow hair and delicate pink skin she looked very English, and all that was English had an extra charm for Marston. He liked her thoughtful calm. Mabel was normal; she, so to speak, walked in the light, and the extravagant imaginings he had indulged at the lagoon vanished when she was about.

Yet he had been forced to remember much, for Chisholm and Flora had come to hear his story, and he had felt he must make them understand in order to do his comrade justice. Flora's grateful glance and the sparkle in Chisholm's eyes hinted that he had not altogether failed. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What way was the wind blowing?
2. What rose against the sunset?
3. Was the wind fresh?
4. What shook their branches?
5. Were they outside?
6. What time was it?
7. Who sat?
8. What did he sit by?
9. Where?
10. Did he have a fever recently?
11. How did Marston feel?
12. Who was taking care of him?
13. What did she put under his head
14. What rested his eyes?
15. What color was Mabel's hair
16. Was she calm?
17. What color was her skin
18. Did people come to hear his story?
19. Who?
20. Had he failed?
Answer:
1. west
2. the Welsh hills
3. yes
4. bare trees
5. yes
6. four o'clock
7. Marston
8. they sat by a window
9. in an English country house
10. yes
11. he felt his strength coming back
12. Mabel
13. a cushion
14. the English landscape
15. yellow
16. yes
17. pink
18. yes
19. Chisholm and Flora
20. not altogether