Question: On the third day of November, Ron and Pam went to the store. They wanted to get some food for a new recipe. It was late in the afternoon, but they wanted to eat the food soon at dinner. To save time they split the list in half. Ron was to get the pasta and tomato sauce, and Pam was to get the vegetables and juice. They went their separate ways in the store, and made plans to meet in the checkout line in half an hour.

On her way to the fruit and vegetable section, Pam ran into her friend Tom. Tom had bought a pet bunny for his friend and wanted to buy it some food. He asked Pam what he needs to feed the bunny. Pam told him lettuce and carrots, so he put 5 heads of lettuce in his basket along with one bag of carrots. Tom said goodbye to Pam and went to the front of the store to buy his vegetables. Now it was time for Pam to pick out the vegetables she would buy for dinner. She wanted to make a salad, so she bought spinach, 2 big red tomatoes, a box of mushrooms, and 3 cucumbers. Pam then went to where they kept the juice and grabbed a big bottle of lemonade.

Pam went to the front of the store and met Ron. They handed their items to the sales clerk so that they could buy them. The total cost of the food was 20 dollars. As a gift to Pam, Ron paid for the food and said happy birthday. As a gift he would be cooking her dinner. 1. what day did Ron and Pam go to the store?
2. was it late in the afternoon?
3. what did they want to do soon?
4. to save time, how did they divide the list?
5. where were they supposed to meet?
6. who did Pam run into?
7. what was he getting for his friend's bunny?
8. did Pam know what type of food?
9. how many heads of lettuce did Tom get?
10. and how many bags of carrots?
11. What did Pam want to make?
12. how many cucumbers did she get for it?
13. did she get anything else?
14. who did she go to the front of the store to meet?
15. how much did they hand the clerk?
16. who paid
17. was it Pam's birthday?
18. what would be Ron's gift to Pam? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. the third day of November
2. yes
3. eat the food soon at dinner.
4. they split the list in half
5. the checkout line
6. her friend Tom
7. food.
8. yes
9. Five
10. one
11. a salad
12. Three
13. lemonade
14. Ron
15. 20 dollars
16. Ron
17. yes
18. cooking her dinner.

Question: We're unleashing the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 15, 2014. We don't get any new songs this week...but things do get shaken up a bit. It all starts in fifth place, where Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj dip a notch with "Bang Bang." Jessie says she wanted to assemble this lineup for a long time - she says she only met the other two after the song went to number one on iTunes. Jessie also says she wanted to use Nicki five years ago on her debut single, "Do It Like A Dude." Taking over fourth place is Maroon 5 with "Animals." This band has been around for 20 years...but not always under this name. The Los Angeles group formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers, and released one album under that name in 1997. Four years later the members re-grouped as Maroon 5, and the rest is chart history. Holding in third place is Tove Lo with "Habits (Stay High)." Where did that name come from? This Swedish artist's real name is Ebba Tove Elsa Nillson. "Lo" is Swedish for lynx - a species of wildcat that Tove says she fell in love with as a little girl. After eight weeks, Meghan Trainor falls off the Hot 100 pedestal: "All About That Bass" falls to second place. Last week, she and Miranda Lambert sang this song at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, and Meghan kicks off a headlining North American tour next February in Vancouver, Canada. Taylor Swift re-takes the Hot 100 title, with "Shake It Off" - giving her three total weeks at the top - but that's only the beginning of her phenomenal week. Taylor's 1989 album just opened at number one by selling 1.2 million domestic copies. That's the largest sales week since The Eminem Show sold 1.3 million copies, way back in 2002. That's a wrap for this week, but as you know, the chart is always changing. Come back in seven days for an all-new lineup. 1. How many songs are being discussed?
2. Is this the Billboard Country singles chart?
3. Is the week in question before Christmas?
4. Did "Bang Bang" go up or down this week?
5. How many musicians contributed to that single?
6. Is Beyonce one of them?
7. Who put together the group?
8. What song made her want to join forces with Nicki Minaj?
9. When did Maroon 5 form?
10. Have they always gone by that title?
11. How many records did they put out under an alternate name?
12. Did their song move up or down this week?
13. What does the word "Lo" mean?
14. Who is Ebba Tove Elsa Nillson?
15. Who was number one the week prior to this chart?
16. Was she number one more than eight weeks?
17. Has she performed anywhere in the last week?
18. Where at?
19. Is Taylor Swift's "Reputation" number one this week?
20. Which song is? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. five
2. no
3. no
4. down
5. Three
6. no
7. Jessie J
8. "Do It Like A Dude"
9. 1994
10. no
11. One
12. up
13. lynx
14. Tove Lo
15. Meghan Trainor
16. no
17. yes
18. the Country Music Association Awards
19. no
20. "Shake It Off"