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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) and colloquially Great Britain (GB) or simply Britain, is a sovereign country in western Europe. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, the United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of , the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe. It is also the 21st-most populous country, with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants. Together, this makes it the fourth-most densely populated country in the European Union (EU).

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 6 February 1952. The capital of the United Kingdom and its largest city is London, a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million, the fourth-largest in Europe and second-largest in the European Union. Other major urban areas in the United Kingdom include the conurbations centred on Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. The United Kingdom consists of four countriesEngland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The last three have devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in their capitals, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, respectively. The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the United Kingdom, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation.

1. Who is in charge of the United Kingdom?
2. When did she get the job?
3. What kind of government is it?
4. What is the official name of United Kingdom?
5. What else do people call it?
6. Where is it?
7. How many countries border it?
8. Which one?
9. Other than that what is all around it?
10. Which ocean?
11. What is on it's south-south-west side?
12. What about the eastern side?
13. and the Southern?
14. Where in the world does it's coastline rank?
15. What is it's capital?
16. How many people live there?
17. How many countries are in the UK?
18. What are they?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Queen Elizabeth II
2. 6 February 1952
3. constitutional monarchy
4. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5. Great Britain
6. Europe
7. one
8. Republic of Ireland
9. coastine
10. Atlantic Ocean
11. Celtic Sea
12. North Sea
13. English Channel
14. 12th-longest
15. London
16. 65.1 million
17. four
18. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Jos, Nigeria (CNN) -- A string of bombs struck churches in five Nigerian cities Sunday, leaving dozens dead and wounded on the holiday, authorities and witnesses said.

The blasts mark the second holiday season that bombs have hit Christian houses of worship in the west African nation. In a statement issued late Sunday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan called the bombings "a dastardly act that must attract the rebuke of all peace-loving Nigerians."

"These acts of violence against innocent citizens are an unwarranted affront on our collective safety and freedom," Jonathan said. "Nigerians must stand as one to condemn them."

Bombs targeted churches across the country, hitting the cities of Madalla, Jos, Kano, and Damaturu and Gadaka, said journalist Hassan John, who witnessed the carnage in Jos. The death toll in Madalla alone was 18, including two people reported dead overnight at a nearby hospital, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Yushau Shuaib told CNN.

John said witnesses in Madalla reported a higher death toll, with more than 30 killed. Some victims died after being taken to a hospital, he said.

In Damaturu, a northern town in Yobe state, a police station and a state security building were also bombed, an aid worker said. The worker asked not to be named for security reasons.

Nwakpa Okorie, a spokesman for the Nigerian Red Cross, said the some of the wounded were taken to the capital Abuja for treatment.

"The situation is under control now. The security agents have secured the streets close to the bombed areas ... in Madalla, Jos and Dematuru," he said.

1. How many people died in Madalla?
2. Where is Damaturu?
3. What is Nwakpa Okorie the spokesman for?
4. Is the incident still ongoing?
5. Who said it wasn't?
6. What was the building type that was targeted?
7. Who did yushau Shuaib talk to?
8. Who does he work for?
9. Where in Africa is Nigeria located?
10. Is the president mad about the incident?
11. What day did the bombings occur/

Numbered answers:

A: 1. more than 30
2. in Yobe state
3. the Nigerian Red Cross
4. no
5. Nwakpa Okorie
6. churches
7. CNN
8. Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency
9. in the west
10. yes
11. Sunday

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Wild I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it. The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively , I hade pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favour to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff in our town. But my _ behaviour had my dad's closest advisor talking. "John, he's your son and he's a kid, but he is dragging you down," I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. "If you can't make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?" So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants . I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was. Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization. Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone. One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes. "So what's it like being sheriff?" I asked on the ride home. "I lost the race, Danny," he said. "I'm sorry, Dad." I knew my behaviour probably had a lot to do with hid defeat. Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. "As long as I don't ever lose you, I'm okay."

1. why did the father want to send them to camp?
2. what kind of camp was it?
3. where at?
4. for how long?
5. what had prevented his father from sending him before?
6. what was the last straw?
7. was he hurt?
8. who talked the father into taking action?
9. who?
10. what kind of race was the father in?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. wasn't obeying the rules
2. wilderness camp
3. Pisgah National Forest
4. several months
5. the mother
6. pushed math teacher down flight of steps
7. He broke his arm in two places
8. dad's closest advisor
9. Jake Hutch
10. sheriff