Problem: The Legion of Honour, full name, National Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte.

The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland") and its seat is the next to the Musee d'Orsay, on the left bank of the River Seine in Paris.

The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and " (Grand Cross).

In the French Revolution, all of the French orders of chivalry were abolished, and replaced with Weapons of Honour. It was the wish of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul, to create a reward to commend civilians and soldiers and from this wish was instituted a "", a body of men that was not an order of chivalry, for Napoleon believed France wanted a recognition of merit rather than a new system of nobility. The however did use the organization of old French orders of chivalry for example the "Ordre de Saint-Louis". The badges of the legion also bear a resemblance to the , which also used a red ribbon.

Napoleon originally created this to ensure political loyalty. The organization would be used as a facade to give political favours, gifts, and concessions. The was loosely patterned after a Roman legion, with legionaries, officers, commanders, regional "cohorts" and a grand council. The highest rank was not a grand cross but a " (grand eagle), a rank that wore all the insignia common to grand crosses. The members were paid, the highest of them extremely generously:
1. Who established the legion of honour?
2. In what year?
3. What is the legion of honour?
4. Give me its full name?
5. How many degrees of distinction is the order divided?
6. Name them?
7. What's the order's motto?
8. What was Napoleon's wish?
9. Why did he create this order?
10. Was Napoleon the first consul?
Answer: 1. Napoleon Bonaparte.
2. 1802
3. highest French order of merit for military and civil merits
4. National Order of the Legion of Honour
5. five
6. (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and " (Grand Cross).
7. Honour and Fatherland
8. to establish an order of chivalry
9. reward to commend civilians and soldiers
10. yes

Problem: The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company. "The New York Times" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind "The Wall Street Journal", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States. "The New York Times" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation. Following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million.

Nicknamed "The Gray Lady", "The New York Times" has long been regarded within the industry as a national "newspaper of record". It has been owned by the Ochs-Sulzberger family since 1896; Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., the publisher of the Times and the chairman of the New York Times Company, is the fourth generation of the family to helm the paper. "The New York Times" international version, formerly the "International Herald Tribune", is now called the "New York Times International Edition". The paper's motto, "All the News That's Fit to Print", appears in the upper left-hand corner of the front page.
1. What is the abbreviation for the New York Times?
2. Is there another name it's known as?
3. Any other nicknames?
4. Has it been owned by the same family for a long time?
5. Who is that family?
6. What generation of the family currently owns the paper?
7. When was it founded?
8. Has it ever won a Pulitzer?
9. How many?
10. Has any other paper won more Pulitzers?
11. Is its print version the largest in circulation?
12. What paper has the largest print circulation?
13. What is its world ranking in terms of circulation?
14. What was the international version once called?
15. What is it called now?
16. What is the NYT motto?
17. Does it appear on the front page?
18. Where?
19. On what page?
20. What is the current weekday circulation?
Answer: 1. NYT
2. The Times
3. The Gray Lady
4. YES
5. Ochs-Sulzberger
6. fourth generation
7. 1896
8. Yes
9. 122
10. No
11. No
12. "The Wall Street Journal"
13. 18th
14. "International Herald Tribune"
15. New York Times International Edition
16. All the News That's Fit to Print"
17. Yes
18. upper left-hand corner
19. front page
20. unknown

Problem: Three friends, Tom, David and John, came to New York for their holiday. They stayed in a very large hotel. Their room was on the 45thfloor. In the evening, the three men went to the cinema and came back to the hotel very late. "I'm very sorry," said the man of the hotel, "but our lifts do not work tonight. If you don't want to walk up to your room, I'll make beds for you in the hall . " "No, thanks," said Tom, "we don't want to sleep in the hall. We will walk up to the 45thfloor. But I know how to make it easier. On the way to our room, I'll tell you some jokes. Then you, David, will sing us some songs. Then you, John, will tell us some stories, all right?" So they began to walk upstairs. Tom told them many jokes. David sang them some songs. At last they came to the 34thfloor. They were tired and had a rest. "Well," said Tom. "Now it's your turn, John. After all these jokes and songs, tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending. " "OK, I'll tell a sad story," said John, "It's not long but very sad. I forgot to bring the key to our room with me. It's still in the hall. "
1. How many friends were there?
2. What were there names?
3. Where did they go?
4. Where did they stay?
5. Did they go to a restaurant?
6. Where did they go?
7. Did they get back early?
8. What wasn
9. Sorry, that was supposed to ask, what wasn't operational?
10. Did they want to camp out in the hallway?
11. What did they decide to do?
12. What did Tom suggest?
13. What did he want David to do?
14. And John?
15. What did they forget to bring?
Answer:
1. 3 friends
2. David, Tom and John
3. New York
4. In a hotel
5. No
6. The cinema
7. No
8. They were very late.
9. The lifts
10. No
11. Walk to the 45th floor
12. To tell some jokes.
13. Sing some songs.
14. Tell some stories.
15. The key.