 
 <prompt> text: ```Answer di questions wey dey di end based on di text.

St. Louis () na independent city and major U.S. port for di state of Missouri, wey dey built along di western bank of di Mississippi River, for di border with Illinois. Di city get estimated population of 311,404 for 2016, and e be di cultural and economic center of di Greater St. Louis area (wey get 2,916,447 people), wey make am di largest metropolitan area for Missouri and di 19th-largest for di United States. Nine out of di ten Fortune 500 companies wey dey based for Missouri dey located within di St. Louis metropolitan area.

Before European people settle for di area, e be major regional center of Native American Mississippian culture. Di city of St. Louis na French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau wey found am for 1764, and dem name am after Louis IX of France. For 1764, after France lose for di Seven Years' War, di area come be Spain own and later France take am back for 1800. For 1803, United States acquire di territory as part of di Louisiana Purchase. During di 19th century, St. Louis develop as major port for di Mississippi River. For di 1870 Census, St. Louis dey ranked as di 4th-largest city for di United States. E separate from St. Louis County for 1877, come be independent city and limit im own political boundaries. For 1904, e host di Louisiana Purchase Exposition and di Summer Olympics.

1. Where St. Louis get im name from?
2. Who found am?
3. E get help?
4. From who?
5. Wetin be their work?
6. From where?
7. When dem start di city?
8. Anybody dey there already?
9. Who?
10. Who France give am to?
11. Wetin cause dem do am?
12. Which one?
13. Spain give am back?
14. When?
15. How United States take get am?
16. When?
17. Wetin be di river wey dey close to am?
18. How many people dey claim?
19. How many Fortune 500 Companies dey there?
20. How many dey di whole state?

Numbered answers:``` <response>: ```1. Louis IX of France.
2. Pierre Laclède
3. yes
4. Auguste Chouteau
5. fur traders
6. France
7. for 1764
8. yes
9. Native Americans
10. Spain
11. dem lose one war
12. the Seven Years' War,
13. yes
14. 1800.
15. part of the Louisiana Purchase.
16. For 1803
17. the Mississippi River,
18. 311,404
19. 9 for di city,
20. 10``` 