Question: HOLLYWOOD, California (CNN) -- Singer Christina Aguilera joined fellow Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and John Legend for "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," which honored the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2008.

Christina Aguilera performs her hit single "Beautiful" at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute."

The show, taped before an audience of more than 2,500 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, premiered on the global networks of CNN on Thanksgiving night.

Liz McCartney, dedicated to helping survivors of Hurricane Katrina rebuild their homes, was named 2008 CNN Hero of the Year.

McCartney, who will receive $100,000 to continue her work just outside New Orleans, was selected from among the top 10 CNN Heroes after six weeks of online voting at CNN.com. More than 1 million votes were cast.

"To the country and the world, I ask you to please join us," said McCartney, of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. "Together we can continue to rebuild families' homes and lives. ... If you join us, we'll be unstoppable."

Hosted by CNN's Anderson Cooper, "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" featured musical performances by Aguilera, Keys and Legend.

Keys sang "Superwoman," her tribute to women around the world, from her hit album "As I Am." Aguilera performed her hit single "Beautiful."

Legend, backed by the world-renowned Agape Choir, performed "If You're Out There," from his just-released album, "Evolver."

All three performances echoed the spirit of the CNN Heroes campaign, which salutes everyday people accomplishing extraordinary things in their communities and beyond.

"In this time of economic turmoil, it is such a relief to know that there are people like these heroes, people who care more for others than they do for themselves," Cooper said. 1. What state did the performance take place in?
2. Was there an audience?
3. How many people?
4. What was the name of the venue?
5. Who was the performance in honor of?
6. What had she done to be honored?
7. Who were the singers at the show?
8. Which award had all of them won before?
9. How was McCartney selected as the winner?
10. How many people voted?
11. How long was voting open for?
12. Where could you vote?
13. Who was the program's host?
14. What does Cooper think it's relieving to know?
15. When was the program aired?
16. What song did Keys perform?
17. Which record is that from?
18. Who did Legend perform with?
19. What kind of people does the campaign praise?
20. What song did Aguilera sing? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. california
2. yes
3. more than 2,500
4. Kodak Theatre
5. Liz McCartney
6. helped survivors of Hurricane Katrina
7. Christina Aguilera ,Alicia Keys and John Legend
8. Grammy Award
9. online voting
10. More than 1 million
11. six weeks
12. CNN.com.
13. Anderson Cooper,
14. to know that there are people like these heroes
15. Thanksgiving night.
16. Superwoman
17. As I Am
18. If You're Out There
19. people who care more for others than they do for themselves
20. Beautiful

Question: The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The most commonly known Crusades are the campaigns in the Eastern Mediterranean aimed at recovering the Holy Land from Islamic rule but the term "Crusades" is also applied to other church-sanctioned campaigns. These were fought for a variety of reasons including the suppression of paganism and heresy, the resolution of conflict among rival Roman Catholic groups, or for political and territorial advantage. At the time of the early Crusades the word did not exist, only becoming the leading descriptive term around 1760.

In 1095 Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade in a sermon at the Council of Clermont. He encouraged military support for the Byzantine Empire and its Emperor, AlexiosI, who needed reinforcements for his conflict with westward migrating Turks colonising Anatolia. One of Urban's aims was to guarantee pilgrims access to the Eastern Mediterranean holy sites that were under Muslim control but scholars disagree as to whether this was the primary motive for Urban or those who heeded his call. Urban's strategy may have been to unite the Eastern and Western branches of Christendom, which had been divided since the EastWest Schism of 1054 and to establish himself as head of the unified Church. The initial success of the Crusade established the first four Crusader states in the Eastern Mediterranean: the County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the County of Tripoli. The enthusiastic response to Urban's preaching from all classes in Western Europe established a precedent for other Crusades. Volunteers became Crusaders by taking a public vow and receiving plenary indulgences from the Church. Some were hoping for a mass ascension into heaven at Jerusalem or God's forgiveness for all their sins. Others participated to satisfy feudal obligations, obtain glory and honour or to seek economic and political gain. 1. who is the pope mentioned?
2. Who were the crusades sanctioned by?
3. wa the term always used?
4. When did they start using it?
5. When did Urban call for the first crusade?
6. how many crusader states were initially established?
7. which ones?
8. who did he want to unite?
9. was he trying to help the pilgrims?
10. To do what?
11. Who was migrating?
12. where were they going?
13. Did he ask for help?
14. for who?
15. did he get people to volunteer?
16. to do what?
17. how did they become crusaders?
18. what are the most common crusades? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Pope Urban II
2. the Latin Church
3. no
4. around 1760
5. 1095
6. four
7. the County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the County of Tripoli
8. the Eastern and Western branches of Christendom
9. yes
10. to guarantee access to the Eastern Mediterranean holy sites
11. Turks
12. Anatolia
13. He encouraged military support
14. the Byzantine Empire and its Emperor, AlexiosI
15. yes
16. to be Crusaders
17. by taking a public vow and receiving plenary indulgences from the Church
18. the campaigns in the Eastern Mediterranean