Problem: Years after throwing a bottle-up note into a lake for a class project and just one year after his death, a man's childhood message was found and returned to his mother.

Eleven years ago, a then 10-year-old boy, Joshua Baker, wrote the message, folded and put it in an empty container, his mother, Maggie Holbrook said. He died last February in a motor vehicle accident in California. He had recently returned after a serving in the Middle East as a US marine. "I think he was just letting us know he was OK and keep doing what we are doing." Holbrook said.

The message surfaced in White Lake in late April, just days after the 11th anniversary of its being thrown into the lake. It was found by one of Baker's closest friends, Steve Lieder, she said. Lieder and two friends were chatting near the lake when Lieder looked down and saw the bottle. He broke it open and found the note inside.

"My name is Joshua Baker. I am 10. If you find this, put it on the news. The date is 4/16/98." They immediately took it to Holbrook, who said she is now having the note preserved and will display it in her home.

She can remember when her son wrote the message for the school project. She said she always wondered why he didn't put it in the nearby Wolf River, which has a much stronger current.

"I still remember the day he wrote it, " Holbrook said. "I couldn't understand why he threw I in the lake. No one would never see it again. Now I know."
1. How old was Joshua?
2. What was his last name?
3. When did he die?
4. How?
5. Where was it?
6. Where had he just come back from?
7. Why was he there?
8. How old was he when he died?
9. When did he write a bottle message?
10. Why did he write it?
11. When was it found?
12. Before he died?
13. Who was his mom?
14. What body of water was the message in?
15. Who found it?
16. What did the note say to do?
17. What day was it written?
18. How many people were there when Steve found it?
19. Had they been fishing?
20. What were they doing?
Answer: 1. 10
2. baker
3. last February
4. motor vehicle accident
5. California.
6. Middle East
7. serving as a US marine.
8. 21
9. Eleven years ago
10. school project
11. late April
12. one year after
13. Maggie Holbrook
14. White Lake
15. Steve Lieder
16. put it on the news.
17. 4/16/98
18. Three
19. no
20. chatting

Problem: Cambodia (; , or Kampuchea ), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (, "Preah Reacheanachak Kampuchea", ), is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is in area, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.

Cambodia has a population of over floor(/1e6) million. The official religion is Theravada Buddhism, practiced by approximately 95 percent of the population. The country's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams, and 30 hill tribes. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh, the political, economic, and cultural centre of Cambodia. The kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Norodom Sihamoni, a monarch chosen by the Royal Throne Council, as head of state. The head of government is Hun Sen, who is currently the longest serving non-royal leader in South East Asia and has ruled Cambodia for over 30 years.

In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king, uniting the warring Khmer princes of Chenla under the name "Kambuja". This marked the beginning of the Khmer Empire which flourished for over 600 years, allowing successive kings to control and exert influence over much of Southeast Asia and accumulate immense power and wealth. The Indianized kingdom built monumental temples including Angkor Wat, now a World Heritage Site, and facilitated the spread of first Hinduism, then Buddhism to much of Southeast Asia. After the fall of Angkor to Ayutthaya in the 15th century, a reduced and weakened Cambodia was then ruled as a vassal state by its neighbours. In 1863 Cambodia became a protectorate of France which doubled the size of the country by reclaiming the north and west from Thailand.
1. name the world heritage site in Cambodia.
2. when did Jayavarman declare himself king?
3. what is Cambodia's official name?
4. are there hill tribes there?
5. how many?
6. how many other minorities?
7. which ones?
8. who is head of government?
9. is he royal?
10. has he ruled for long?
11. how long?
12. where is this country located?
13. who doubled the size?
14. how?
15. does Vietname border it on the North?
16. which country borders it on the Northeast?
17. what is in the southwest?
18. who did Jayavarman unite?
19. who ruled for 600 years?
20. is Angkor Wat a temple or a train service?
Answer: 1. Angkor Wat, now a World Heritage Site,
2. 802 AD
3. Kingdom of Cambodia
4. yes
5. 30
6. Three
7. Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams
8. Hun Sen
9. no
10. yes
11. over 30 years
12. southeast Asia
13. France
14. by reclaiming the north and west from Thailand
15. yes
16. Laos
17. the Gulf of Thailand
18. Khmer princes of Chenla
19. Khmer Empire
20. a temple

Problem: When no one wanted to build the world's tallest and fastest water slide, Jeff Henry built it himself.

So when Verruckt was completed, and it was time to test the 168-foot coaster in his Kansas City, Kansas, water park, the choice of test riders was rather easy.

The guinea pigs: Henry, owner of Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts; Henry's assistant; and head designer John Schooley.

"It was terrifying," Schooley said. "It was great fun, but it was actually terrifying."

The slide finally opened to the public on Thursday, July 10, after several weeks of delays. Technical glitches forced the original May 23 opening date to be pushed back three times, a park spokesperson said.

Officially certified by Guinness World Records in May, Verruckt -- which is German for "insane" -- is 5 feet taller than the previous record holder, a water slide at a Rio de Janeiro country club.

Verruckt is precisely 168 feet 7 inches tall. To put that free fall in perspective, it's longer than a plunge at Niagara Falls.

Schooley stressed, however, that the ride is more than a single drop, calling it an "extreme thrill" without comparison.

"You have three or four experiences on the ride," he said. "There is a 3-second free fall before you get launched into a weightless situation for a few seconds, and then you come down like a roller coaster and have a long splash down."

The origins of Verruckt are as extreme as the ride itself.

According to Schooley, owner Henry was at a trade show and simply decided he wanted to build the tallest, fastest water slide at one of his five Schlitterbahn water parks. He immediately shopped the idea to vendors, who declined, but he refused to be denied.
1. What water slide is the biggest in the world?
2. What does that mean?
3. Who created it?
4. How tall is it?
5. Who tested it?
6. Where?
7. Did they think it was a good time?
8. How else did they feel?
9. When did it open for everyone?
10. Did they encounter any issues with the opening?
11. What happened?
12. Who used to hold the record for the tallest slide
13. So, is it just one big fall?
14. How many elements are involved with the ride?
15. What is without comparison?
16. When did the owner decide to build it?
17. How many places does he own like this?
18. Was everyone on board with his plan?
19. Who was against it?
20. Did he give up?
Answer:
1. Verruck
2. "insane"
3. Jeff Henry
4. 168 feet 7 inches
5. Jeff Henry and John Schooley
6. Kansas City, Kansas
7. Yes.
8. Terrified
9. Thursday, July 10
10. Yes
11. Technical glitches.
12. A Rio de Janeiro country club.
13. No.
14. 3 or 4
15. The Verruckt
16. At a trade show
17. Five
18. No
19. Vendors
20. No