Question: Q: Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked federal state of Germany surrounded by the federal states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia. 

Its capital is Magdeburg and its largest city is Halle (Saale). Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of and has a population of 2.34 million. It is the 8th largest state in Germany by area and the 10th largest by population. 

The state of Saxony-Anhalt grew out of the former Prussian Province of Saxony and Free State of Anhalt during Prussia's dissolution after World War II. In 1945 the US army administration and, subsequently, the Soviet army administration organised the former province's territory into the new state. The state became a part of the newly established German Democratic Republic in 1947 but in 1952 the state was dissolved and its territory was divided into the East German districts of Halle and Magdeburg, with the exception of the city of Torgau which joined Leipzig. After German reunification in 1990, the state was re-established, leaving out Torgau. 

Saxony-Anhalt should not be confused with Saxony or Lower Saxony, the names of two other German states. 

Saxony-Anhalt is one of 16 "Bundesländer" (see ) of Germany. It is located in the western part of eastern Germany. By size, it is the 8th largest state in Germany and by population it is the 10th largest.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is Saxony Anhalt?
2. What is its capital?
3. What's its biggest city?
4. How many people?
5. Where does it rank by area in Germany?
6. And by population?
7. What was dissolved after WW II
8. What did it become a part of in 1947?
9. Did it stay together?
10. In 1952 what was it divided into?
11. What happened in 1990?
12. After what?
13. What are two other states it's sometimes confused with?
14. How many Bundeslander are there?
15. Where is it?
A: 1. a landlocked federal state of Germany
2. Magdeburg
3. Halle (Saale)
4. 2.34 million
5. 8th
6. 10th
7. Prussia
8. German Democratic Republic
9. No
10. the districts of Halle and Magdeburg
11. the state was re-established
12. After German reunification
13. Saxony and Lower Saxony
14. 16
15. surrounded by the federal states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia.
Q: (EW.com ) -- Back in 1977, Ron Howard made his directorial debut with a low-budget, high-octane car-crash comedy called "Grand Theft Auto." 

As first impressions go, it did not signal the second coming of Orson Welles. But the freckle-faced former "Happy Days" star radiated an infectious delight in smashing as many roaring muscle cars as he could get away with. 

Since then, of course, Howard has become one of Hollywood's most consistent and respected filmmakers, crafting well-made crowd-pleasers that tackle more highbrow subjects. But judging from his white-knuckle new film, "Rush," he hasn't outgrown his youthful sweet tooth for four-wheeled mayhem. He still has hot rods and the death-defying men who drive them on his mind. 

Based on the real-life rivalry between Formula One racing legends James Hunt and Niki Lauda, "Rush" is a tale of two opposite personalities eyeing the same checkered-flag goal: winning the 1976 world championship. Chris Hemsworth draws the flashier role in Hunt, a fast-burning British bad boy with flowing blond locks, silk shirts unbuttoned to his navel, and a rakish playboy swagger. 

On and off the track, he's wild, cocky, and undisciplined — a deadly combination when you're strapped into a coffin on wheels going 170 miles an hour. ''The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel,'' Hemsworth's Hunt says. And it's thanks to the "Thor" star's champagne-spraying charisma that he makes risking your neck look like the coolest job on the planet. 

As Lauda, "Inglourious Basterds'" Daniel Brühl buries his boyish good looks behind ratlike prosthetic teeth. With his clipped Austrian accent, everything that comes out of his mouth sounds like a brusque insult. And it usually is. He may not be a particularly likable fellow, but he's a methodical grinder with the unshakable conviction of someone who's calculated the odds on what it takes to win. Pitted against each other, they're like Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It's not just about beating the other guy, it's about humiliating him in the process. 

Answer the following questions:
1. Was he calm?
2. When was his debut?
3. With what show?
4. Was alot of money put into the making?
5. Was it a hit?
6. did he have a rival?
7. what movie was based off a rival?
8. the rival was between who?
9. what were they known for?
10. who played in it?
A: 1. no
2. 1977
3. Happy Days
4. no
5. No
6. unknown
7. "Rush"
8. James Hunt and Niki Lauda
9. Formula One racing
10. Christ Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl
Q: Bob Dylan is being investigated on suspicion of inciting hatred in Paris over comments he made in Rolling Stone magazine, French prosecutors said Tuesday. 

An organization representing Croatians in France pressed charges against Dylan for allegedly comparing the conflict between Croatians and Serbs to the Nazis' persecution of Jews in an interview last year for the French edition of Rolling Stone. 

"If you got a slave master or Klan in your blood, blacks can sense that. That stuff lingers to this day. Just like Jews can sense Nazi blood and the Serbs can sense Croatian blood," the influential singer-songwriter was quoted as saying. 

While a Croatian group has said Dylan was referencing the violence that came with the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, it's unclear whether the long-outspoken musician was referring to Yugoslavia or the crimes committed when the Ustasha ruled Croatia during World War II. 

The Paris prosecutor's office said Dylan was placed under formal investigation last month by the Paris Main Court for "public injury" and "incitement to hatred." 

Vlatko Maric, secretary general of the Representative Council of the Croatian Community and Institutions, told CNN his organization had brought the case almost a year ago. 

Explaining the council's decision to pursue the case against Dylan, Maric said the artist's remarks in Rolling Stone were of a "rare violence" that had deeply shocked people from a nation still wounded by the conflict of the 1990s. 

"An entire people is being compared to criminal organizations" like the Nazis or the Ku Klux Klan, he said. "The Croatians are peaceful people who respect Bob Dylan as an artist, but we must remind him that he can't make such remarks. 

Answer the following questions:
1. When was Dylan placed under investigation?
2. By who?
3. For what?
4. What evidence do they have?
5. With who?
6. Who was he talking about?
7. What did he compare them to?
8. Are they peaceful?
9. Who talked to the news?
10. When was the conflict?
A:
Answer: 1. last month
2. by the Paris Main Court
3. "public injury" and "incitement to hatred
4. in an interview last year
5. French edition of Rolling Stone
6. Croatians and Serbs
7. Nazis' persecution of Jews
8. No
9. Bob Dylan
10. in the 1990s